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They perform on the trumpet in the Vietnam Youth Orchestra. Thu and Trang live in Luong Son District in Hoa Binh Province. Thu began learning to play the trumpet in first grade, while her younger sister started playing the instrument when she was five years old. Their trumpet teacher was their father, who is a trumpeter. He often practices playing the trumpet at home, so he taught his daughters how to play. The father regularly records their trumpet practice and shares the videos on his Facebook account. After watching some of these videos, Tran Hien, the conductor of the Vietnam Youth Orchestra, contacted the two sisters to invite them to join the orchestra. Since then, every Sunday morning, the two young girls wake up at 5:00 am and take a bus at 6:30 am to Hanoi to play with the orchestra. After almost a year of practicing the trumpet in the Vietnamese capital, the two young sisters will perform as orchestra members at the Hanoi Opera House this Sunday. With the participati...

Prigent Loïc’s “Jean Paul Gaultier” has been chosen to open the festival as a curtain raiser. Jean Paul Gaultier, who presented his final fashion show in January 2020, returns with a new documentary directed by Loïc Prigent. The French filmmaker, who previously collaborated with the designer on the film “Jean Paul Gaultier travaille” in 2015, takes viewers behind the scenes of Gaultier’s last and most spectacular show at the Théâtre du Châtelet. The documentary has a runtime of 52 minutes. Other documentaries, including “Isabel Marant: Naissance d’une collection” by Miceli Dominique, “Cartier la petite boite rouge” by Azoulai Minou and Brand Marie, and “La ligne Balmain” by Prigent Loïc, will be shown prior to “Qui etes-vous polly maggoo?” directed by Klein William, which will close the event on December 7. The festival is part of the 2023 Season 2 program themed “Fashion and Design,” which takes place from September to the end of the year. It includes various activities such a...

The upcoming festival, organized by the US Embassy in Hanoi and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), aims to foster extensive cooperation and mutual understanding between the United States and Vietnam through cultural exchanges. The festival will showcase a wide range of activities, including traditional American and Vietnamese games, exhibitions of various art forms and handicraft products, sports, and STEM activities. Numerous booths will be set up to provide information on the bilateral relationship in multiple fields, such as health, the environment, education, business, and culture. Visitors will have the opportunity to interact directly with representatives from the US Embassy in Hanoi, gaining insights into traveling to the United States, learning English, applying for educational scholarships, as well as job opportunities at the US Diplomatic Mission in Vietnam. The event will also feature musical performances by Vietnamese students and American volunt...

The Vietnam News Agency Publishing House released the memoirs of Tran Mai Huong, former general director of the VNA, on December 5. In his memoirs, he shares the memories and moments he covered as a war correspondent. Veteran journalist Tran Mai Huong at the launch of his memoirs on December 5. Photo: Vietnam News Agency Titled Hoi Ky Phong Vien Chien Truong – Tren Nhung Neo Duong Chien Tranh va Hoa Binh (War Correspondent’s Memoirs – On the Paths of War and Peace), the 500-page book chronicles the nation’s major milestones during the war for reunification, coinciding with Huong’s time on the battlefield. Journalism is an extremely dangerous profession, especially for war correspondents who are often in the line of fire to report the latest news of war events. They are literally in the middle of life-or-death situations. The book gives a crystal-clear account of the war, from the time he was evacuated from bombing raids at the age of 13 to the time Huong worked on th...

These advertisements are run by ‘testers’ in a group to test your partner’s loyalty on social media in Vietnam. Currently, it is easy to find such ‘testing groups’ on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. These groups can have hundreds to thousands of members. If you search for the keyword ‘test nguoi yeu’ (test darlings) on TikTok, you will find some with over 195 million search results. Confusing services This emerging trend reflects the strange needs of many couples and the development of confusing services.  According to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, the service of testing lovers first appeared in early 2023. Recently, the number of people joining ‘lover tests’ groups and searching for related terms has been increasing daily. The main contributors to these groups are the testers, who often post their services as statuses. Once someone interacts with their post, they would immediately message that person. This service attracts a large number of people, wit...