Upcoming events

* October 29 (Friday): The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) hosts Scheherazade Ballet and concert night at Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street. Sheherazade is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. The work is inspired by the book “One Thousand and One Nights.” Tickets cost VND500,000, 350,000, 250,000 and 150,000. For tickets, call 0913 489 858 (Mr. Do Phuong).

* October 29 (Friday): The Bui Gallery at 23 Ngo Van So Street, Hanoi presents 10 Years in Hanoi in celebration of Lionel Descostes’ decade-long experimentation with embroidery. This exhibition presents three “families” of his larger body of work: squares, grids and masks. Each of these groups attempts to explore the theme of anonymity. The opening will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The exhibition will take place from October 30 to November 21, 2010. For further inquiries, contact Gillian Lee Sturtevant at gillian@thebuigallery.com or phone (04) 3 944 8595.

* November 1-7 (Monday-Sunday): The Goethe Institut in Hanoi will host an event - 60 Years of German Cinema: 1999- 2009 – as part of Germany Year in Vietnam. Seven films will be screened – “Policewoman” (Nov. 1), “Goodbye Lenin!” (Nov. 2), “Head-On” (Nov. 3), “Go for Zucker!” (Nov. 4), “Longing” (Nov. 5), “The Lives of Others” (Nov. 6) and “Jerichow” (Nov. 7). Free tickets are available at the Goethe-Institut, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Ba Dinh District.

* November 2 (Tuesday): French-Armenian pianist Jean-Gabriel Ferlan will perform at the French Cultural Center, known as L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi. The program includes works by Beethoven, Chopin, César Franck and Gabriel Fauré. Ticket price: VND100,000 and VND50,000.

* November 4 (Thursday): EuroCham Business Luncheon - Salary Results and Labor Trends in Vietnam 2010 – 2011 – will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at New World Hotel Saigon, Mekong 1 &2, 76 Le Lai Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Fee: VND550,000 for members and VND850,000 for non-members. For further information or registration, contact Ms. Thuy on events-hcmc@eurochamvn.org or phone (08) 3 827 2715.

* Through November 12 (Friday): The Photo Exhibition on Cluster Munitions is on at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, 10th floor, Block B, Vincom City Tower, 191 Ba Trieu Street, Hanoi. The exhibition focuses on the humanitarian consequences of cluster munitions and highlights the aspect of the Convention that bans the use of these weapons.

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* October 29 (Friday): The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) hosts Scheherazade Ballet and concert night at Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street. Sheherazade is a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. The work is inspired by the book “One Thousand and One Nights.” Tickets cost VND500,000, 350,000, 250,000 and 150,000. For tickets, call 0913 489 858 (Mr. Do Phuong).

* October 29 (Friday): The Bui Gallery at 23 Ngo Van So Street, Hanoi presents 10 Years in Hanoi in celebration of Lionel Descostes’ decade-long experimentation with embroidery. This exhibition presents three “families” of his larger body of work: squares, grids and masks. Each of these groups attempts to explore the theme of anonymity. The opening will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The exhibition will take place from October 30 to November 21, 2010. For further inquiries, contact Gillian Lee Sturtevant at gillian@thebuigallery.com or phone (04) 3 944 8595.

* November 1-7 (Monday-Sunday): The Goethe Institut in Hanoi will host an event - 60 Years of German Cinema: 1999- 2009 – as part of Germany Year in Vietnam. Seven films will be screened – “Policewoman” (Nov. 1), “Goodbye Lenin!” (Nov. 2), “Head-On” (Nov. 3), “Go for Zucker!” (Nov. 4), “Longing” (Nov. 5), “The Lives of Others” (Nov. 6) and “Jerichow” (Nov. 7). Free tickets are available at the Goethe-Institut, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Ba Dinh District.

* November 2 (Tuesday): French-Armenian pianist Jean-Gabriel Ferlan will perform at the French Cultural Center, known as L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi. The program includes works by Beethoven, Chopin, César Franck and Gabriel Fauré. Ticket price: VND100,000 and VND50,000.

