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The 5th Hanoi International Guitar Festival was successfully held on October 19 – 22 at the Hanoi College of Art. The theme “Manuel Adalid” was named after the famous Spanish guitar maker Manuel Adalid. Preserving traditional heritage through music Foreign guests at the 5th Hanoi International Guitar Festival 2023 claimed that the event was a good opportunity for guitar players and guitar makers from all over the world to learn more about the guitarist hub in Vietnam. The country offers a large number of good guitar players, regardless of their ages and years of training. Also, there is a vibrant music scene where the charms of traditional and modern guitar music combine. According to the Japanese guitar maker So Kimishima, the event also showed that there is a connection between music from Asian countries even from ancient times. So Kimishima (Japan) participated in The 5th Hanoi International Guitar Festival 2023 as a judge and a guitar-making instructor (Photo: So Kimi...

The Youth Theatre, in an effort to evoke memories of the hardships during the subsidy period, will be staging a special musical production that reflects daily life in Hanoi during the 1980s and explores the lives of its inhabitants. During Vietnam’s subsidy regime from 1976-1986, goods were distributed through a coupon system and there was no free trade in the market or movement of goods between different areas. The artists who star in the musical show “Street Stories during the Subsidy Period”. Photo: Ly Chi Huy Directed and choreographed by Meritorious Artist Le Anh Tuyet, the play aims to bring back the audience’s memories of past hardships and allows them to appreciate their current circumstances. The musical, titled “Street Stories during the Subsidy Period,” follows a four-generation family living in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. The family’s experiences, struggles, conflicts, and moments of happiness serve as a representation of the lives of people in Hanoi during t...

First-half goals from defender CJ Bott and forward Jacqui Hand helped New Zealand end their 10-match winless streak with a victory. Their previous win was a 2-1 friendly victory over Philippines in the United States in September 2022. Coach Jitka Klimkova expressed the importance of this win and the team’s performance, stating, “This win and this performance were really important for us,” in an interview with Sky Sport NZ. New Zealand showcased their dominance from the start, taking the lead in the 17th minute with a deflected low shot from Bott outside the box. Just before halftime, an unmarked Hand rounded off a fantastic team move to further solidify New Zealand’s advantage. The return of veteran midfielder Annalie Longo provided a significant boost for the home side. Longo played the final 20 minutes of the match, marking her first appearance for the team since recovering from a serious knee injury in September. New Zealand, co-hosting the World Cup alongside Australia, will be...

Cashew exports earn the country a total of US$1.6 billion throughout the reviewed period, up by 7.7% against the same period from last year. The average export price stands at an estimated US$5,805 per tonne. Vietnam ships 1.02 million tonnes of coffee overseas for US$2.4 billion in the first six months of the year, a decline of 2.2% in volume but up by 3% in value, respectively. Shrimp exports rake in US$1.2 billion in the first half of the year, an annual drop of 34%. Vietnamese rubber export revenue in the January to June period hits US$803 million with a volume of 580,000 tonnes, annual declines of 23.7% and 3.3%, respectively. The export turnover of wood and wooden products in the first half of the year reaches US$4.7 billion, showing a sharp decrease compared to last year. Vietnamese fruit and vegetable export turnover hits more than US$1 billion in June for the first time, duly raising the figure in the first half of this year to U...

French delegates attending the 12th Vietnam-France Decentralized Co-operation Conference on April 16 visited Hoa Lu ancient capital, and Trang An Complex, the northern province of Ninh Binh. Many delegates expressed excitement during the tour. Attendees included Chairwoman of the National Assembly’s Committee of Social Affairs, President of the Vietnam-France Friendship and Co-operation Association Nguyen Thuy Anh; Senator Catherine Deroche, Chairwoman of the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group in the Senate of France; Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen; and Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of External Affairs Tran Nghia Hoa, among others.  The delegation visited Trang An complex, a UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site. Photos: Bich Hoi/The Hanoi Times  Located in the northern province of Ninh Binh, 90km from Hanoi, Trang An is an ideal place to visit in one day.  ...