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“Oskar & Lilli – Where No One Knows Us” is among films to be screened during the 21st European Film Festival in Vietnam (EUFF) from May 19 to June 5. (Photo: engage.eu) Hanoi (VNA) - As many as 17 European films are set to be introduced to local audiences during the 21st European Film Festival in Vietnam (EUFF) which will get underway in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Lam Dong province’s Da Lat resort city between May 19 and June 5. The festival organised by the EU Delegation to Vietnam will receive the support of the EU Policy and Outreach Partnership (EUPOP), the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported. It plans to showcase a wide selection of carefully-curated and diverse films that have previously won international awards, according to the organisers. With themes such as “Family” and “Youth”, the films offer Vietnamese viewers the chance to gain a more multifaceted perspective on European life and culture, as well as helping to shine a light on certain struggles … [Read more...] about European Film Festival in Vietnam to take place in four localities

This year’s event will introduce 13 films in many genres presenting Europe’s cultural diversity of EU Member States that won multiple prestigious awards, including Oskar & Lilli – Where No One Knows Us, Our Struggles, Letters From Antarctica, Even Mice Belong in Heaven, Into The Darkness, The Cleaners, Perfumes, all Tales, Extra Ordinary, My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, Romy’s Salon, Never Gonna Snow Again, Acasa, My Home, Let There Be Light, 22 Angels, And Then We Danced , and Hutsulka Ksenya. Loosely arranged around the themes of “Family” and “Youth”, the films are slated to bring about a more multifaceted perspective of European life and cultures, as well as to shed light on certain struggles its people are faced with and attempting to overcome. Held for the first time in 2000 by the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam under the support of the European Public Outreach Program (EUPOP), the Embassies of EU Member States and the European Cultural Institutes in … [Read more...] about European Film Festival 2022 returns after hiatus due to Covid-19

HANOI -- A court in Vietnam on Thursday sentenced a former deputy health minister to four years in prison for his involvement in a trading ring for fake medicines. Truong Quoc Cuong, 59, who had been a deputy health minister since 2016, was accused late last year of helping local firms to import more than VND148 billion ($6.4 million) worth of fake medicines to sell domestically, according to a Ministry of Public Security statement. Vietnam authorities have stepped up an anti-graft drive with a recent series of arrests targeting prominent business people, market regulators and health officials. Dozens of senior health officials have been accused of wrongdoing in medical procurement, including claims they overstated the cost of coronavirus test kits. The Communist Party of Vietnam has also proposed disciplining the Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long for his "involvement in wrongdoing". It was unclear if Cuong pleaded guilty. He was convicted of demonstrating a "lack of … [Read more...] about Vietnam court jails ex-health official amid anti-graft drive

The image of Uncle Hồ was depicted faithfully in the play "The 72nd Letter".  — Photo courtesy of Lệ Ngọc Theatre HÀ NỘI — The newly premiered play ' Lá đơn thứ 72' at Lệ Ngọc Theatre evoked strong emotions in the audience due to its accurate depiction of President Hồ Chí Minh, who always fought for the underprivileged. Hoàng Thanh Du, the play's author, said that it was based on real documents of lawyer Nguyễn Trọng Tỵ,  former Judge of the Supreme People's Court, who helped clarify many wrongful conviction cases. ' Lá đơn thứ 72' (The 72nd Letter) tells the story of Đỗ Minh, a Party member and former local official who was sentenced to eight years in prison for murder. To prove his innocence, Minh penned a series of letters pleading for help while in prison. After 72 consecutive letters, his request reached President Hồ Chí Minh. Uncle Hồ then sought a re-investigation of this case after noticing Minh's compliance with prison … [Read more...] about Historical play on President Hồ Chí Minh released

An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) Havana (VNA) – A delegation of Vietnam’s Supreme People’s Court led by Deputy Chief Justice Nguyen Van Du paid an official visit to Cuba from May 18-21 to promote cooperation between the two court sectors and attend the 10th International Meeting on Justice and Law. At a working session with the Chief Justice of Supreme People's Court of Cuba, Rubén Remigio Ferro, the Vietnamese deputy chief justice informed the host on the main reforms in the Vietnamese court system in the recent past, including enhancing the publicity of sentences, improving judicial service quality for the public and modernising material conditions. He stressed that in its judicial reform strategy, the Vietnamese State aims to enhance the capacity of judges, build electronic courts and intensify international experience exchange. The Cuban chief justice also shared the orientation for the modernisation of the Cuba n court system, and noted the similar points … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cuba promote cooperation in justice

Shedko Dmitrii at the trial in Binh Thuan province. (Photo: VNA) Binh Thuan (VNA) - The People's Court of Binh Thuan province on May 23 handed a seven-month prison sentence to a Russian man for illegal possession of narcotics. According to the verdict, 34-year-old Shedko Dmitrii arrived in Vietnam in November 2019 and rented an apartment in Ham Tien ward in Phan Thiet city. In August 2020, he suffered a broken hand during a fight, and after the injury healed, he claimed he was still in pain and decided to use cannabis as a painkiller . In August 2021, he bought seeds to plant in his own home as he said he didn't have money to purchase the product. However, the excuse was deemed unacceptable, as before growing the cannabis, Dmitrii spent a significant sum of money on lights, humidifiers , dryers, electronic scales, and microscales for his growing system. On December 24, 2021, Phan Thiet city's criminal police said they caught Dmitrii in illegal possession of a … [Read more...] about Russian man jailed for seven months for cannabis possession