* November 4 (Thursday): EuroCham Business Luncheon - Salary Results and Labor Trends in Vietnam 2010 – 2011 – will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at New World Hotel Saigon, Mekong 1 &2, 76 Le Lai Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Fee: VND550,000 for members and VND850,000 for non-members. For further information or registration, contact Ms. Thuy on events-hcmc@eurochamvn.org or phone (08) 3 827 2715.

* Through November 12 (Friday): The Photo Exhibition on Cluster Munitions is on at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, 10th floor, Block B, Vincom City Tower, 191 Ba Trieu Street, Hanoi. The exhibition focuses on the humanitarian consequences of cluster munitions and highlights the aspect of the Convention that bans the use of these weapons.

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* October 22-24 (Friday-Sunday): Japan Film Week will be held in the coastal resort town of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province. Eight films - “Happy Flight”, “Rashomon”, “Tony Takitani”, “Kamikaze Girls”, “Sansho the Bailiff”, “5 Centimeters per Second” (cartoon), “Yunagi City, Sakura Country” and “Memories of Tomorrow” will be screened. Free tickets can be obtained at 10 Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Nha Trang.

* October 22-28 (Friday-Thursday): EuroCham co-hosted Breakfast talk: Is it the dawn of a currency war? – organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV) and the French – Vietnamese Center for Management Education (CFVG) – will take place in Hanoi and in HCMC. Speakers: Michael Troege, doctor of Applied Microeconomics, Professor at ESCP Europe and Joel Metais, doctor in Science of Economics, Professor at Paris Dauphine University.

The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on October 22 at L’ Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi and on October 28 at Eurocenter, 49 Mac Dinh Chi Street, District 1, HCMC. Fee: VND250,000 for members and VND400,000 for non-members. Register with CCIFV by email to catherine.namhee@ccifv. org.

* October 25 (Monday): The world-renowned percussion group “Tambuco” from Mexico will perform with the Vietnamese percussions troupe “Fireworks” at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, 77 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi. Admission is free.

* October 25-26 (Monday-Tuesday): Australian film director Phillip Noyce will meet outstanding theatrical students, film directors and scriptwriters in Ho Chi Minh City. The director will share his experiences through the making of such films as “The Quiet American” (2002) and “Salt”, which was released in North America in July of this year.

* October 27 (Wednesday): Toyota Classics concert will be held at the Hanoi Opera House, featuring Orchestra Citta di Firenze from Italy under the baton of Lorenzo Castriota Skanderbeg. Tickets cost VND800,000, VND600,000 and VND300,000. Tickets are available at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, (04) 3 933 0113/4, or Toyota office – Hanoi Branch, 8th Floor, Viglacera Towel, 1 Thang Long Avenue, Tu Liem District. Contact: 0126 218 2680 or (04) 3 553 6885.

* October 27 (Wednesday): The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) will host its monthly “Young Professionals Palooza Party” from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Orientica Restaurant at Hotel Equatorial, 242 Tran Binh Trong Street, District 5, HCMC. Entry fee: VND100,000 for members and non-members.

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* October 22-24 (Friday-Sunday): Japan Film Week will be held in the coastal resort town of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province. Eight films - “Happy Flight”, “Rashomon”, “Tony Takitani”, “Kamikaze Girls”, “Sansho the Bailiff”, “5 Centimeters per Second” (cartoon), “Yunagi City, Sakura Country” and “Memories of Tomorrow” will be screened. Free tickets can be obtained at 10 Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Nha Trang.

* October 22-28 (Friday-Thursday): EuroCham co-hosted Breakfast talk: Is it the dawn of a currency war? – organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV) and the French – Vietnamese Center for Management Education (CFVG) – will take place in Hanoi and in HCMC. Speakers: Michael Troege, doctor of Applied Microeconomics, Professor at ESCP Europe and Joel Metais, doctor in Science of Economics, Professor at Paris Dauphine University.

