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Pianist Nguyễn Tuấn Mạnh presents a music video featuring a mashup of Diễm Xưa (Diễm, My Cherished Old Flame), one of Trịnh Công Sơn’s most famous compositions, and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. Still photo from the videoViet Nam News By Phương Mai HCM CITY  – Singers and musicians from HCM City have released new productions to commemorate the late musician Trịnh Công Sơn and to mark his 18th death anniversary on April 1. Đức Tuấn, one of the best tenors in the country’s music industry, has issued a CD to honour one of Sơn’s greatest compositions Dã Tràng Ca (Song of Sand Crab). The 12-minute song, composed in 1963, was performed in public only three times and never recorded. It consists of two sections including 13 titled verses. Its lyrics are about people’s sorrows and their fate, and how love saves them from sadness. Tuấn … [Read more...] about Artists’ new productions commemorate musician Trịnh Công Sơn

The opening of the Bac Giang – Lang son expressway project shorten the time of traveling from Hanoi to Lang son from 3.5 hours down to 2.5 hours. (Photo: Viet Hung/VietnamPlus)  - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on September 29 afternoon officially ordered the technical opening of the Bac Giang – Lang son expressway project. The Bac Giang – Lang son expressway project officially got the technical opening on September 29 afternoon, shortening the time of traveling from Hanoi to Lang Son from 3.5 hours to about 2.5 hours compared to the old Highway 1. According to Ho Minh Hoang, President of the Deo Ca Group, the Bac Giang – Lang son expressway project was started in 2015. However, investors of that stage were poor in resources and management ability and, as a result, the pace was nearly 2 years slower (by June 2017, the Highway 1 segment was only 13 percent of the output and the expressway segment was not implemented). The top investor of the stage … [Read more...] about Deputy PM orders technical opening of Bac Giang – Lang Son expressway

Air quality in Hanoi worsened this morning as the northern region has had dry weather over recent days. Pollution on December 11 The air quality index at Tay Ho District's Phu Thuong Station at 5 am was 380. The data measured at the US Embassy in Hanoi was 269. Vietnam Environment Administration reported that data measured by their air quality monitoring system on Nguyen Van Cu Street at 7 am was 199. Over 60 monitoring spots of PAM air quality monitoring system also showed alarming data. Old people, children and people with respiratory diseases have been advised to stay indoors and Hanoians have been told not to go out for morning exercises. Residents are also advised to close the windows and wear masks when they have to go out. In several countries like Thailand, China and Singapore, schools are often closed and outdoor activities are halted during polluted days. The authorities also ban straw burning activities and construction work for a few days. Change Organisation is … [Read more...] about Hanoi air quality worsens as dry weather continues

  The men's football team arrive at Nội Bài International Airport. VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese fans flocked to Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội this evening to welcome home their heroes from the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines used a "super aircraft" Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner to carry the team. Among the athletes on their way home were the men's U22 football team and the women’s football team, who won two golds for Việt Nam. Việt Nam finished the competition in second place in the medal tally with 98 gold, 85 silver, and 105 bronze medals. Following a successful campaign, the nation finished with six more gold medals than Thailand in third. As the event’s host nation, the Philippines topped the list with a haul of 149 gold medals. — VNS Coach Park Hang-seo. Photo zing.vn   The male … [Read more...] about Vietnamese fans welcome athletes home

  Fireworks lights up the sky during the closing ceremony of the SEA Games at the athletics stadium in Clark, north of Manila yesterday. AFP/VNA Photo SEA Games THE PHILIPPINES The 30th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games ended on Wednesday with a rocking closing ceremony in the 20,000-seater purpose-built stadium in Clark. After a chaotic start beset by organisational gaffes, a presidential apology and online mockery, the Games were briefly hit by a deadly typhoon, but organisers worked round the clock to get the schedule back on track. The ASEAN member-flags along with athletes march during the closing ceremony of the SEA Games yesterday. AFP/VNA Photo "This year, Christmas has come early," chairman of the organising committee Alan Peter Cayetano said to thousands of flag-waving fans in the stadium after each country's athletes had paraded by. "We Southeast Asians, we Filipinos, have shown the world that we can do it with world-class quality." Around 8,750 athletes and … [Read more...] about Philippines hails ‘world class’ SEA Games despite stormy start