AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEurovision Asia: Laos is among 11 countries competing in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia in Bangkok on Nov. 14, bringing regional pop and pageantry to a new stage. Organizers hope the event will grow, though ticket sales have been slow. Regional Arts Exchange: Nearly 100 young people from Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia gathered in Quang Ngai for a festival opened Nov. 8, with cultural and artistic exchange at its heart. Craft and Culture: Vientiane’s 25th Lao Handicraft Festival is showcasing traditional crafts, while larb has received UNESCO’s draft recommendation for recognition as a symbol of Lao cultural identity. Lao Artists Abroad: A Lao sculptor is among 29 artists at Hue’s international sculpture camp, open through Nov. 15. In Bangkok, designer Khamphao Bouaphanh’s “Lao-Thai Solidarity” gown blends Lao weaving with Thai silk.
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