Photo: VNA Homeland Spring is an annual event which aims to provide a platform to overseas Vietnamese nationals from across the global to return to their homeland to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet. This year’s event is expected to welcome approximately 1,000 overseas Vietnamese nationals throughout the world who came together to create an atmosphere of a traditional Tet celebration. The occasion will see a broad range of activities take place, including offering incense during a ceremony at Kinh Thien temple, the release of carp throughout Hoan Kiem lake, also known as Sword lake, in addition to a wreath-laying ceremony which took place at the Monument to the Heroic Martyrs on Bac Son street. According to the information released by the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, the Homeland Spring 2020 is expected to be held at the National Convention Center in Hanoi with the event due to be broadcast live on … [Read more...] about Hanoi set to play host to Homeland Spring 2020 program
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Việt Nam’s women team rise two spots to world No 32
Việt Nam’s women football team seen at the SEA Games 30. — Photo baogiaothong.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s women football team have risen two places to 32nd in the latest FIFA world rankings, according to the Việt Nam Football Federation. The Vietnamese women’s football team are the strongest in Southeast Asia after becoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games champions, beating Thailand 1-0 in final in the Philippines. They rank sixth in Asia with 1,665 points behind Australia (seventh), Japan (10th), North Korea (11th), China (15th) and South Korea (20th). In Southeast Asia, Việt Nam rank top, followed by Thailand who are now 38th in the world. The US, Germany and Netherlands respectively remain the top three. After the 30th SEA Games, which concluded in the Philippines on December 11, Việt Nam's female team will head to Jeju, South Korea to play in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s women team rise two spots to world No 32
Solar rooftop panels ease thirst for power
Vietnam will likely face a power shortage during 2020-2030 if electricity generation is not increased and there is not enough fuel (coal and gas) for generation. It is forecast that the demand for electricity will continue to grow at a high level until 2030. The power sector will need to ensure 265-278 billion kWh of output by 2020 and around 572-632 billion kWh by 2030. The growth rate in the 2016-2020 period will be 10.3-11.3 per cent per year and about 8-8.5 per cent between 2021 and 2030. Insufficient power supply could lead to a heavier reliance on imported fuel, especially in power generation, while the higher demand would also place greater pressure on power infrastructure, which might not be improved quickly enough due to lack of funding. In addition to these challenges, Vietnam could face greater environmental impacts from an increased demand and a higher proportion of fossil fuels, especially coal in the energy mix. With the country’s energy demand projected to increase … [Read more...] about Solar rooftop panels ease thirst for power
Yangzhou school strives to keep Chinese traditional arts alive
Puppetries are on display at the puppetry art class at Yangzhou School of Culture and Arts in Jiangsu Province, China. — VNS Photo Khánh Linh Khánh Linh Yan Yu is 71 years old, but she doesn’t want to retire. A day in Yu’s life is tightly scheduled. She starts lessons on traditional rod puppetry at 6.30am sharp in the morning, training young people puppetry skills and techniques. Under her guidance, the students, mostly aged between 16 and 19, practice the art until they are able to master the skills. She only finishes classes at 8.30pm. Yu has been working as a teacher of rod puppetry – a form of traditional art in China – at the School of Culture and Arts in Jiangsu Province’s Yangzhou City for years. As one of few artists t have mastered the techniques in the province, Yu was afraid the art form, like many others in the world, would one day disappear if no efforts were made to save it. “Many traditional arts in … [Read more...] about Yangzhou school strives to keep Chinese traditional arts alive
What’s on December 16-22 (Daily updated)
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES HCMC – Dance Theater: “Method” Dec 20 and 21, 8 – 10 pm HCMC- Vietnamese play to be restaged as Broadway-style musical Dec 22, 8pm The Gioi Tre Stage, 125 Cong Quynh Street in District 1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXHIBITION Hanoi-Exhibition “Geometric Origami” Opening: Dec 16, 4 pm Hanoi-Exhibition “Heebie Jeebies” Dec 12 – 29, 9 am – 12 pm and 1.30 – 5 pm VICAS Art Studio, 32 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District From the organizer: A unique voice to Vietnamese contemporary fine arts, bringing about a complex visual impression, which is the harmony between the visible and the invisible, between the positive and negative energies, between rationality and intuition and between excitement and panic… Danang City-Art exhibition honours local artists Dec 7, … [Read more...] about What’s on December 16-22 (Daily updated)
