Sun Wukong comes to Vietnam

Chinese actor, Liu Xiao Ling Tong

Chinese actor, Liu Xiao Ling Tong, known for his portrayal of Sun Wukong in the 1986 Chinese TV series, “Journey to the West” will be in Vietnam this week, according to the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism,

Tong’s visit will be part of cultural exchange events to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam. China Radio International and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism cooperate to bring Chinese actors and art groups to Vietnam.

Tong, who plays many roles on China Central Television, comes from an acting family.

Journey to the West was screened in the U.S., Japan, Germany, France and ASEAN countries, including Vietnam. Liu Xiao Ling Tong is loved by Vietnamese.

Schedule of Liu Xiao Ling Tong in Vietnam

December 24: Land at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi

December 25: Meet with students from University of Social Sciences and Humanity in Hanoi; Interview for a television program; Meet with artist Hong Ky and the voice-over artist for the TV series.

December 26: Visit Halong Bay and vote for it to become a natural wonder of the world; meet the press and photographers

December 27: Autobiography signing at Fahasa in Hanoi, 338 Xa Dan Street, Kim Lien District; interview with television; tour around Hanoi including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and House; meeting with Hoang Tuan Anh, minster of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

December 28: Fly to HCMC; hold a press briefing; book signing at Fahasa Tan Dinh, Hai Ba Trung Street, District 3

December 29: Talk with students from University of Social Sciences and Humanity in HCMC; talk online with fans via a local newspaper; visit Galaxy Nguyen Du cinema and meet fans in District 1

December 30: Return home

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Sun Wukong comes to Vietnam

Chinese actor, Liu Xiao Ling Tong

Chinese actor, Liu Xiao Ling Tong, known for his portrayal of Sun Wukong in the 1986 Chinese TV series, “Journey to the West” will be in Vietnam this week, according to the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism,

Tong’s visit will be part of cultural exchange events to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam. China Radio International and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism cooperate to bring Chinese actors and art groups to Vietnam.

Tong, who plays many roles on China Central Television, comes from an acting family.

Journey to the West was screened in the U.S., Japan, Germany, France and ASEAN countries, including Vietnam. Liu Xiao Ling Tong is loved by Vietnamese.

Schedule of Liu Xiao Ling Tong in Vietnam

December 24: Land at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi

December 25: Meet with students from University of Social Sciences and Humanity in Hanoi; Interview for a television program; Meet with artist Hong Ky and the voice-over artist for the TV series.

December 26: Visit Halong Bay and vote for it to become a natural wonder of the world; meet the press and photographers

December 27: Autobiography signing at Fahasa in Hanoi, 338 Xa Dan Street, Kim Lien District; interview with television; tour around Hanoi including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and House; meeting with Hoang Tuan Anh, minster of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

December 28: Fly to HCMC; hold a press briefing; book signing at Fahasa Tan Dinh, Hai Ba Trung Street, District 3

December 29: Talk with students from University of Social Sciences and Humanity in HCMC; talk online with fans via a local newspaper; visit Galaxy Nguyen Du cinema and meet fans in District 1

December 30: Return home

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Sun Wukong comes to Vietnam

Chinese actor, Liu Xiao Ling Tong

Chinese actor, Liu Xiao Ling Tong, known for his portrayal of Sun Wukong in the 1986 Chinese TV series, “Journey to the West” will be in Vietnam this week, according to the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism,

Tong’s visit will be part of cultural exchange events to celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam. China Radio International and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism cooperate to bring Chinese actors and art groups to Vietnam.

Tong, who plays many roles on China Central Television, comes from an acting family.

Journey to the West was screened in the U.S., Japan, Germany, France and ASEAN countries, including Vietnam. Liu Xiao Ling Tong is loved by Vietnamese.

Schedule of Liu Xiao Ling Tong in Vietnam

December 24: Land at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi

December 25: Meet with students from University of Social Sciences and Humanity in Hanoi; Interview for a television program; Meet with artist Hong Ky and the voice-over artist for the TV series.