The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on October 22 at L’ Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi and on October 28 at Eurocenter, 49 Mac Dinh Chi Street, District 1, HCMC. Fee: VND250,000 for members and VND400,000 for non-members. Register with CCIFV by email to catherine.namhee@ccifv. org.

* October 25 (Monday): The world-renowned percussion group “Tambuco” from Mexico will perform with the Vietnamese percussions troupe “Fireworks” at the Vietnam National Academy of Music, 77 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi. Admission is free.

* October 25-26 (Monday-Tuesday): Australian film director Phillip Noyce will meet outstanding theatrical students, film directors and scriptwriters in Ho Chi Minh City. The director will share his experiences through the making of such films as “The Quiet American” (2002) and “Salt”, which was released in North America in July of this year.

* October 27 (Wednesday): Toyota Classics concert will be held at the Hanoi Opera House, featuring Orchestra Citta di Firenze from Italy under the baton of Lorenzo Castriota Skanderbeg. Tickets cost VND800,000, VND600,000 and VND300,000. Tickets are available at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, (04) 3 933 0113/4, or Toyota office – Hanoi Branch, 8th Floor, Viglacera Towel, 1 Thang Long Avenue, Tu Liem District. Contact: 0126 218 2680 or (04) 3 553 6885.

* October 27 (Wednesday): The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) will host its monthly “Young Professionals Palooza Party” from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Orientica Restaurant at Hotel Equatorial, 242 Tran Binh Trong Street, District 5, HCMC. Entry fee: VND100,000 for members and non-members.

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* October 15 (Friday): Eurocham Business Luncheon - Influenza in The Working Environment – will be held from 11:45 to 13:30 at Sofitel Plaza Saigon, Diamond Hall, 17 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Guest speaker: Professor Tran Tinh Hien, director of clinical research (Oxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam) and Dr. Le Ngoc Dien, MD MPH, medical director of Sanofi Pasteur. Fee: VND400,000 for members and VND600,000 for nonmembers. For further information or registration, contact Ms. Thuy via events-hcmc@eurochamvn.org or phone (08) 3 827 2715.

* October 15 (Friday): Italian pianist Gabriele Carcano and the Vietnam National Opera & Ballet Orchestra will perform at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street. Tickets cost VND500,000, 350,000, 250,000 and 150,000. For ticket delivery, contact 0913 489 858 (Mr. Do Phuong) or 0983 067 996. Gabriele Carcano, born in Turin in 1985, successfully performed in Hanoi last November to an audience that included President Nguyen Minh Triet.

* October 15 to 19 (Friday To Tuesday): Lee Kirby, an Englishman who sings Vietnamese songs, will go on tour in HCMC. He and Thai Trinh, Thuy Hoang Diem and Ai Phuong will perform at Tamaya Wine Cellar, 198 Tran Quoc Thao Street, District 3, on October 15. On October 16 to 17, he will perform together with singer Anh Tuyet at ATB Cabaret, 197/7 Nguyen Van Troi Street, Ward 10, Phu Nhuan District. Guests will be charged an extra fee of VND150,000, excluding drinks starting at VND30,000. On October 18, Kirby takes the stage at Yen Café, 9A Pham Dinh Toai Street, District 3 and will wrap up his tour at Cooku’s Nest Café,13 Tu Xuong Street, District 3 on October 19. Price for the two shows: VND100,000/one drink, no extra fee.

* October 20 (Wednesday): Beer for Books charity program will be held at Le Pub, 9 Xuan Dieu Street, Hanoi. For every Tiger draught sold between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., the proceeds will be donated to the Room to Read literacy program in the Vietnamese capital. “Beers for Books” is an initiative that, since February 2009, has bought over 80,000 books for children in developing countries via Room to Read. Visit www.beerforbooks.posterous.com for more information.

