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5 - 11 August

DA NANG Today
Published: August 05, 2013

2013 National Youth Badminton Championships

This event sees the participation of about 100 badminton players from 17 provinces and cities across the country.  The contestants are divided into 3 age groups: 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18 years old.  They will compete in a round-robin format, and in the categories of men’s and women’s singles and doubles, and mixed doubles. 

Sunday 4 - Friday 9 August

Tien Son Sports Stadium, Hoa Cuong Bac Ward, Hai Chau District

Free admission

EWEC Fair 2013

The 2013 International East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) Trade and Tourism Fair will open on Thursday.  So far, 280 domestic and foreign businesses with over 450 stands have registered to attend this year’s fair.  Displays will include tourism products, electronics, IT, processed and canned food, wooden products and furniture, handicrafts, textiles and garments, fashion accessories, leather goods and footwear, tools and equipment for offices and schools, tourism services, and cuisine, as well as real estate projects which are seeking investment.

Thursday 8 - Tuesday 13 August

Da Nang International Exhibition Fair Centre, Cach Mang Thang Tam Street

Photo exhibition about AO victims

A photo exhibition entitled “The Effects of Agent Orange - Conscience and Justice” will feature around 60 photos of AO victims nationwide.  In addition, the exhibition will reflect the worthwhile activities of the War Veterans' Association, the Youth Union Organisation and the Association of AO Victims in the city in helping local victims.  Apart from photos, on display will also be 40 precious artifacts from the war years.  All the photos and artifacts have been provided by individuals and organisations nationwide.

Wednesday 23 July to Monday 12 August

Museum of Da Nang, 24 Tran Phu Street

Musical performance

A musical show entitled “Find Each Other” will feature late musician Trinh Cong Son’s songs performed by local university students.

Saturday 10 August 7pm - 9pm

Eastern Sea Park, Pham Van Dong Street

Free admission

Street music performance

The street music performances during 2013 take place every second and fourth Saturday each month from now until October.  This year’s programme will feature a variety of musical performances, including lively flamenco, fantastic Vietnamese traditional instruments, and interesting contemporary music shows.  In addition, there will also be various street arts performances.

7:00pm - 9:00pm on Saturday 10 August

Bach Dang Street riverside pavement to the south of Han Market

Traditional musical performances for domestic and foreign visitors

During the hour-long shows, domestic and foreign visitors will be treated to live Vietnamese traditional music, solo performances on traditional musical instruments, colourful-costumed dancers, humorous short sketches, and delightful folk songs.

Wednesday 7 and Saturday 10 August 7.30pm

Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre, 155 Phan Chau Trinh Street

50,000 VND per person

Groups of visitors and students will respectively receive 30% and 50% discount.

Dragon's head breathes fire and squirts water

The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge

Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August 9:00pm

Movies:

The Heat

Uptight FBI special agent Sarah Ashburn is paired with testy Boston cop Shannon Mullins in order to take down a ruthless drug lord.  The hitch: neither woman has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter.

From Friday 9 August

Megastar Cinema, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong Street, Thanh Khe District

95,000 VND per ticket

Red 2

Retired CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.

From Friday 9 August

Megastar Cinema, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong Street, Thanh Khe District

95,000 VND per ticket

3D The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette.  She has been kidnapped by Gargamel because she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creations, creatures called the naughties, into real Smurfs.

From Friday 9 August

Megastar Cinema, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong Street, Thanh Khe District

110,000 VND per ticket

 

 

 

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