Japan's performers will debut a theatre production entitled Without Signal! by director Shuji Ondera at Vietnam Youth Theatre on March 30-31. Without Signal! is a performance by Vietnamese and Japanese artists on March 30 & 31 at 11 Ngo Thi Nhiem. Without Signal! consists of mimes and non-verbal performances by five Japanese and four Vietnamese artists. The artists will perform mime movements, turning something invisible into something visible in Without Signal! "There will not be a specific story in the performance, that is director Ondera’s style," said established mime artist Hoang Tung. "One of the main roles will act confused at the many real and illusory images." Tung is one of the Vietnamese artists selected to join the production. The others come from Vietnam Youth Theatre, Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema and Vietnam Opera and Ballet. The artists travelled to Japan for a one-month rehearsal and then put on four performances at Kanagawa Art … [Read more...] about Japan, Vietnam mimes come to Hanoi
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Flight from Japan delayed by two hours after Vietnamese passenger opens emergency exit
By Doan Loan  March 21, 2018 | 12:39 pm GMT+7 A Vietnam Airlines aircraft takes off in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Xuan Hoa The passenger will be fined for violating airline safety regulations. A Vietnam Airlines flight from Japan to Vietnam was delayed by two hours and 20 minutes on Monday after a male Vietnamese passenger opened the emergency exit door without permission from the crew. The incident happened at Narita International Airport while other passengers from Tokyo to Da Nang were boarding the plane. The passengers were asked to return to the waiting area so the crew could deal with technical problems. Vietnam Airlines issued compensation in line with regulations and transferred passengers who were making connections onto other flights. Airline representatives at Narita Airport have reported the case to local authorities. The passenger will be fined for violating aviation safety regulations. Vietnam's aivation industry has been booming in recent … [Read more...] about Flight from Japan delayed by two hours after Vietnamese passenger opens emergency exit
Golden chance for Can Tho to boost investment ties with Japan
The conference will be held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in conjunction with the municipal People’s Committee, as heard at a meeting of local authorities on the event’s preparatory work on March 23. It will include three sessions, engaging in discussions on development cooperation between Japan and the Mekong Delta in the fields of healthcare, culture-tourism, education-training, human resource development and hi-tech agriculture. Can Tho seeks to attract more Japanese investments and support in healthcare projects, for example, providing equipment for a local cardiovascular hospital, providing training for healthcare workers and sending guest workers to Japan. The city also plans to design exclusive tours for Japanese visitors, develop the Vietnam-Japan Industrial Park, which will start construction in April, and other industrial parks in Co Do, Thot Not and O Mon. Notably, a meeting will be held between former Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and the … [Read more...] about Golden chance for Can Tho to boost investment ties with Japan
2018 Japan Cultural Exchange Festival opens in Hanoi
The festival opens in downtown Hanoi on March 23, 2018. Chairman of Hanoi municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung made the remark at the opening ceremony of the festival in Hanoi on Friday as part of the activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam – Japan diplomatic ties. The event was attended by Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Kunio Umeda. The four-day festival includes a series of cultural and art exchange activities, introducing the unique cultural characteristics of Japan. The highlight of the event will be a display of 50 trees and 10,000 branches of cherry blossoms, along with several kinds of flowers and bonsai trees from Vietnam. Festival goers will have a chance to learn more about the tea culture of Japan, enjoy traditional art forms and the cuisine of the two countries. On the occasion, Japanese Embassy in Vietnam … [Read more...] about 2018 Japan Cultural Exchange Festival opens in Hanoi
Cultural exchanges vital to boosting VN-Japan relations: PM
During a reception for Iijima in Hanoi on March 23, PM Phuc said he was pleased to meet the Japanese advisor again when the bilateral relations are flourishing with high political trust. Vietnam and Japan have maintained regular high-level meetings and fostered cooperation in all fields, he said. Japan is currently the biggest provider of ODA, second biggest foreign investor and fourth biggest trade partner of Vietnam, PM Phuc said, noting that in 2017 alone, Japan poured a record amount of 9.11 billion USD in FDI into Vietnam, ranking first among countries and territories investing in the Southeast Asian nation. The PM expects that Japan will continue taking the lead in terms of FDI from now on, particularly in the areas of supporting industry, manufacturing, renewable energy and hi-tech agriculture. He spoke highly of Japan’s Sakura Blossom Festival which is being organised in Vietnam to mark the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties, saying such cultural exchange … [Read more...] about Cultural exchanges vital to boosting VN-Japan relations: PM