The Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards 2019 has recognized the efforts to renew and experiment new things of artists in various aspects, from composing to performing and programme producing.
Nominations for the Devotion Music Awards 2019 hosted by The Thao & Van Hoa (Sports & Culture) newspaper of the Vietnam News Agency were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 12.
The 2017 Bui Xuan Phai – For the Love of Hanoi Awards ceremony was organised at the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) headquarters in Hanoi on August 17, marking a decade of honouring lovers of the capital city.
Young composer Khac Hung won the Musician and Music Producer of the Year at the 12th Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards 2017, organised by Vietnam News Agency’s The Thao & Van Hoa (Sports & Culture) Newspaper.
Vietnamese music researchers have reacted heatedly to recent Chinese claim that Dan bau (monochord zither) is a traditional Chinese instrument and not Vietnamese.
Eleven individuals, with some retired, of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and VNA’s Sports & Culture newspaper were presented the insignia “For the Cause of Sport” at a ceremony in Hanoi on June 28.
Researcher Giang Quan, who has devoted his entire life to studying Hanoi, received the “Bui Xuan Phai – Love for Hanoi” award in the capital on September 23.
A Buddhist monk recently offered 400 million VND (about 18,600 USD) for a
painting recalling the bloody naval battle in Vietnam’s Gac Ma Island,
the highest bid for the picture so far.
A send-off ceremony was held in Hanoi on September 13 for the
Vietnamese delegation to the 17 th Asian Games (ASIAD 17), held in
Incheon, the Republic of Korea, from September 19 to October 4.
Nu Cuoi Phong Bi (Envelope Smile) was one of three first prize winners
at the biennial Vietnam press cartoon contest, taking the Rong Tre
(Bamboo Dragon) Cup at a ceremony organised on April 6 in Ho Chi Minh
City.
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