From a busker on the street to a singer at the Hà Nội Opera House, Lê Cường has walked a long road with obstacles. VNS Photo Hòa Nguyễn Cường created an online phenomenon when he founded a YouTube channel called Sài Gòn By Night. He performs bolero duets with both male and female voices. It is a one-man show where he sings, writes scripts for the programme, remixes and produces all the clips. Each song attracts millions of views. With the theme Spring of Love, the show will be a gift for audiences for the new year. It will feature various guest artists such as Chế Linh, Dương Ngọc Thái and Yuuki Ánh Bùi (first runner-up of the Bolero Idol singing contest in 2018). “The concert is a gift for my fans for the New Year,” said Cường. “I expect that people will enjoy the romantic and sweet bolero songs with a spring atmosphere.” … [Read more...] about Hà Nội Opera House to host bolero music show
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Folk festival in downtown Hà Nội
HÀ NỘI — Various folk activities will be on show at the first ever Folk Culture in Contemporary Life Festival this weekend at Lý Thái Tổ Park in downtown Hà Nội. Folk arts will be displayed at the event. Photo congthuong.vn Phạm Thị Lan Anh, an official from Hà Nội Department of Cuture & Sports said products by traditional handicraft villages around the city will be featured at the event, while various folk art forms will be performed between December 13 and 15 including ca trù (ceremonial singing), hát xẩm (singing by buskers) and folk dances. The event aims to celebrate Hà Nội's new title as it has been named one of 66 new members of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s Network of Creative Cities. Ceramics of Bát Tràng, silk weaving in Vạn Phúc, bamboo weaving in Phú Vinh and … [Read more...] about Folk festival in downtown Hà Nội
French photographer tells stories of street tea in Hà Nội
27-year-old French photographer Joseph Gobin has been inspired by modest iced tea stalls on the street of Hà Nội to create his photo collection. — Photo courtesy of Mai Suong Lương Thu Hương Vibrant Hà Nội has charmed many foreigners with its various unexpected aspects, and Frenchman Joseph Gobin is just the latest example. Modest iced tea stalls on the streets of the capital have become the subjects of his recent project. Gobin’s photos capture the similar moments and objects in every iced tea stall in Hà Nội that are normally unnoticed, like an iced tea stall covered with a shabby canvas at night, a pitcher placed by the wall, a close-up of a lighter placed on a plastic chair or the smiling but pensive faces of the customers. His works are on display at the exhibition Another City: Public, Private, Secret at the French cultural institute L’Espace in Hà Nội. The exhibition … [Read more...] about French photographer tells stories of street tea in Hà Nội
PM welcomes Vietnamese football teams home after triumph at SEA Games
Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a welcome party, as well as an intimate meeting, for both the Vietnamese men’s and women’s football teams upon their return to the country on Wednesday evening after each struck gold at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines. The under-22 men’s football team won their first-ever gold medal in SEA Games in 60 years after a 3-0 thrashing of Indonesia on Tuesday evening while the national women’s football squad defeated Thailand 1-0 in a 120-minute finale on Sunday night to clinch their sixth SEA Games gold medal. The men’s football finale was also among the very last competitions at the Games, just one day before the closing ceremony was held at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium in the Filipino province of Tarlac, around 135 kilometers from Manila, on Wednesday evening. Following Tuesday’s victory, PM Phuc invited both teams, their coaching staff, and leaders of relevant … [Read more...] about PM welcomes Vietnamese football teams home after triumph at SEA Games
Congestion in aviation infrastructure needs resolving
Amid opinions that Vietnam’s aviation market has developed too rapidly, Mr. Dinh Viet Thang, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV), said that the aviation market has been posting good growth and under control with ensured safety and profits for carriers. The Vietnamese aviation market still reflects correctly rising demand of the economy and is in line with annual economic growth rate. However, representatives of state management agencies, experts and enterprises thought that although the development of Vietnam’s aviation market is still under control, rapid development has been causing intense pressure on infrastructure. If this issue is not solved soon, it will cause lots of consequences. Among the network of 22 airports, overloading situation mainly happens at two major airports Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat, of which the situation is worse at Tan Son Nhat Airport. Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh, chairman of the Board of Management of the Airports Corporation of … [Read more...] about Congestion in aviation infrastructure needs resolving