A poster of Wonderland the Musical: Alice – The Sequel. HÀ NỘI — A musical inspired by the Disney fantasy-adventure animation Alice in Wonderland will be staged in Hà Nội on Sunday. Entitled Wonderland the Musical: Alice – The Sequel, the show has been produced by PDV Production – an art project that gathers young art enthusiasts, especially Disney lovers. According to the producer, the new musical is expected to ignite childhood memories. Nguyễn Hoàng Thu Hà, the project’s director, said the musical’s English script had been created by South African Andrew J. Carter. Set in Wonderland, a utopia full of magic which Alice once accidentally strayed into while running after the White Rabbit, she has a new and exciting adventure. In Wonderland, from a shy and insecure, Alice becomes a brave, responsible and brilliant person. Together with her … [Read more...] about Disney lovers stage Wonderland musical
Nghĩa to represent Việt Nam at World Athletics Championships
Ngần Ngọc Nghĩa (centre) will be the only Vietnamese runner at the World Athletics Championships in Qatar. — Photo webthethao.vn HÀ NỘI — Ngần Ngọc Nghĩa will be Việt Nam's only representative at the World Athletics Championships that started yesterday in Qatar. 20-year-old Nghĩa will compete in the men’s 100m event. He took gold at the National Championships on September 16 with a time of 10.71sec. He is also the national record holder with a time of 10.47. The tournament will welcome more than 2,000 competitors from 209 countries and territories competing in 24 different events at the renovated multi-purpose Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. Due to the hot weather, all the events will begin at 4pm local time and the marathon will be held at midnight for the first time. The competition will also see the debut of the 4x400m mixed relay. It is the most important … [Read more...] about Nghĩa to represent Việt Nam at World Athletics Championships
Water puppeteers find dry land on stage
Artist Nguyễn Xuân Long plays the role of American Dragon. — VNS Photo Lê Bích by Minh Thu HÀ NỘI — Puppeteer Nguyễn Xuân Long had been hidden behind the curtain at Thăng Long Water Puppetry Theatre for more than 10 years, charged with controlling the puppet of an old man catching fish. He had never appeared in front of the audience before, but that's all changed with the release of Mơ Rồng (Dragon’s Dream), a new experimental work produced by the theatre. Directed and written by Lê Quý Dương, the piece is an imaginative story reflecting the urgent problems facing the world such as child abduction, noise pollution, poverty, ocean disputes and war. In the performance, Tễu, a popular character in Vietnamese water puppetry, joins Dragon Thăng Long on a journey around the world to solve these problems and send … [Read more...] about Water puppeteers find dry land on stage
Việt Nam highly values partnership with EU: Official
Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyễn Văn Bình meets with Vice President of the European Parliament (EP) Dimitrios Papadimoulis in Brussels, Belgium.— VNA/VNS Photo Kim Chung BRUSSELS — Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyễn Văn Bình said Việt Nam highly values its strategic partnership with the EU. He was speaking during his recent working sessions with leaders of the European Commission (EC) and Parliament. Bình in is Belgium to attend the Europa Connectivity Forum held by the EC. The host leaders include Vice President of the European Parliament (EP) Dimitrios Papadimoulis, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom, and Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade Bernd Lange. Expressing his delight at growing bilateral ties, including the signing of the EU – Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and EU – … [Read more...] about Việt Nam highly values partnership with EU: Official
Vietnam considers RoK important partner
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man meets with Speaker of the RoK National Assembly Moon Hee-sang (Photo: VNA) The VFF leader said he hopes that Speaker Moon would continue supporting the development of bilateral ties between the two nations as well as the Vietnamese community in the RoK, especially Vietnamese women marrying Korean citizens. He also expressed his wish that the RoK would continue supporting Vietnam and ASEAN’s stance of maintaining peace, stability, maritime freedom and safety in the East Sea, and settling disputes in the East Sea by peaceful means in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), fully implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) towards reaching an effective and practical Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) at an early date. He also voiced Vietnam’s consistent support for peace, … [Read more...] about Vietnam considers RoK important partner