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Young prodigy selected for Trinh Cong Son scholarshipHoang Phong Nguyen Trong Nhan, the winner of Vietnam’s Got Talent 2016, has become the first music talent to benefit from the Trinh Cong Son Music scholarship program. The scholarship was announced at a ceremony to mark … [Read more...] about Young prodigy selected for Trinh Cong Son scholarship

First Vietnamese admitted to Academy of Overseas SciencesBao Uyen Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Dien at the University of Economics and Law (UEL) in HCMC has become the first Vietnamese to be admitted to the French Academy of Overseas Sciences, according to a source from … [Read more...] about First Vietnamese admitted to Academy of Overseas Sciences

Second Vietnamese poet wins Cikada award Vietnamese poet Mai Van Phan has become the second Vietnamese poet to get Sweden’s Cikada literary award for his contributions to protecting the inviolability of life through his great poems, according to the Vietnam News Agency. At … [Read more...] about Second Vietnamese poet wins Cikada award

Canon PhotoMarathon finds winnersBinh An The panel of judges of Canon PhotoMarathon 2017 in HCMC on Sunday named winners for their outstanding works that well depicted the topics of “Saigon Smile,” “In the Middle” and “Condominium” in the … [Read more...] about Canon PhotoMarathon finds winners

IDP picks basketball player Stefan Tuan Tu as brand ambassador Vietnamese-Swedish professional basketball player Stefan Tuan Tu. International Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (IDP) has announced that Stefan Tuan Tu basketball player has been picked as brand ambassador for the … [Read more...] about IDP picks basketball player Stefan Tuan Tu as brand ambassador