Showing posts with label contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contest. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Happy Tet snaps could win prizes

Locals and foreign visitors can join a contest to take the best photo of Tet (Lunar New Year) activities on Nguyen Hue Flower Street and the brightly streets of Dong Khoi, Le Loi and Nguyen Hue in HCMC.

According to organizers of the Tet Saigon 2011 contest, Saigontourist Holding Company and Doanh Nhan Sai Gon magazine, contestants can send in photos of the streets taken between December 30 to this February 6.

The organizing committee will have a website displaying the pictures and will present 16 winners with prizes on February 11. First prize is VND10 million, two second prizes of VND5 million each, three third prizes of VND3 million each, and 10 consolation prizes of VND1 million each.

Entrants can send pictures to the organizing committee at 7 Tran Quoc Thao Street, District 3, HCMC or visit the website http://www.doanhnhansaigon.vn for further information.

As part of the Tet festival 2011, the city will also organize a contest to make banh tet, hold fireworks, and stage music and light shows.

Like pervious festivals, the city’s government has entrusted Saigontourist to organize the festival. Flower street will be installed on Nguyen Hue Boulevard  on Friday for it to open January 31.

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Friday, October 15, 2010

Sea Links City hosts Miss Earth national costume contest

Phan Thiet holds legendary magician festival

Sea Links City will hold a series of events to promote environmental protection during the Miss Earth national costume contest- Photo: Khai Nguyen
Authorities in Binh Thuan Province have announced the national costume category of Miss Earth will be at Sea Links City in Phan Thiet City November 12-14.

The events over the three days, including the national costume contest, a flower painting contest, a golf buggy parade and tree planting will be dedicated to saving the environment. The beauty contest was first launched by the Philippines Carousel Production Company in 2001 to promote environmentally-friendly activities. Vietnam is second only to the Philippines in hosting the annual pageant. HCMC, Hoi An and Nha Trang cities will also host parts of the pageant.

*Thay Thim Cultural Festival, an annual festival worshipping a legendary magician, will take place at Thay Thim Palace and tourist sites such as Mom Da Chim, Doc Ong Bang, Cam Binh and Doi Duong Beach in La Gi Town, Phan Thiet City from October 21-23 (the 14th to 16th days of the ninth lunar month).

The festival will start at 5 a.m. on October 21 with incense burning, a procession, a drama of the legend of the magician Thay Thim, lion dances and ethnic dancers.

Visitors can join traditional singing contests, Ong Bang hill trekking, sand dune runs, beach volleyball, fish net weaving and the tug of war.

The event also includes dragon dances, martial arts, folk games, a cooking contest, and an ethnic music show. The organizers will also hand out medicine at Thay Thim Palace.

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