Sports development council

Hanoi (VNA) – The musical “Les Misérables” will be performed by the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) at the Hanoi Opera House on January 18, 19, 20 and 21. The musical features artists from the VNOB, along with director Nguyen Trieu Duong and choreographer Linh An. Published in 1862, “Les Misérables” is among the most outstanding works by Victor Hugo, and one of the most popular novels from the 19th century. The musical has been performed in over 40 countries in 21 languages. It also holds the record for the longest running musical in London's West End. The musical was on stage in last November, with tickets sold out in four nights of performance. In the end of 2019, the VNOB worked with organisations such as the French and British embassies, the British Council and the French Cultural Centre to stage the show, and has finally received international copyright permission. The artists … [Read more...] about “Les Misérables” to hit Hanoi Opera House stage

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested ensuring democracy, fairness, safety and thrift in the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure. In a directive dated January 14, PM Phuc asked the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to coordinate with relevant agencies to direct news agencies to disseminate the significance and importance of the elections, the right to vote and to stand as a candidate of citizens to officials, public servants, armed forces and people from all walks of life. The Ministry of Planning and Investment should instruct the General Statistics Office to guide its provincial and municipal chapters to provide population data until December 31, 2020 to serve as a foundation to count the number of NA and People’s Council deputies at each administrative unit. The Government leader directed the Ministry of Transport and the MIC to work on specific … [Read more...] about PM orders democratic, fair, safe organisation of general elections

Emphasising the importance of the immediate cessation of hostilities and acceptance of the Joint Declaration towards a nationwide ceasefire, he noted that COVID-19, severe economic crisis, food insecurity and the imminent risk of famine are major challenges for the country. … [Read more...] about Vietnam backs Yemen’s sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity

Most farmers use the traditional method and operate on a small scale without contracts, and so face problems like inconsistent prices and demand. Many others have switched to other vocations, causing a decline of 188ha this year to 3,078ha of fields, according to the department. … [Read more...] about Ninh Thuận to become country’s top salt producer

Trịnh Thị Mồi, a Mekong Delta farmer, said: “This year has been extremely unusual and unfortunate for our family as well as our neighbours. Salinity affected my field, and it is not getting better and will take time for my family to get back on its feet. Worse still, because of COVID19, I have earned a much lower income than last year, and this is also the lot of my neighbors and other farmers in the area. We are grateful and relieved to see that there are increasing efforts by the government and influential organisations that allows us to recover quicker and continue to deliver quality farm produce to the nation.” … [Read more...] about Smallholder farmers to get help from Bayer in twin fight against saltwater-drought, COVID-19