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   Theatrical performances for teenagers should be relevant to their age group. Photo courtesy of Tuổi Trẻ Theatre HCM CITY – More theatrical performances have been created for children, but plays for teenagers are needed as well, experts have said. In addition to children’s theatrical plays inspired by foreign culture such as the movies Shrek or Mermaid, Tuổi Trẻ Theatre has recently launched several plays on traditional Vietnamese folk tales such as Con Chim Xanh and Sơn Tinh – Thuỷ Tinh, and Lệ Ngọc Theatre has introduced Tấm Cám. Compared to previous years when most characters in the plays were from famous cartoons, games or superhero movies, this year’s traditional orientation has made the industry more exciting. This year, Tuổi Trẻ Theater will schedule weekly performances for children. While it might be easier to produce shows for kids, coming up with … [Read more...] about More theatrical plays for teenagers are needed

    Delegates visit a pomelo garden of a farmer in the southern province of Tiền Giang. -- VNS Photo HCM CITY — Some 400 pomelo, durian and coffee farmers from Highlands, South-eastern and Mekong Delta provinces are attending seven classes for advanced training in agronomy, cultivation techniques and integrated pest management. The classes at the recently launched Bayer Agricademy, organised from June 7 to 22, aim to help the farmers improve yields, quality and incomes to achieve the ultimate goal of the Government to improve the quality of agricultural products that are exported. Much More Durian and Much More Pomelo via Much More Fruits Clubs were taught to local farmer technical solutions. The courses on pomelo equipped farmers with advanced knowledge and remedies for root rot disease while those on durian will focus on young fruit drop phenomenon. These are common diseases in the Mekong Delta and south-eastern regions that currently lack effective … [Read more...] about Bayer Agricademy trains fruit, coffee farmers

KHÁNH HÒA Two people died and at least eight others were injured in an explosion before dawn yesterday at a construction site on the Long Thành golf course. The news was released by Nguyễn Ngọc Sơn, deputy chairman of the Cam Ranh City People’s Committee in the central province of Khánh Hòa. The golf course is part of the KN Paradise Cam Ranh Project. The investor of the project is KN Cam Ranh Co Ltd. Six out of the eight injured people suffered serious burns. They are undergoing treatment at the provincial hospital. Colonel Nguyễn Bá Đoàn, head of the Cam Ranh City Police, said the explosion could be related violations of safe working norms. VNS … [Read more...] about Two dead, eight injured in explosion

ĐỒNG THÁP — Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp have switched to growing short-term crops often in rotation with rice and perennial trees on more than 16,000ha of infertile rice fields since last year. They mostly grow vegetables, corn, sesame, soy bean, sweet potato, lotus, mango, longan, orange, and jackfruit. The short-term crops provide an income of VNĐ10-300 million (US$428-12,850) per hectare more than rice while the perennial trees fetch VNĐ90-500 million ($3,850-21,420) more, according to the province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Lê Thị Kim Châu, who now uses her 4,000sq.m of land to grow water spinach for their seeds in Hồng Ngự District’s Thường Phước 1, said she needs less water now than for rice and the crop is easy to grow. Amid climate change and drought, rice yields in her area are not high, and so she decided to … [Read more...] about Đồng Tháp converts rice fields to grow more lucrative crops

LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday faces his first British court hearing since the US submitted a formal extradition request on espionage charges that have upset defenders of press freedoms and human rights. The 47-year-old Australian is currently serving a 50-week prison sentence for violating bail conditions in 2012 when he was wanted on accusations of sexual assault in Sweden. The hacker was sensationally dragged out shouting from the Ecuadoran embassy in London by British police in April after Quito terminated his seven-year asylum stay. Washington says Assange violated the Espionage Act by releasing a vast trove of classified military and diplomatic files in 2010 about US bombing campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. The initial revelations about civilian casualties and embarrassing statements made by US officials about foreign leaders were published in coordination with newspapers such as The New York Times and The Guardian. Those stories carefully … [Read more...] about Assange faces US extradition hearing in London