The classical Vietnamese theatre form tuồng has faced difficulties in broadening its appeal to the general public, particularly the young, but this could be changing thanks to a series of programmes created by the Việt Nam Tuồng Theatre. The programme “Introducing tuồng to young audiences in 2021” saw the theatre introduce four exemplary excerpts of the art genre to the younger generation: Ông Già Cõng Vợ Trẻ Đi Xem Hội (The old man carries his young wife to see the festival), Hồ Nguyệt Cô Hóa Cáo (Hồ Nguyệt Cô turned into a fox), Ôn Đình Chém Tá (Ôn Đình beheading Tá), Trần Quốc Toản…
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On November 20th, 2021, Phu Quoc City, Kien Giang Province welcomed the first international tourists to Vietnam in the “new normal” after nearly 2 years frozen due to the COVID pandemic. A Vietjet Air flight brought more than 200 Korean tourists to Phu Quoc to experience a 5-day and 4-night vacation at one-stop-destination Phu Quoc United Center. The welcome ceremony was held at Phu Quoc International Airport with the participation of the General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh, Deputy Director of Vietnam Civil Aviation Department Vo Huy Cuong, leaders of Kien Giang Province and ministries,…
National team striker Hà Đức Chinh has completed his transfer to Topenland Bình Định after scoring 23 goals in five years playing for SHB Đà Nẵng. Photo Thanhnien.vn HÀ NỘI — Topenland Bình Định continued their busy transfer window with the signing of Hà Đức Chinh on a free. Chinh put pen to paper on a three-year deal with a salary of VNĐ45 million a month (US$1,988) and a VNĐ2.5 billion ($110,365) yearly bonus. Chinh’s former club Đà Nẵng wanted to extend his contract which expires at the end of 2021, but both sides…
Nearly two months have passed since Ho Chi Minh City and 18 southern provinces have lifted lockdown measures and set up the “new normal”, with the operations of people and enterprises gradually resuming. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. The local media no longer reports about long lines of trucks stuck at the gate of Hai Phong port or the gateway into Can Tho City, or about truck drivers jostling for COVID-19 testing to get in and out provinces. The growth indicators and industrial production of cities and provinces that are considered the country’s economic locomotives have begun to rise…
In the first 10 months of this year, the total auto sales reached 218,734, up 3 per cent on last year. — Photo congthuong.vn HÀ NỘI — The domestic auto market is expected to continue growing in the remaining months of this year, according to experts, after expanding by up to 120 per cent in October. The Việt Nam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) has said that vehicle sales among its members reached 29,797 last month. Of the total sales, 19,865 were for passenger cars, up 138 per cent month on month; 9,492 were commercial vehicles, up 94 per cent; and 404 were…
Vietnam largest city of Ho Chi Minh City wants to allow foreign tourists without quarantine from December 2021. As a major tourist destination of Vietnam, the city wants to allow international tourists in without a mandatory quarantine requirement from December if they possess Covid-19 vaccine passports, local media reported. ###: It’s official! Vietnam welcomes first group of international tourists in nearly two years According to the plan, the city Department of Tourism has drafted a three-phase vaccine passport program for tourists from Europe, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, Australia, North America, and the Middle East from later this year instead of early next…
A former nurse says she quit her job to become a sex worker in Amsterdam. Karin, 57, told the Insider that her former job made her want to help patients who have “needs.” She works for an agency that caters to clients with disabilities and health issues. “When I’m working, I don’t dress like this,” Karin, a sex worker from the Netherlands, tells me over coffee in Amsterdam’s Red Light District (RLD). When we met in October, Karin, 57, was wearing jeans, a sweater, and minimal makeup for a day of meetings at Amsterdam’s Prostitution Information Center (PIC) in the…
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Đoàn Văn Hậu during his time in South Korea. The Hà Nội FC defender is expected to return in March 2022 after undergoing successful knee surgery. — Photo courtesy of VFF HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam national player Đoàn Văn Hậu has expressed his determination to quickly return to action after successfully undergoing a knee operation in South Korea. In September, Hậu had a recurrence of a knee injury that ruled him out of the remaining World Cup qualifiers. This injury is a relapse as the 22-year-old left-back was injured playing for his club…
Vietnam Ministry of Health reported an additional 10,223 new Covid-19 infections on November 18 which is the highest figure recorded in two months. According to the report, 10,209 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 60 out of 63 localities in the country including HCM City (1.609), Binh Duong (686), Tay Ninh (632), Tien Giang (622), Dong Nai (563), Dong Thap (515), An Giang (510), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (423), Soc Trang (343), Binh Thuan (333), Bac Lieu (314), Vinh Long (314), Kien Giang (304), Ha Giang (235), Hanoi (202), Tra Vinh (194), Binh Phuoc (189), Ben…