Day: June 18, 2023

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Australia, Italy wow spectators at fireworks fest in Da Nang

Australia and Italy showed off their fireworks during Chasing Your Dreams – the topic of the third night – at the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival with breathtaking performances along the Han River on June 17.

The Australian performance was built on dance music and unique light effects to win the hearts of spectators and the jury.

The team also described the ups and downs of the country through fireworks performances on the basis of music Mad World and Survivor, featuring the forest fire in 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Italy demonstrated the antique space and modern light with inspiration from a masterpiece Ambiente spaziale a luce nerea (Spatial Environment in Black Light) by Lucio Fontana, an Argentinean-Italian painter, sculptor and theorist (1899-1968). The Italian team played a classic concert night with effects of fireworks in the skies, creating a night music party with fireworks on the rhythm of ‘Symphony No 5’, and ‘Fate Symphony’, in C Minor, Op.67 by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Different Italian fireworks teams previously had taken top prizes at the annual fireworks festival in Da Nang city, including Italy’s Martarello in 2017-18, and Parente Fireworks in 2011-12.

The UK and Poland will play on the fourth night on June 24.

Da Nang is the only locality in Vietnam to host a fireworks festival, making it a magnet for the best fireworks producers from around the world each year since 2008. It has been building a “Fireworks Festival City” reputation to promote it as a top destination in central Vietnam and Asia.

The festival has helped the city win recognition as Asia’s Leading Festival & Event Destination in 2016 and 2022 by the World Travel Awards./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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15th NA’s 5th session expected to pass some laws, resolutions in last working week

The National Assembly (NA) will pass several laws and resolutions during the last working week of its fifth sitting from June 19-24.

Accordingly, the legislature is expected to approve the amended Law on Price, the amended Law on Cooperatives, the Law on Civil Defence, the amended Law on Protection of Consumer Rights, the amended Law on Electronic Transactions, the Law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Public Security, the revised Law on Bidding, the Law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens, and the Law on amendments to a number of articles of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnam.

Resolutions to be adopted include be a resolution approving State budget settlement in 2021, a resolution on investment plan for National Highway 27C section connecting Lam Dong and Binh Thuan provinces, a resolution on the list of and funding for task/projects under the socio-economic recovery and development programme, a resolution on adjustment of the mid-term public investment plan during the period 2021-2025, a revised resolution on collecting votes of confidence on people holding positions elected or approved by the National Assembly or People’s Councils, among others.

As planned, during the working week, the NA will discuss bills including the Law on Housing (amended); the Law on Real Estate Business (amended); the Law on forces participating in the protection of security and order at the grassroots levels; the Law on Water Resources (amended); Law on Telecommunications (amended); the Law on Citizenship Identification (amended); the Law on management and protection of defence works and military zones.

In particular, the legislative body will spend the whole day of June 21 debating the draft revised Land Law./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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PM attends inauguration of two expressways in south central region

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the inaugural ceremony of the Nha Trang-Cam Lam and Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressways in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on June 18.

The expressways are included in the eastern part of the North-South Expressway project for the 2017-2020 period.

The four-lane Nha Trang-Cam Lam Expressway runs more than 49km in Khanh Hoa province, with a total investment capital of over 5.5 trillion VND (233.74 million USD). Its construction began in September 2021.

Meanwhile, the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway, whose construction started in September 2020, stretches 101km in the south-central province of Binh Thuan, and is linked to the Cam Lam-Vinh Hao Expressway to the north, and the Dau Giau-Phan Thiet Expressway to the south. The expressway was built at a total cost of 10.85 trillion VND.

Addressing the ceremony, PM Chinh said the two expressways will help spur socio-economic development in Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan, and maximise the potential and advantages of the south-central coastal region in particular and the country in general.

Stressing the important role of the North-South transport corridor, the leader said the new routes raise the total length of expressways put into operation along the North-South axis to 954km, and in the country to 1,729km.

The PM lauded efforts by the Ministry of Transport, other relevant sides and localities during the construction, and asked them to coordinate in the operation of the two expressways.

Greater efforts are needed to speed up the progress of the remaining sections of the North-South Expressway project, he noted.

