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The Military Band Service of the National Guard of Russia will perform for the first time in Vietnam on Friday and Sunday.  The performances will take place at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM)'s Grand Hall and at the Quang Ninh Centre for Exhibition and Fair at the invitation of the Vietnam Musician's Association.  The 80-member band will perform in Hanoi and Quang Ninh on Friday and Sunday. Photo courtesy of the organisation board The performance will highlight Vietnamese and Russian songs including Đàn Sếu (Cranes), which is translated into Vietnamese by poet Le Tu Minh. Composed in 1968, the song is one of the most famous Russian songs about World War II. The band will play Vietnamese folk song Trống Cơm (The Cylindrical Drum) and quan họ (love duet) song Người Ở Đừng Về (My Darling, Please Don't Leave). Vietnamese A-list singers People's Artist Quang Tho, Tung Duong and Lan Anh will be … [Read more...] about Russian military band to perform in Hanoi and Quang Ninh

Tra fish exports to Russia slump Export revenue of tra fish to the Russian market in the first 10 months of this year fell 31 percent compared to last year to 12.5 million USD, reported the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). According to the association, the sharp drop followed last year’s declining trend, and was likely to continue for the rest of 2019. VASEP said that in the last two years, Russia’s tra fish consumption has been modest, with unstable import prices. Meanwhile, the European country’s imports of frozen tra fish fillets have increased slightly by 3 percent, but that of frozen whole fish have fallen 29 percent./. Conference on boosting exports to China They were speaking at a recent conference on agricultural, forestry and seafood exports to China in Mong Cai City in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the People's … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 6

Popular singer Hoang Thuy Linh been named Best Asian Artist Vietnam at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2019. The Hanoi-born singer has been among best sellers this year with her various music videos inspired by folk culture like Để Mị Nói Cho Mà Nghe (Let Me Tell You What!), Tứ Phủ (Four Palaces) and her album titled Hoàng. The album released recently celebrated Linh’s 10th year in the business, MV Tứ Phủ features holy space of hầu đồng (mediumship), an ancient traditional belief of Vietnamese people. Hoang Thuy Linh at the awards ceremony held in Tokyo in December 5. Photo vov.vn Linh said her hard work this year has paid off, as 2019 has been the most successful year during her career. “This prize gives me more power and creativeness,” she said. MAMA has been an annual prestigious music award initiated by South Korea company Mnet Media since 1999 praising artists with highest … [Read more...] about Vietnamese singer Hoang Thuy Linh wins Mnet Asian Music Awards