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Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Department of Cinema, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, on July 3 informed the media of the decision made by the National Council for Film Appraisal and Classification after a review of the movie. The movie, directed by Greta Gerwig and featuring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, was expected to hit the screen from July 21, the same day as in the United States, but cinema chains across Vietnam did not include it in their upcoming list, even as July already started, which sparked concerns over its availability. The nine dash line is an egregious, unilateral map by China that claims much of the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea), including Vietnam’s two island chains of Truong Sa (Spratlys) and Hoang Sa (Paracels). Vietnam has repeatedly stated its stance on the matter, saying it has sufficient historical evidence and legal grounds to assert claims over the East Sea and the two archipelagoes. The Hague-based interna...

About 70 Vietnamese expatriates participated in the week-long camp. According to the President of the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic Nguyen Duy Nhien, this is a meaningful activity to connect the second and third generations of Vietnamese with their community. “Thanks to the guidance, and care of the monks and nuns of the Mai village, this is the 10 continuous years the camp was held for the young Vietnamese generation in the Czech Republic. There is also the support from Vietnamese Association in Europe and the Vietnamese Women’s Union in the Czech Republic… The summer camp helped connect and cultivate the spiritual values ​​of the families and of Vietnam for the younger generation of expatriates,” said Nhien. There were about 70 Vietnamese expatriates who participated in the week-long camp (Photo: TD). This is also the opportunity for young Vietnamese living aboard to improve their Vietnamese language skills by participating in diverse programs of lesson...

This is part of the “Marine police accompany fishermen” programs held on Cu Lao Xanh and also to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the Vietnam’s Marine Police Force (August 28 1998-2023). Students excitedly participated in the contest organized by the 2nd Coast Guard Region Command (Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong). On this occasion, the 2nd Coast Guard Region Command awarded 10 bicycles and 50 scholarships to students with difficult circumstances who excelled in studying at Nhon Chau Primary & Secondary School in order to encourage them to go to school. The students received support from the “Scholarships to support students – ethnic minority students, students with difficult circumstances” program. Among the supporter of the “Scholarships to support students – ethnic minority students, students with difficult circumstances” program are Former Politburo member, former Deputy Standing Prime Minister – Founder of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper Truong Hoa Binh (Photo...

To make Vietnam’s cultural industry one of the country’s economic pillars, experts believe it is critical to refine policies and make appropriate investments to foster the development of Vietnam’s cultural industry. Since there hasn’t been enough investment, Associate Professor, PhD Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, stated that Vietnam’s raw “materials” haven’t yet been processed into top-notch cultural goods. She discussed the overall state of the national cultural industry with The Hanoi Times and offered some remedies. People enjoy artworks developed and inspired by Hang Trong folk paintings. Photo: VNA Obstacles remain What role does the cultural industry play in achieving the national goal of development, in your opinion? Before 2016, the cultural industry was a strange concept in Vietnam. Our survey’s findings in 2018 indicate that television, radio, and film are the most popular cultural industries, followed ...

Tran Van Tai, a local tour guide, said that he spotted the two whales, with the bigger measuring about 16 meters long and the smaller being around 12 meters long, swimming together when he was on a boat trip to the area on Sunday morning. The two whales repeatedly dived and surfaced to feed on schools of small fishes, he recalled. Some eyewitnesses posited that the two whales could be a mother whale and her calf that had appeared in the area last year. They returned there to hunt for fishes, adding that the calf, despite being bigger and longer than it was last year, seemed to fear humans, they said. This video shows two whales spotted swimming together in the De Gi – Vung Boi waters in Phu Cat District, Binh Dinh Province, south-central Vietnam on July 2, 2023. Video: TI TAI In early August last year, a rare sighting of whales spotted swimming off the De Gi – Vung Boi waters captivated lots of photographers who came to take photos of the pod of whales and thereby helped promote t...

The temporary suspension was announced today, July 9, by the local tourism department. The “golden season” at Tam Coc – Bich Dong Tourist Site is in late May or early June every year. Photo: Ninh Binh Tourism Promotion Center  Accordingly, this predetermined closure aims to carry out activities to restore the landscape, preserve the heritage value of the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, and retrain local people’s tourism skills, including the boatmen of the tourist attraction. Located about 90 kilometers from Hanoi’s downtown, the Tam Coc – Bich Dong Tourist Area is part of the Trang An Tourism Complex and one of Vietnam’s most spectacular tourist destinations. It is considered “Ha Long Bay on land”, attracting hundreds of thousands of local and international tourists annually. Ngo Dong River is the highlight of the tourist area, where travelers always choose to boat along the gentle water stream through gorgeous limestone mountains while admiring the golden...