* October 21 (Thursday): Dr. Stephen R. Covey, named one of America’s 25 most influential people by Time magazine, will discuss the fundamentals of his world-renowned book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” at Crystal I, White Palace Convention Center, 194 Hoang Van Thu Street, Ward 9, Phu Nhuan District, HCMC. Time: From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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• October 8-14 (Friday-Thursday): The Japanese Film Week takes place in Ho Chi Minh City. Among the films to be screened are “Rashomon” (directed by Akira Kurosawa), “Tony Takitani” (by Jun Ichikawa), “Sansho the Bailiff” (by Kenji Mizoguchi) and “Yunagi City, Sakura Country” (by Kiyoshi Sasabe). Free tickets can be obtained between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. until October 8 from the Japanese General Consulate, 13-17 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, HCMC.

• October 9 (Saturday): A Vocal and Chamber Music night by the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HSBO) will start at 8 p.m. at the HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, District 1. The program will feature works by G. Meyerber, R. Schumann, L. I. Beethoven and W. A. Mozart. Performers: Dao Nhat Quang (clarinet), Nguyen Tan Anh (cello) Pham Dieu Thao (piano), and Cho Hae Ryong (soprano) and Noh Hae Ry (piano) of South Korea. Tickets cost VND200,000, VND150,000 and VND100,000 (for students). Call (08) 3 823 7419 or 6 270 4450.

• October 9 (Saturday): The Malaysian Business Chamber of Vietnam (MBC) hosts the Merdeka Charity Golf Tournament 2010 at Song Be Golf Resort, 77 Binh Duong Boulevard, Lai Thieu Townlet, Thuan An District, Binh Duong Province. Registration at 11 a.m.; Tee off at noon; Prize Presentation Dinner: 6:30 p.m. VND1.9 million for members and VND2.3 million from non-members.

• Through October 10 (Sunday): 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi celebrations at different places in the capital. The 10-day celebration will wrap up with a cultural and art show at the My Dinh National Stadium starting at 8 p.m.

• Through October 10 (Sunday): Phuong Nam Culture Company is running a week-long book show featuring economics textbooks published by McGraw Hill on the second floor, Saigon Center in HCMC’s District 1. The company also introduces more than 4,000 copies of foreign books at 2A Le Duan Street, District 1 with discounts of up to 50 percent.

• October 15 (Friday): Eurocham Business Luncheon – Fluenza in The Working Environment – will be held in HCMC. Guest speaker: Professor Tran Tinh Hien, MD PhD from the Hospital of Tropical Diseases. For further information or registration, contact Ms. Thuy via eventshcmc@eurochamvn.org or phone 08. 3 827 2715.

• Through October 22 (Friday): A sculpture exposition by French artist Lolo Zazar is on at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi until October 22. The exposition, “Rencontres”, features a combination of stainless steel and Vietnamese traditional lacquer.

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• October 8-14 (Friday-Thursday): The Japanese Film Week takes place in Ho Chi Minh City. Among the films to be screened are “Rashomon” (directed by Akira Kurosawa), “Tony Takitani” (by Jun Ichikawa), “Sansho the Bailiff” (by Kenji Mizoguchi) and “Yunagi City, Sakura Country” (by Kiyoshi Sasabe). Free tickets can be obtained between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. until October 8 from the Japanese General Consulate, 13-17 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, District 1, HCMC.

• October 9 (Saturday): A Vocal and Chamber Music night by the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HSBO) will start at 8 p.m. at the HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, District 1. The program will feature works by G. Meyerber, R. Schumann, L. I. Beethoven and W. A. Mozart. Performers: Dao Nhat Quang (clarinet), Nguyen Tan Anh (cello) Pham Dieu Thao (piano), and Cho Hae Ryong (soprano) and Noh Hae Ry (piano) of South Korea. Tickets cost VND200,000, VND150,000 and VND100,000 (for students). Call (08) 3 823 7419 or 6 270 4450.