December 26: Visit Halong Bay and vote for it to become a natural wonder of the world; meet the press and photographers

December 27: Autobiography signing at Fahasa in Hanoi, 338 Xa Dan Street, Kim Lien District; interview with television; tour around Hanoi including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and House; meeting with Hoang Tuan Anh, minster of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

December 28: Fly to HCMC; hold a press briefing; book signing at Fahasa Tan Dinh, Hai Ba Trung Street, District 3

December 29: Talk with students from University of Social Sciences and Humanity in HCMC; talk online with fans via a local newspaper; visit Galaxy Nguyen Du cinema and meet fans in District 1

December 30: Return home

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Films kick off Russian culture fest

Flying high: Soviet soldiers wave a victory flag at the Reichstag, Berlin, in 1945. V-Day: Russian soldiers celebrate victory over fascism in Moscow's Red Square on May 9, 1945.

HA NOI — Five Russian films have kicked off to open a Russian Culture Week in Viet Nam in Ha Noi.

The event was jointly organised by Viet Nam's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Russia's Ministry of Culture.

The Russian films include Kandahar, A Battlefield, Russian Emperor, I Am still Fine Mum! and We Are from the Future.

The films will also be held in Da Nang on Thursday and HCM City on Saturday, respectively.

Running in conjunction with the event is a photo exhibition entitled Moscow: the Victory of May, 1945 at 29 Hang Bai Street.

Fifty black and white photos detailing the fight of the citizens and soldiers of Moscow against the Nazi are on display at the exhibition.

Gennady Stephanovik Bezdetko, counsellor of the Russian Embassy in Viet Nam, said: "These photos are messages to modern generations about the pain of their fathers' sacrifices for the nation and reminds them to value their independence today."

He also said that he was deeply impressed by the photo Mother and Son Reunited, Moscow, Summer 1945, because of the reality it portrayed.

The exhibition will run until Sunday.

A two day series of performances by well-known Russian artists, the Russian National Academic Troupe and young talented artists from the University of National Cinema will also wrap up today at the Ha Noi Opera House, Friendship and Culture Palace, Au Co Art Centre, and Viet Nam National Academy of Music.

Similar activities will also be held in Da Nang and HCM City on November 18-20. — VNS

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Venezuela Culture Week begins at National Library

HA NOI — The Venezuelan Culture Week has opened at the National Library in Ha Noi to celebrate the country's independence and Ha Noi's millennium.

The six-day exhibition, co-organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Venezuelan Embassy, will feature traditional Latin American dance.

An exhibition of 30 photos by Rafael Salvatore as well as Venezuelan handicrafts is also being held at the National Library.

The Venezuelan Ministry of Culture for Human Development introduces a book entitled La Cita de la Historia on General Vo Nguyen Giap.

A number of diverse activities will be held during the culture week, including a seminar to mark the 200th anniversary of Venezuela's independence and documents on the ‘Bolivariana Revolution'.

There will also have a seminar on traditional dances and performances by folk art troupes from Venezuela's National Dance Company.

The culture week is organised to celebrate 21 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Vietnamese cultural festival opens in Russia

MOSCOW — A Vietnamese cultural festival has opened in the Russian city of Tula to mark the 60th anniversary of Vietnamese-Russian diplomatic relations and the 1,000th anniversary of Ha Noi.

The event is organised by Vietnamese students at the International faculty from Tula State L.N Tolstoy Pedagogical University.

According to the Voice of Russia, the festival presents Viet Nam as a friendly country through music, a fashion show of traditional costumes, an exhibition of cultural artifacts and the lives of Vietnamese ethnic groups, the multimedia show Viet Nam-My Love, a photography exhibition of Viet Nam's countryside and its people and special Vietnamese cuisine.

Valiant artist depicts Heroic Mothers

HCM CITY — Dang Ai Viet has embarked on a mission that is difficult to accomplish, but her portraits of Heroic Mothers have already drawn widespread acclaim.

The 62-year-old artist, who has separated her historic journey into three phases, beginning in February this year, recently stopped in HCM City to draw portraits of 186 Heroic Mothers who live in the city's 23 districts.

She has completed sketches of 44 mothers so far. — VNS

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