Photo show explores Mexico

Intensely Mexico: Photos on display at the National Library of Viet Nam introduce traditions and places in Mexico.

HA NOI — A photo exhibition, Mexico, Country of Colours, opens in Ha Noi today, hosted by the Mexican Embassy.

The exhibition is by author and photographer Ricardo Espinosa and features 30 large photos (1.2m by 1.7m) taken during the past 10 years.

The exhibition allowed viewers to feel the intensity and the power of the natural scenery, monuments, architecture, art, festivals and the popular traditions of Mexico, said Mexican Embassy charge d'Affairs Sergio Rivadeneyra Martell.

Espinosa was born in Mexico City in 1958, studied Graphic Design in the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana in Mexico City and worked in photography for more than 25 years.

He has been professor of photography in the Universidad Iberoamericana since 1985.

Espinosa does corporate, advertisement and commercial photography and is director of Spanish-language photography portals: www.antecamara.com.mx. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions in Mexico.

"The panoramic photography work I have been doing for the last 10 years is mainly focused on interior and exterior spaces in Mexico," Espinosa said.

"I do not see it only as a record of the landscape or description of these places, but also as the portrait of inner personal landscapes.

The archaeology, the deserts, the shorelines, the mountains are somehow self portraits, moods and spiritual searching," he said in a statement.

The photos have been exhibited in South Korea, Ulan Bator, Shanghai and Tokyo, Sydney and Singapore.

The colours of Mexico will be on show at the National Library of Viet Nam, 31 Trang Thi Street, Ha Noi, until next Friday.

Also on the occasion, a book collection of literature and academic works by Mexican artists and scholars will be presented to the National Library of Viet Nam through the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. — VNS

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Photo exhibition of Mexico opened

HA NOI – A photo exhibition, Mexico, Country of Colours, opened in Ha Noi today, hosted by the Mexican embassy.

The exhibition is by author and photographer Ricardo Espinosa and features 30 large photos (1.2m by 1.7m) taken during the past 10 years.

The exhibition allowed viewers to feel the intensity and the power of the natural scenery, monuments, architecture, art, festivals and the popular traditions of Mexico, said Mexican Embassy charge d' affairs Sergio Rivadeneyra Martell.

Espinosa was born in Mexico City in 1958, studied Graphic Design in the Universidad Autinoma Metropolitana in Mexico City and worked in photography for more than 25 years. He has been professor of photography in the Universidad Iberoamericana since 1985.

Espinosa does corporate, advertisement and commercial photography and is director of Spanish-language photography portals: www.antecamara.com.mx. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions in Mexico.

"The panoramic photography work I have been doing for the last 10 years is mainly focused on interior and exterior spaces in Mexico," Espinosa said.

"I do not see it only as a record of the landscape or description of these places, but also as the portrait of inner personal landscapes. The archaeology, the deserts, the shorelines, the mountains are somehow self portraits, moods and spiritual searching," he said in a statement.

The photos have been exhibited in Korea, Ulan Bator, Shanghai and Tokyo, Sydney and Singapore.

The colours of Mexico will be on show at the National Library of Viet Nam, 31 Trang Thi Street, Ha Noi, until next Friday.

Also on the occasion, a book collection of literature and academic works by Mexican artists and scholars will be presented to the National Library of Viet Nam through the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. – VNS

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German textbooks gifted to National Library

HA NOI — The German Embassy granted 50 textbooks to the National Library yesterday.

Textbooks on law, economics, and engineering purchased by the German Foreign Affairs Ministry, have been selected by the Goethe Institute in Ha Noi and the library.

Earlier, the library and the Goethe Institute signed a memorandum of co-operation focused on improving the standards of human resources working in the library and archiving sector.

Embroidery depicts famous poem of Zen master

HA NOI — Veteran artisan Le Van Kinh has completed a set of embroideries depicting a poem by Zen Master Man Giac.

Kinh has spent 10 years to complete the paintings in a variety of languages including Danish, English, French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Lao, Cambodian and Thai.

The artisan, who works in the former imperial capital of Hue, plans another six such embroideries.

Zen Master Man Giac (1052-96), or Ly Truong, was famous for his Buddhism theory and writing skills during the reign of King Ly Nhan Tong.

TV personalities set for Miss Charming Television

HCM CITY — Thirteen women television personalities from around Viet Nam and one from Laos will take part in a traditional-culture and lifestyle contest that begins in HCM City tonight.

At the four-day annual Miss Charming Television organised by HCM City Television (HTV) contestants will be judged on appearance, performance, emceeing skills, and presentation style.

The Vietnamese competitors work for television stations in Ha Noi and HCM City and some provinces, and the Lao contestant, Nhom Mala is from Attapeu Television.

All work as reporters, producers and hosts.

Five will go through to the final to be held on Saturday at the HTV Theatre where they will perform folk songs and dances in their traditional costumes.

The contest will be shown on HTV's channel 9.

Winners of British Council ‘green' contest announced

HA NOI — The winners of the British Council's Green Tips essay contest were announced yesterday, as part of the council's I Am Green campaign to raise environmental awareness.

The contest, launched last month, sought to encourage young people to think about and develop responses to the challenges of climate change, said the organising board. It drew 400 entries from around the country, all written on recycled paper

Two other competitions under the campaign have also wrapped up, including the How Green Is Your City photo contest – which chose ten winners, each of whom will win English courses at British Council and trips from the Exotissimo tour company – and the Green Tip Box competition, which selected eight winners.

Another 28 young people have won a trip to the Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Centre in another contest on wildlife conservation. — 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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Photo exhibition spotlights historical events

HA NOI — Black-and-white photos depicting Viet Nam's historic events from 1945-75 are being displayed for the first time at an exhibition.

"Each photo preserves timeless memories of historical events even though the moments have passed by and the witnesses have passed away," says historian Duong Trung Quoc.

The exhibition will run until Sunday at 93 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Ha Noi.

National Library receives 800 German books

HA NOI — The Frankfurt International Book Fair Company and the Goethe Institute yesterday donated 800 German books to the Viet Nam National Library to introduce German culture and people to Vietnamese readers.

These books have been displayed at the International Book Fair that opened this month in Ha Noi.

"The books will help readers understand more about Germany," says the library's director Phan Thi Kim Dung.

"They will be useful when we open a multi-language reading room in October."

On the occasion, the Viet Nam National Library and the Goethe Institute signed an agreement of co-operation.

National receptionist contest awards first prize

HCM CIty — Quan Tieu My of the Rex Hotel beat 90 other contestants from all over the country to win first prize at the National Receptionist Contest 2010.

She was followed by contestants from the Pilgrimage Village Hotel in Hue, Continental-Sai Gon and Grand-Sai Gon.

My also won the first prize for best dressed receptionist.

The National Receptionist 2010 contest held last week at the Au Co Art Centre in Ha Noi by the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), as one of the activities marking 1,000 years of Ha Noi and VNAT's own 50th anniversary.

2,000 set to join campaign to keep Hoi An green

QUANG NAM — Two thousand local people, youths and foreigners in Hoi An are expected to join a walking campaign to protect the environment.

The event is being organised by Go Green Club (GGC) on Sunday.

The campaign aims to promote awareness among community members and youngsters to protect the environment in the town and in the Da Nang-Hoi An area, said GGC head Nguyen Thanh An.

"The walking campaign will be a useful bridge for people to join in and exchange experiences, which will improve their awareness and living habits," said An.

The participates will walk along a 2km road from the Song Hoai Square through the historic Hoi An streets to the An Hoi Bridge.

The campaign is part of the Go Green programme which was launched by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Ministry of Education and Training. — VNS

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