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  Vietnamese movie star and music producer Ngô Thanh Vân, known as Veronica Ngo, performs in Da 5 Bloods, a war drama by Oscar-winning director Spike Lee and writer Kevin Willmott. The film stars Chadwick Boseman, who is popular for his role as the Black Panther in Marvel Cinematic Universe films. — Photo from the director’s instagram HCM CITY — Vietnamese movie star and music producer Ngô Thanh Vân, known as Veronica Ngo, plays a Vietnamese woman named Hanoi Hannah in a US film directed by Oscar winner Spike Lee. The film, Da 5 Bloods, stars Chadwick Boseman, who is popular for playing the Black Panther in Marvel Cinematic Universe films, and Delroy Lindo and Clarke Peters. Shooting began in March. Vân will film her first scenes in Việt Nam this month. She met Lee in HCM City last week. On his Instagram, director Lee wrote: “Ms. Veronica Ngo as Hanoi Hannah and General Lee.” He also posted a photo of Vân in a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese actress performs in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods

The Japanese magician duo performed in HCM City in 2015 (Photo from the Facebook page of Ai and Yuki Magic) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A duo of Japanese magicians, Ai and Yuki, will perform with Vietnamese comedians for the first time in a show for children on the occasion of International Children’s Day. The performance will be a musical play based on two cartoons, GGO AI Football and Gogo Dino, which are very popular among Vietnamese children. Kids will also have the chance to meet their favourite characters from the cartoons. "This is the second time the magic duo has come to Vietnam to perform, but they will perform with Vietnamese artists for the first time," said veteran comedian Duc Hai. Ai and Yuki will combine movements and gestures from traditional Vietnamese artforms like tuong (classical opera) and cheo (popular theatre) to perform in the musical play. "Last time we performed in Vietnam the smiles of Vietnamese audiences deeply impressed us," said magician Ai. "This time … [Read more...] about Japanese magic duo to perform for Vietnamese children

The signing ceremony was held in Hanoi under the witness of the Ministry of Education and Training Based on the globally-recognised and award-winning financial literacy programme Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids, the partnership with JA Vietnam is expected to benefit up to 7,336 children from 31 primary schools in Hanoi in the 2019-2020 academic year and will expand nationwide in the coming years. Building on the success of the Cha-Ching, Prudence Foundation has partnered with Junior Achievement Asia-Pacific in 2016 to develop an enhanced Cha-Ching Curriculum that supports teachers in instilling money-smart skills in students’ daily life. Since then, the curriculum has been actively implemented in public primary schools for Grade 4 students by teachers in eight markets: the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Since its launch in 2017, the curriculum has reached more than 380,000 students, with over 8,000 teachers trained to deliver … [Read more...] about Prudential and JA Vietnam implement Cha-Ching Curriculum across Hanoi

  Children wait for health check-ups at a local hospital in central Phú Yên Province. — Photo plo.vn PHÚ YÊN — A 27-month-old boy in central Phú Yên Province has reportedly died of Influenza A/H1N1, the provincial Centre for Preventive Medicine announced on Wednesday. The patient, from Hòa An Commune’s Phú Hòa Ward, had suffered a high fever and coughing since November 29. He was diagnosed with pneumonia after having a health check-up at a local hospital on November 30. His condition worsened and he was transferred to the General Hospital of neighbouring Bình Định Province for treatment on December 4. He was diagnosed with serious pneumonia. On December 6, the hospital took a sample of the patient’s blood for testing at the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute and the results showed that he had influenza A/H1N1. He died on December 9. Phú Yên Province’s authorities have … [Read more...] about Child dies of influenza A/H1N1 in Phú Yên

Senior citizens in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will become a “super-aging” country by 2050, however, the country is not prepared to adapt to the rapid pace of aging and provide good care for the growing elderly population, heard at a workshop in Hanoi on December 12. “The Workshop on Aging Population and Health: The Longitudinal Study and the Role of Population Collaborators in Community Based Care for Older People” was held by the General Department for Population and Family Planning (GOPFP) under the Ministry of Health in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) of Japan and the Institute of Population, Health and Development (PHAD). Population aging is one of the most significant social transformations globally with one in 11 people in the world over age 65 this year, said GOPFP Deputy General Director Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan in her opening remarks. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to become super-aging country by 2050