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Made in Hanoi

Made in Hanoi, a group

painting exhibition, is set

to open in Hanoi on Febru-

ary 13. It will feature 13

artists: Chu Viet Cuong, Do

Hiep, Pham Quang Hieu,

Le Chi Hieu, Nguyen Van

Ho, Trinh Ngoc Lien, Trieu

Long, Pham Tuan Tu, Trinh

Minh Tien, Nguyen Thanh

Son, Nguyen Hoang Tung,

Luong Trung and Vu Duc

Trung. Each artist will con-

tribute their latest two art-

works. They cover a broad

range of styles and work

across many media, from

oils to lacquer. The com-

mon theme tying the show

together is the artists’ love

for Hanoi, where each of

them is lives and works.

Till February 13, 2013

@ Art Talk Café, 12 Quan

Su, Hanoi.

Tokyo Jazz club

The Japan Foundation

and CAMA Vietnam are to

present the internation-

ally famous Japanese jazz

group, Soil & “Pimp” Ses-

sions in Hanoi this March.

The event marks the 40th

anniversary of diplomatic

ties between Japan and Vi-

etnam and the Japan – Vi-

etnam Friendship Year. Soil

& “Pimp” Sessions combine

world class musicianship

with the coolest of sounds

and attitude into a heady

mix of jazz, fun and en-

tertainment. Joining Soil

& “Pimp” Sessions in Ha-

noi will be local jazz-funk

group, Nga tu Mat dien.

6PM-11PM, March 2,

2013 @ Van Ho Exhibition

Center, 2 Hoa Lu, Hanoi.

The Vietnam-Japan Cul-

ture Exchange Festival 2013

will be held in February. The

festival aims to help young

people learn more about Vi-

etnamese and Japanese cul-

tures through music, perfor-

mances, cartoons, dances,

games and comics.

A Cosplay TOUCH

competition will be held to

prepare for Vietnam’s par-

ticipation in the World Cos-

play Competition in Japan

in August 2013.

The festival will feature

25 stalls offering discounted

books, souvenirs, and toys,

as well as favourite foods

from both countries. The

event is expected to attract

about 15,000 youngsters

from Ho Chi Minh City and

the neighbouring areas.

February 23-24, 2013

@ Hoa Lu Staditum, 2 Dinh

Tien Hoang, Dakao ward,

District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

Bubble records

Vietnam is the first

stop on this year’s around

the world tour by world-re-

nowned bubble artist, Fan

Yang. The Vietnamese-born

Canadian has set 17 Guin-

ness World Records and

already made three visits

Vietnam to perform. Last

September, Yang broke his

own world record by creat-

ing a giant bubble to enclose

181 people in Canada’s Van-

couver City.

February 17 – 24, 2013

@ Trung Vuong Theatre,

118 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Da-

nang City. March 2-3, 2013

@ Conference Centre, 46

Tran Phu, Nha Trang City,

Khanh Hoa Province.

The Asia Super Show-

case takes place in Viet-

nam and Malaysia. Three

K-pop bands, Supper Jun-

ior-M, EXO-M and BTOB

will perform. EXO-M is a

Chinese-South Korean boy

band whose debut single,

Mama, won them a host

of awards around the re-

gion. BTOB (Born to Beat)

consists of Eun Kwag, Min

Hyuk, Chang Sub, Hyun

Sik, Peniel, Il Hoon and

Sung Jae. BtoB is making

waves on the Korean music

scene with two hit songs

– ‘Insane’ and the ballad,

‘Imagine’.

Official Ticketing at

www.ticbox.vn. Call hot-

line 0128 888 9901

8PM, February 28,

2013 @ My Dinh Athlet-

ics Center, Tu Liem district,

Hanoi.

Book Road

Festival

The 2013 Book Road

Festival themed ‘Books

and 54 Ethnic Groups’ will

be held along the main

city streets of Ho Chi

Minh City, including Mac

Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue and

Ngo Duc Ke.

The festival will of-

fer readers over 230 ti-

tles focused on Vietnam’s

ethnic groups, including

their history, traditional

customs, food and folk

games.

Another

highlight

of the festival will be an

exhibition of maps and