The Government leader agreed in principle with the proposal of Khanh Hoa province and Son Hai Group Limited Company regarding investment in some other expressway projects, and assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Transport to coordinate with the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa in making the plans./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Vietnamese athletes attend Special Olympics World Games in Berlin

A Vietnamese sports delegation, including six athletes, is attending the Special Olympics World Games, taking place in Berlin from June 17-25.

The Vietnamese athletes will compete in athletics, swimming, and boccia.

The Special Olympics World Games is the world’s largest sporting event for athletes with intellectual disabilities, autism and cerebral palsy. About 7,000 athletes and unified partners from approximately 190 countries and territories are competing in 26 sports this year. The competitors are supported by more than 3,000 coaches and 20,000 volunteers.

Visiting the Vietnamese athletes before the opening ceremony of the Games on June 17, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh wished the athletes good health and spirit to compete confidently and at their best at the Olympics.

Head of the delegation Doan Thi Hai Anh said that attending the Games is a good opportunity for Vietnamese athletes to interact and compete with their peers from around the world. It also demonstrates the care of organisations and societies for people with physical and intellectual disabilities.

Participating in competition and social activities helps people with intellectual disabilities gain more recognition, confidence, and ultimately, more engagement in society, she said.

Special Olympics takes place every two years and alternate between Summer and Winter Games, a schedule similar to the Olympics and Paralympics./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Film studio, film projects to be developed in Khanh Hoa

The Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee on June 17 exchanged Memoranda of Understanding with partners on building a film studio and making films in the south-central coastal province.

The committee and Sun Group signed an MoU on cooperation on film studio construction. It also inked another with VietinBank on investment and funding for suitable film projects to be implemented in the province.

Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Tourism Association and Hoan Khue Film Production Joint Stock Company signed an MoU on investment, production and promotion of the film project “Ngay xua mot chuyen tinh” (Once upon a time – A love story) and another with Vietnamese Images Research and Promotion Joint Stock on investment, production and promotion of the film project “ Cham vao hanh phuc” (Touching Happiness).

The MoU exchange formed part of the conference on tourism brand development via cinema for Khanh Hoa province.

Speaking at the opening of the conference on June 17, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung emphasised that although Vietnam has diverse natural landscapes and cultural identities, it has not yet attracted many foreign film crews.

He said the promotion of destinations through cinematographic works is still modest with few films having been made.

He called on initiatives to combine tourism and cinema more effectively, strongly promoting the images of Vietnam in general and Khanh Hoa province in particular.

Minister Hung suggested Khanh Hoa province soon build, complete and effectively implement mechanisms and policies to attract investment in cinema and tourism.

Many delegates at the conference agreed that Khanh Hoa has a lot of potential to become an attractive destination for domestic and international investors to develop tourism combined with cinema.

Chairman of the Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tan Tuan said that the locality always welcomes and commits to creating favourable conditions for domestic and international filmmakers when investing in art activities in the province./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Vietnamese street food festival held in Paris

A Vietnamese street food festival entitled “Ici Vietnam Festival” was held on June 17 at Monge Square in District 5, Paris by the Vietnamese Association in France (UGVF) and the Vietnam Youth Association in France (UJVF).

This is the third year the festival has been organised, offering visitors opportunities to taste popular Vietnamese dishes and fruits. This year, visitors can also enjoy contemporary music, with the excitement of electronic music, pop and rap, performed by French-Vietnamese DJ-beatmakers.

They can also find books, meet with writers, and play Vietnamese folk games. On this occasion, Vinfast, a subsidiary carmaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, displayed its latest electric vehicles.

According to Jérôme Tham Vo My, a member of the festival’s organising committee, in 2022, the one-day festival attracted nearly 10,000 visitors.

He hopes that with the participation of about 30 businesses, this year’s event would attract more visitors than last year.

Ngo Minh Duong, owner of Thanh Binh Jeunes supermarket chain, said that the products he brought here were all from Vietnam, such as sugarcane juice, coconut water, lychee, mango, coffee, and tea.

The company also cooperates with the Graine de riz – Grain de vie Association to raise funds for disadvantaged children and families in Vietnam and Laos.

Ici Vietnam Festival is the idea of a group of young Vietnamese-French people who wish to organise festivals in various fields of film, art, painting and cuisine to promote Vietnamese culture./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency