Vietnamese-French filmmaker Tran Anh Hung won the best director prize at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival for “La passion de Dodin Bouffant” (The Pot-au-Feu) on May 27.‘The Pot-au-Feu’ was adapted from French author Marcel Rouff’s 1924 nove…
Pope Francis on Saturday became the first pontiff to visit a TV studio, giving an interview to Italian State broadcaster Rai. The Argentine pontiff, 86, has given various TV interviews, but always received journalists in the Vatican. Upon his arrival …
Electricity imports from Laos and China accounted for just a modest part of the total electricity demand of Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An.An made the statement in response to National Assembly deputies’ question about wh…
Global investment in clean energy is on course to rise to USD1.7 trillion in 2023, with solar set to eclipse oil production for the first time. Investment in clean energy technologies is significantly outpacing spending on fossil fuels as affordabilit…
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Muhadjir Effendy has outlined three priority programmes to create superior human resources.Effendy said that the Indonesian Government has targeted superior human resources wi…
The US Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Yohannes Abraham said the US supports the bloc’s efforts to preserve the international rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.During an interview with ANTARA on May 26 in Jakarta, …
A local court issued a warrant Sunday to arrest a passenger who opened an emergency exit door on board an Asiana Airlines flight right before landing in the southeastern city of Daegu last week. The 33-year-old man, only identified by his surname Lee,…
Youngsters from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia have joined an international student festival at the National University of Science and Technology (MISiS) in Moscow, Russia.The Vietnamese delegation, led by First Secretary for Education at the embass…
Sixty-five enterprises were honoured for their outstanding digital products and solutions at a ceremony held in the capital city of Hanoi on May 27.Among the awarded firms are Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, mobile carrier MobiFone, Petrov…
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office is confident that it will surpass anew its revenue target for 2023, thus raising more funds for various charity programs. In 2022, the PCSO had total generated gross receipts of PHP57,398,945,550.90 from its g…
Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand Vangelis Vitalis has expressed his belief in stronger trade ties between Vietnam and his country, saying that the two sides will expand their cooperation to other areas in the future.During…
A workshop was held at the headquarters of the French Senate in Paris on May 26 to discuss the East Sea as a multidimensional space in the face of global challenges.The event, organised by the France-based Institute for Applied Geopolitical Studies (E…
