Kontum’s unofficial ethnology museum

Dakbla Restaurant in Kon Tum Province, which is famous for its waterfalls and ethnic villages, is an interesting place to recharge the batteries with a meal and a coffee, because of the restaurant’s collection of antiques and cultural artifacts of the local ethnic people.

Many artifacts are on display at the restaurant. They are objects that are used in the daily life of local ethnic people, giving tourists an insight into communities such as Bahna, Ede, Gia Rai and M’Nong.

Ho Cong Van, the owner of the restaurant, has collected the artifacts since the 80s when he taught literacy to the tribes. There are shields of Xedang people, bamboo chairs and animal leather of Gie Rieng people, masks of the Ede as well as many gongs, hunting knives, old statues and a shirt made of tree bark.

Seen from outside, the restaurant, at 168 Nguyen Hue Street, Kontum Town in the highland province, looks like other normal restaurants. Dakbla is the name of the river that passes through town. Visitors to Kontum often hire wooden boats to explore the river and surrounds. - Photos: Kinh Luan

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Dakbla Restaurant in Kon Tum Province, which is famous for its waterfalls and ethnic villages, is an interesting place to recharge the batteries with a meal and a coffee, because of the restaurant’s collection of antiques and cultural artifacts of the local ethnic people.

Many artifacts are on display at the restaurant. They are objects that are used in the daily life of local ethnic people, giving tourists an insight into communities such as Bahna, Ede, Gia Rai and M’Nong.

Ho Cong Van, the owner of the restaurant, has collected the artifacts since the 80s when he taught literacy to the tribes. There are shields of Xedang people, bamboo chairs and animal leather of Gie Rieng people, masks of the Ede as well as many gongs, hunting knives, old statues and a shirt made of tree bark.

Seen from outside, the restaurant, at 168 Nguyen Hue Street, Kontum Town in the highland province, looks like other normal restaurants. Dakbla is the name of the river that passes through town. Visitors to Kontum often hire wooden boats to explore the river and surrounds. - Photos: Kinh Luan

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Young Translators Club wants members

Young Translators Club (YTC), a job organization of HCMC University of Social Sciences7 and Humanities, is calling for membership. Founded in November, the club is for young translators in HCMC, who are students, postgraduates, lecturers, entrepreneurs interested in doing translation as a job. The HCMC-based club specializes in translating for services, projects and research.

Services provide professional translations; projects consist of community activities, career orientation, and seminars. For instance YTC has started a song translation project at the website http://baihatdich.maudantoc.com. The research section is for translation of researches and publications.    

To be a member of YTC you must be a Vietnamese national or foreigner living and working in Vietnam. For more information and for registration, please visit the website at http://dichgiatre.blogspot.com/p/members.html or contact the university at 10-12 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, HCMC’s District 1, email dichgiatre@gmail.com, or phone (848) 39102989 - 0902 848 163.

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Young Translators Club wants members

Young Translators Club (YTC), a job organization of HCMC University of Social Sciences7 and Humanities, is calling for membership. Founded in November, the club is for young translators in HCMC, who are students, postgraduates, lecturers, entrepreneurs interested in doing translation as a job. The HCMC-based club specializes in translating for services, projects and research.

Services provide professional translations; projects consist of community activities, career orientation, and seminars. For instance YTC has started a song translation project at the website http://baihatdich.maudantoc.com. The research section is for translation of researches and publications.    

To be a member of YTC you must be a Vietnamese national or foreigner living and working in Vietnam. For more information and for registration, please visit the website at http://dichgiatre.blogspot.com/p/members.html or contact the university at 10-12 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, HCMC’s District 1, email dichgiatre@gmail.com, or phone (848) 39102989 - 0902 848 163.

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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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InterContinental launches special meeting packages

The InterContinental Asiana Saigon Hotel last weekend held a function at the hotel to announce the Insider Collection, part of its InterContinental Meetings launched in the world since 2008. With Insider Locations, the hotel team presents an unusual mix of historical venues. For example, a planner can organize an offsite drink reception or a dinner at a historic local venue such as the HCMC Museum, or a day-long board meeting could be broken up with a private lunch at the Reunification Palace for a glimpse of Vietnam’s history.

Insider Speakers draws on inspirational personalities with local connections, ranging from celebrities, cultural experts and sports heroes, someone who can really strike a chord with delegates and enrich their experience beyond measure. With corporate responsibility high on every business’ agenda, Insider Community provides an ideal way of creating meaningful memories. The hotel has adopted four orphanages in order to improve the quality of life for underprivileged people in Vietnam through education, environment, health and social services. For a team-building experience that makes the most of the unique heritage or geography of the locale and helps delegates connect with each other like never before, Insider Interactions aims to take this a step further by discover one of the best Vietnamese culinary journey. Finally, Insider Breaks is a fulfilling experience, allowing delegates to enjoy a taste of Vietnamese own diverse and distinctive range of authentic dishes.

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The InterContinental Asiana Saigon Hotel last weekend held a function at the hotel to announce the Insider Collection, part of its InterContinental Meetings launched in the world since 2008. With Insider Locations, the hotel team presents an unusual mix of historical venues. For example, a planner can organize an offsite drink reception or a dinner at a historic local venue such as the HCMC Museum, or a day-long board meeting could be broken up with a private lunch at the Reunification Palace for a glimpse of Vietnam’s history.

Insider Speakers draws on inspirational personalities with local connections, ranging from celebrities, cultural experts and sports heroes, someone who can really strike a chord with delegates and enrich their experience beyond measure. With corporate responsibility high on every business’ agenda, Insider Community provides an ideal way of creating meaningful memories. The hotel has adopted four orphanages in order to improve the quality of life for underprivileged people in Vietnam through education, environment, health and social services. For a team-building experience that makes the most of the unique heritage or geography of the locale and helps delegates connect with each other like never before, Insider Interactions aims to take this a step further by discover one of the best Vietnamese culinary journey. Finally, Insider Breaks is a fulfilling experience, allowing delegates to enjoy a taste of Vietnamese own diverse and distinctive range of authentic dishes.

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