• October 9 (Saturday): The Malaysian Business Chamber of Vietnam (MBC) hosts the Merdeka Charity Golf Tournament 2010 at Song Be Golf Resort, 77 Binh Duong Boulevard, Lai Thieu Townlet, Thuan An District, Binh Duong Province. Registration at 11 a.m.; Tee off at noon; Prize Presentation Dinner: 6:30 p.m. VND1.9 million for members and VND2.3 million from non-members.

• Through October 10 (Sunday): 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi celebrations at different places in the capital. The 10-day celebration will wrap up with a cultural and art show at the My Dinh National Stadium starting at 8 p.m.

• Through October 10 (Sunday): Phuong Nam Culture Company is running a week-long book show featuring economics textbooks published by McGraw Hill on the second floor, Saigon Center in HCMC’s District 1. The company also introduces more than 4,000 copies of foreign books at 2A Le Duan Street, District 1 with discounts of up to 50 percent.

• October 15 (Friday): Eurocham Business Luncheon – Fluenza in The Working Environment – will be held in HCMC. Guest speaker: Professor Tran Tinh Hien, MD PhD from the Hospital of Tropical Diseases. For further information or registration, contact Ms. Thuy via eventshcmc@eurochamvn.org or phone 08. 3 827 2715.

• Through October 22 (Friday): A sculpture exposition by French artist Lolo Zazar is on at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi until October 22. The exposition, “Rencontres”, features a combination of stainless steel and Vietnamese traditional lacquer.

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• October 1-10 (Friday-Sunday): Celebrations for the 1000^th anniversary of Hanoi at different places in the capital. The opening ceremony will be held at 8 a.m. at Ly Thai To Monument Park. The event will be wrapped up with a cultural and art festival at the My Dinh National Stadium starting at 8 p.m.

• October 1 (Friday): A sculpture exposition by French artist Lolo Zazar will open at the Center for French Cultural Exchange in Hanoi, L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street. Lolo Zazar started to explore Vietnamese traditional lacquer technique over three years ago. The exposition called Rencontres is a combination of stainless steel sculpture and traditional lacquer. Admission is free.

• October 2 (Saturday): “Festival of Dragon” show by Spanish theater troupe Els Comediants will take place in the open area in front of My Dinh National Stadium on Le Duc Tho Street, Hanoi as part of the celebration of the city’s millennial birthday. A total of 19 Spanish artists and 18 Vietnamese actors from the Circus Federation of Vietnam will present a modern show combining music, acrobatics, dance and spectacular fireworks. Admission is free.

• October 3 (Sunday): The British Business Group Vietnam (BBGV) will hold the 11th annual Ho Chi Minh City Fun Run in HCMC. Runners and walkers will gather at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens (2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1) at 6 a.m. The race will begin 45 minutes later. The route follows Le Duan, Dong Khoi, Mac Thi Buoi and Hai Ba Trung streets before finishing back at the zoo. Fee: VND100,000 for adults, VND50,000 for children aged 6 to 12 and free for children under six. For information and registration, contact the BBGV office at 25 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1, HCMC or Ms. Phuong at on oficeadmin@bbgv.org. Tel: (08) 3829 8430. Participants can also register from 5:30 a.m. on October 3.

• October 6 (Wednesday): The famous jazz quartet Dille-Ternoy will play from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at L’Espace in Hanoi – Thibault Dille (Accordion), Jérémie Ternoy (Piano), Christophe Hache (Contrabasses), and Charles Duytschaever (Batterie drum). Tickets costs VND100,000 and VND50,000 and are available at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street.

• October 6 (Wednesday): Eurocham’s luncheon, Guide To Real Estate Investment in Vietnam, will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the New World Hotel Saigon, Ben Thanh Hall 2&3, 76 Le Lai Street, District 1, HCMC. Entrance: VND650,000 for members and VND850,000 for non-members. For further information or registration, contact Ms. Thuy at eventshcmc@eurochamvn.org or call (08) 3 827 2715.

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