On the threshold of Lunar New Year 2021, artists in HCM City reviewed their operation in 2020 and voice their hope for a new year 2021 with full of peace and further thrives so that they can bring their artworks closer the public. People’s Artist Bach Tuyet: Wishing a peaceful 2021 to all 2020 was the year when I produced the biggest number of artworks on pressing issues. After releasing a Vietnamese opera on COVID-19 pandemic, I launched a community project to encourage cai luong (Vietnamese reformed opera) singers to share a helping hand in the fight against the pandemic. Within the project, I have composed songs and joined young artists in music videos raising up the spirits of doctors and medical workers and raising the public awareness during the anti-pandemic battle. The songs and music videos have gained much applause and interest from audiences. At nearly 80 years of age, I always keep updated on the country’s situations and blend them into my compositions. On the edge of the lunar New Year 2021, I hope that there will be more stages and theatres so that artists can fully devote to the art and show off their best talents and capacity to serve the audience. I have also told myself to work harder and produce more compositions to my audience. I wish a peaceful 2021 to all. Meritorious Artist My Uyen: Hoping to bring theatrical art to wider audience As in 2020 when everyone suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic, I want to thank my art colleagues for working side by side with me to maintain the normal operation of our 5B Theatre. After the social distancing period, our team produced new stage plays to welcome back the audience. In May when our play ‘ Bo Cong Anh ’ (Lactuca indica) hit the stage, it attracted a large number of theatre goers, which motivated me to invest in short plays and children’s plays to meet the increasing needs of audiences. The social distancing period also brought me interesting ideas to run …
Mistery of three ancient temples in Hung Yen
Pho Hien (Hien Street), Chua Chuong (Chuong Pagoda), and Den tho Chu Dong Tu (Chu Dong Tu Temple) are all associated with mysterious legends imbued with the cultural colors of ancient times. Chu Dong Tu–Tien Dung Love Festival A group of women in beautiful pink dresses holds a dragon palanquin, where there is a jar inside. The procession moves slowly from the sacred temple towards the Red River. Da Trach Temple It is a long dancing dragon created by 30 young men, which leads the procession, followed by thousands of people from five communes in Khoai Chau district in Hung Yen province. When reaching the river bank, the people go onto a boat. In the middle of the river, two older men drop two circles into the river. Another older man used a red-lacquered dipper to scoop water out of the river into the jar. The water jar is carried ashore. Only when the water jar is put on the altar can the organization board open the Chu Dong Tu Festival - one of the 16 biggest festivals in Vietnam. Da Trach Temple Chu Dong Tu Festival is organized for three days from the 10th to the 12th day of the second lunar month. This unique ritual is derived from the immortal love between the poor fisherman Chu Dong Tu and Princess Tien Dung. In the place where they met in ancient times, people set up the Da Hoa Temple in Binh Minh commune in Khoai Chau district, and Da Trach Temple in Da Trach commune in the same district.Chu Dong Tu is one of the four immortals in traditional mythology of Vietnam, who is in charge of teaching people how to do business, and how to fish and weave. Like any other temple in Vietnam, the Chu Dong Tu Temple’s courtyard is covered with white plumeria flower. It is so peaceful inside the temple that even when women sit and talk on the yard, they won’t disturb the tranquility of the space. Le Xuan Cu, the temple janitor, said the temple is special because it contains a hat and a stick of the Saint. Visitors to the …
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Minister praises record 2020 trade surplus
Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh Vietnam fulfilled its 2016-2020 import and export targets ahead of schedule despite the severe effects of the pandemic in 2020. What is your assessment of the country’s foreign trade achievements? Foreign trade was impressive in 2016-2020. In 2020, Vietnam exported goods worth an estimated US$281.5 billion, up 6.5 percent from 2019, and became a world leader in terms of export growth despite the Covid-19 pandemic that caused the vast majority of economies worldwide to experience negative growth. Over the past three consecutive years, the average growth of domestic enterprises was higher than that of foreign invested ones. I believe that this trend will continue and be promoted with the implementation of a series of free trade agreements (FTAs) and other international integration frameworks. Vietnam set a target of balancing export and import values in 2020 but it has accumulated a trade surplus annually since 2016, posting a record trade surplus of US$19.1 billion in 2020. This is a very impressive achievement. Vietnam suffered from a trade deficit for many years prior to the 2016-2020 period. How did FTA markets contribute to Vietnam’s foreign trade achievements? In 2016-2020, Vietnam made outstanding efforts in market approach and opening, especially related to markets with which the country signed an FTA, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), among others. The EVFTA bloc accounts for 30 percent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP), while the RCEP community is a 2.2 billion consumer market and represents more than 30 percent of the global GDP, meaning that Vietnam can access markets representing 60 percent of the global GDP when implementing EVFTA and RCEP agreements, benefitting from high tariff reductions. Market approach and …
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