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After the recent host of Miss Universe 2008 , Vietnam will once again be the host of another pageant show, the 60th annual Miss World 2010 , the oldest surviving major international pageant . Also it will be the 60th anniversary for the show. From June 28 to July 9, 2008, Miss World 2007 Zhang Zi Lin along with Miss World Organization Chairwoman Julia Morley surveyed Vietnam in a ten day visit to many provinces including Hà Nội, HCM City, and Quảng Ninh. Many charity events were carry out in Sóc Sơn district, Hà Nội, Củ Chi district, HCM City and Tiền Giang were Miss World 2007 Zhang Zi Lin helped out poor students, needy people, and pay a visit to the HCM City HIV/AIDS Control Center. Chairwoman Julia Morley spoke that she was impressed with the beauty and warm sentiments of Vietnamese people. On July 9th, an agreement ceremony to secure Vietnam as the official host of Miss World 2010 took place at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel between RAAS Group ...

This year the 57th annual Miss Universe 2008 will be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14th, 2008 at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort). Last year's winner, Miss Japan, Riyo Mori will be there to crown the new winner. The event will broadcast live via NBC and Telemundo with more than 80 contestants from around the world to compete. The contestants will take part in various activities carry out in in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Nha Trang. Representing Vietnam this year is singer Nguyễn Thùy Lâm .

http://www.vietnamidol.com.vn/ For those following in on the Vietnamese Idol this year, the winner was announced on yesterday, October 3rd 2007 in a finale show at Hoa Binh Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City. Winner, Phương Vy received over 53% of the votes and was crowned “Vietnamese Idol Winner 2007.” Many people were however were disappointed with the results. Vietnam Idol received much controversy because they were thought to be sacrificing fairness of the competition in order to maximize their profit. The show gained about 129,000 US dollars from voting by audiences. Just imagine the number of poverty in the country and the amount of money audiences spent to decide the winner of singing competition. It must have upset a lot of people. Even with all the criticism, the show gained a lot of attention especially from young audiences in the country. What are your thoughts?

http://www.anhoi.com http://www.myspace.com/anhoi “T-shirts encapsulating the Vietnamese spirit.” Have you heard of the website anhoi.com that sells T-shirts? If you have not I would like to tell you about because I think it’s a cool site. Anhoi.com sells t-shirts with creative saying on them that you can purchase and wear to show your pride in being Vietnamese. And also embracing the culture by having fun with phrases and words such as “what the heo,” “de ghet”, “de thuong”, “thom”, “thui”, “Fobulous”, “I VN”, “Free Vietnam”, “V i etn am ese” and more. Many Vietnamese stars are showing supporting by wearing the T-shirts such as Nhu Loan , Cat Tien , Viet Thi , and Trinh Hoi . Check out the site .

This is a picture of Hong Nhung and Kevin 3 years ago. For those who are curious to what Hong Nhung's soon to be husband looks like, at the top is a picture from three years ago that has been spreading on the Internet for a quite a while now. I wanted to post about it awhile back as well but simple forgotten. Hong Nhung ’s fiancé Kevin is an American who is 3 years younger than she is. Kevin spent a period of time working and living and in Vietnam for quite awhile. The wedding for two was scheduled at the end of this year. They were recently engaged in June of 2007 in what has been called a “Hollywood” style ceremony. What are you thoughts?

Many people criticized productions in the U.S. for lip-syncing instead of singing live. However some feel that when they pay to go see a show, they want the best sound quality for instant so they don’t mind a pre-recorded show. However the case here is more than just having live performances. It is the argument that many of today’s professional singers in the U.S. cannot compete with singers in Vietnam simply because they cannot sing live. Recently many singers in the U.S. are going to Vietnam to do shows, and at first the audiences in Vietnam are excited to go see and hear a singer from overseas but after the first show, no more. Only a few veteran singers were able to continue shows after shows. For others, the show’s creators often time have to add in Vietnam singers so that people would attend the show. Some singers from America even requested to have play recordings- lip-syncing basically and it was rejected totally because according to the people in Vietnam it’s not real, not liv...

http://www.mytam.info/ This is a picture of singer Mỹ Tâm when she was young. She looks a bit like she does today. The below picture is with her with father at the age of eight. If you don’t know My Tam, she is a well-known singer in Vietnam. Pretty and talented is what most people would say of her. I think she is very pretty in her youth pictures. If you’re a fan of My Tam, what are your thoughts on the photos and or My Tam as a singer? For others, where do you stand? Like or dislike or simple don’t care.

“Set in modern day Vietnam, “SPIRITS” is a fascinating introduction into the spiritual beliefs and mysteries of a culture rarely explored in cinema. In a series of three interlocking stories, we learn of the fate of a young writer named Loc (Tuan Cuong). In the first episode, "The Visitor", Loc comes to reside in a remote bungalow on the edge of a sugar cane field. It initially seems abandoned, until he meets its sole occupant, a lovely young woman named Hoa (Kathy Nguyen). She is shy and withdrawn and has touch of sadness to her; but her selfless consideration—matched by Loc’s sweet openness to her—sows the seeds of love between them. However, her story is still a mystery to him. She hides a dark secret, one that will drive Loc to the edge of madness. In the second episode, “Only Child", Loc is still inhabiting the old house. He is in the care of a beautiful young psychiatry student named Linh (Kathleen Luong). In him she sees not a madman but a man of talent driv...

Congratulate to singers Duy Quang and Yen Xuan . The wedding took place in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on 25th of July 2007. This is not the first marriage for singer Duy Quang who turns 56 this year; he was previous married a few times. Duy Quang and Yen Xuan had their engagement ceremony not long ago in late June. The happily couple as seen in the photo above prepared for their wedding. When reporters interviewed him, Duy Quang said that he had come to a stop in his love road when meeting Yen Xuan. Duy Quang was very happy and was always side by side with Yen Xuan when the two went out. Yen Xuan is also a singer singing in Vietnam. The two met in 2000 when Duy Quang returned to Vietnam to sing. Although she is 20 years younger than he is, they were able to find serious love according to Duy Quang. As for his career as a singer, he will continue to sing and so does she. Duy Quang doesn’t expect his wife to quit her job and becomes a housewife, but he has only one wish tha...

Famous singer Hong Nhung also known as "bống" was recently engaged late last month in June at Vung Tau Resort in Vietnam. The ceremony was made simple yet elegant to her taste. And her wedding is schedule to be at the end of this year to an American. Instead of moving to America to live with her husband, he will be living with her in Vietnam. Hong Nhung is one of favorite singers way back when she sang along side with Phuong Thanh, Lam Truong, Thu Phuong and many others. She is very natural and has charming personality on stage when she sings. I want to congratulate and wish her the best of happiness.