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New shows, young singers are attracting big audiences

April 15, 2021 by vietnamnews.vn

The “Veston” music project was held at the Pedagogical College of Đà Lạt. It sold out all of its 5,000 tickets. VNS Photo An Phương

HCM CITY — Although affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese music market has been able to make changes in recent months, adding major music shows, quality products and many new faces with bold musical personalities.

After more than a month of delay, the concert of famous pop singer Mỹ Tâm is expected to take place on April 25 at Military Zone 7 Stadium in HCM City and May 1 at Mỹ Đình Stadium in Hà Nội.

Most of the songs to be performed in the show are hits from her latest album Tâm 9 .

The show will also feature special guests like Hà Anh Tuấn, Phan Mạnh Quỳnh and rapper Wowy.

Recently, Tuấn held a music concert in Đà Lạt City to launch his music project “Veston” to audiences. The concert sold all of its more than 5,000 tickets.

On May 15, a concert of love songs over 30 years of Quốc Bảo will be held at Hòa Bình Theater in District 1 in HCM City.

The show will be divided into three parts to represent the career of the musician. It will include performances by celebrated singers like Trần Thu Hà and Bằng Kiều.

In addition, musician Nguyễn Minh Cường and singer Nguyễn Hà will perform a mini concert “Chạy trời sao khỏi nắng” (No flying from fate) at the Youth Culture House on the evening of April 17.

Singer Dương Triệu Vũ will also hold a concert to help stimulate tourism demand in Hội An. It will feature Quang Dũng, Đàm Vĩnh Hưng and Hồ Ngọc Hà.

Online tunes go viral

Due to COVID, many singers and musicians have taken the initiative and made changes.

Many of them are still actively launching music products. In addition, a variety of content, forms and trends are still being produced.

This year, online music is still the the most prominent trend in Vietnamese music.

Recently, episodes of “Xuân Hạ Thu Đông Rồi Lại Xuân” (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and Spring again), a TV reality show showcasing street performances of favourite Vietnamese singers, went viral on social media in Việt Nam.

The show is produced by HCM City Television (HTV) and Forest Studio. It has attracted 42,777 followers on its Facebook page and more than 265,000 subscribers on its YouTube channel.

Its videos, which screen live performances on HCM City streets, have earned tens of millions of views on YouTube.

Young singers like Hòa Minzy, Hứa Kim Tuyền and Anh Tú have permanent spots on the show.

The trio has collaborated with special guest performers in each episode such as pop stars Uyên Linh and Văn Mai Hương, winner and first runner-up of the TV reality music show Vietnam Idol 2010.

Singers Anh Tú, Hòa Minzy and Hứa Kim Tuyền (left to right) perform in a Xuân Hạ Thu Đông Rồi Lại Xuân show. Photo courtesy of the producer

During the show, the singers have covered Vietnamese and foreign songs featuring different topics like love, film soundtracks, and favourite Vietnamese songs from the 2000s.

In addition, young singers such as Hoàng Dũng, Dương Hoàng Yến, Phùng Khánh Linh, Hoàng Ly, Bùi Công Nam, Sofia, EmceeL and Huy R are also attracting the attention of audiences with their unique voices and young energy.

Experts say the music market this year will see big changes, with more opportunities for young artists and impressive, creative and meaningful music shows that are expected to attract many viewers. VNS

Quang Ninh retains top spot in PCI 2020 Rankings

April 15, 2021 by vov.vn

Quang Ninh has led the rankings for four consecutive years with a combined PCI score reaching 75.09 points in 2020, followed by the Mekong Delta provinces of Dong Thap (72.8 points) and Long An (70.37 points).

Most notably, Quang Ninh represents the sole locality among 63 provinces and cities nationwide to surpass the 75-point mark in terms of the PCI results since 2010.

Other provinces that have also made the top 10 localities in the PCI rankings include Binh Duong (70.16 points), Da Nang (70.12 points), Vinh Long (69.34 points), Hai Phong (69.27 points), Ben Tre (69.08 points), Hanoi (66.93 points), and Bac Ninh (66.74 points).

Dau Anh Tuan, head of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s Department of Legal Affairs, said Binh Duong has witnessed strong levels of improvement in recent times. Local businesses provide positive assessments regarding their market entry, business support, the completion of a one-stop shop mechanism to facilitate business registration, and concise investment procedures for investors.

The PCI 2020 report has been designed based on feedback from roughly 12,300 enterprises, of which over 10,700 private enterprises are operating across 63 localities and approximately 1,600 foreign-invested enterprises (FDI) are running business in 22 localities nationwide.

According to the PCI 2020 survey, the quality of economic governance at a provincial level has seen significant improvement in recent times. Indeed, positive signs can be seen in the decline of unofficial costs, greater efforts being made in maintaining security and order, whilst improving administrative reforms and the fairness of the business environment.

Despite these positives, the survey’s results indicate that local administrations should continue working to improve the transparency of the local business climate, boost the quality of law enforcement by administrations at the grassroots levels, accelerate administrative reforms and reduce unofficial costs faced by businesses.

Vu Tien Loc, president of the VCCI, said he believes that 2020 marked a particularly difficult year for the national economy as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses to lay off employees and caused them to suffer huge revenue losses.

To help the business community weather the crisis, the Government has introduced numerous support policies, including tax deferral and extension of land rent, bringing a range of practical benefits for local businesses, Loc noted.

The results of the PCI 2020 survey also prove that Vietnamese businesses remain resilient and highly adaptable to the consequences of the pandemic.

The survey’s results by FDI enterprises indicate that Vietnam will continue to represent an attractive investment destination for financiers owing to factors such as political stability, simplified administrative procedures, and reduced unofficial fees.

Most notably, foreign investors anticipate that the country will continue to combat corruption, improve the quality of public service delivery, fine-tune the system of procedures, whilst drastically upgrading the quality of local infrastructure.

Bank stocks fall pulls VN-Index down

April 15, 2021 by e.vnexpress.net

The index shot up to around 1,265 points in the morning before plunging in the afternoon and ended with a near 9-point fall.

Trading value on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), on which the index is based, rose 6.2 percent to VND20.55 trillion ($892 million). The bourse saw 141 tickers gain and 294 lose.

Seven lenders pulled the index down by a total 4.8 points, led by VCB of state-owned lender Vietcombank, which fell 1.2 percent.

VCB has dropped by over 7 percent since this year’s peak in early January.

BID of state-owned lender BIDV lost 2.2 percent. The ticker has fallen by nearly 12 percent since this year’s peak in mid-January.

Other lenders that ended in the red include TCB of largest private lender Techcombank, down 2.2 percent, and CTG of state-owned lender VietinBank, down 1.3 percent.

On the winning side, HPG of steelmaker Hoa Phat Group and VIC of biggest private conglomerate Vingroup pushed the index up by over 2 points.

Foreign investors were net sellers for the second time in a row to the tune of VND833 billion, with strongest pressure on VHM of real estate giant Vinhomes and GAS of state-owned Petrovietnam Gas.

The HNX-Index for stocks on the Hanoi Stock Exchange, home to mid and small caps, rose 0.44 percent, while the UPCoM-Index for the Unlisted Public Companies Market fell 0.84 percent.