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  Illustration by Trịnh Lập   By Nguyễn Mỹ Hà   The dreams of millions of Vietnamese people came true on Tuesday night. They had been dreaming for 30 years, or was it 60 as some said? Now it doesn’t matter, as the dreams are reality. The Việt Nam men’s U22 football team won a gold medal at the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines by defeating Indonesia 3-0 in the final. A popular saying goes ‘phúc bất trùng lai’, which means happiness does not repeat itself, but the men’s victory came just days after the women’s team won their own gold medal at the Games. Double happiness, truly, because despite the fact the women’s football team had won for the sixth time, it was the men’s first triumph. “Though this is the sixth time,” said women’s coach Mai Đức Chung, “I still feel very touched.” Sheer joy and happiness brightened … [Read more...] about Let the Vietnamese spirit soar

  Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy at the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy at the International Labour Organisation, spoke to Viet Nam News reporter Thu Vân about the Vietnamese Government's efforts to change its labour laws in line with requirements on labour rights in free trade agreements it has recently ratified, like the CPTPP and the EVFTA, as well as the challenges ahead in the world of work.  Việt Nam has recently ratified the CPTPP and signed the EVFTA, and these two trade agreements include provisions on labour rights and require the country to make certain changes to its labour laws. Việt Nam has made changes to its labour code, ratified the ILO Convention 98 and plans to ratify Convention 87 on the freedom of association by 2023. How do you evaluate such efforts by the … [Read more...] about Việt Nam making strides in workers’ rights

  A tank of the liberation force crashes through the main gate of the Independence Palace in Sài Gòn on April 30, 1975, marking the end of the US-backed Sài Gòn regime. Photo Tran Mai Huong The Việt Nam People’s Army will celebrate its 75th anniversary on December 22. Under the leadership of the Communist Party and with the support of the Vietnamese people, the army, from a small team founded in a forest in the northern province of Cao Bằng to the large and powerful force it is today, has overcome all challenges to preserve its prestigious spirit of an "army of the people and for the people”. Việt Nam News offers readers a look at just how much some veterans have given to their country. What happened in 1971 will always stick with Prof Phạm Thành Hưng, a lecturer of literature at the University of Social Science and Humanities. Hưng, who was then a student at the University of Hà Nội’s … [Read more...] about People’s Army celebrates its 75th anniversary

By Nguyễn Bình When Lương Huệ Trinh started experimenting with electro-acoustic instruments in her final year at the Việt Nam Academy of Music (VNAM), she didn't know much about them, just that she was falling in love with a new way of making music. Trinh was the first Vietnamese musician to study multimedia composition at Hamburg University of Music and Theatre from 2015 to 2018.     STUDIOUS: Lương Huệ Trinh studied an MA in multimedia composition at Hamburg University of Music and Theatre from 2015 to 2018. Photo Nguyễn Lê Việt Anh Her most recent multimedia concert featuring a combination of music and video entitled Lettres De Hanoi (Letters from Hà Nội) was performed at the European Music Festival on November 30. The concert was performed by Vietnamese and French musicians featuring pieces composed by Trinh and Jean-David Caillouet based on a book by author Jean Tardieu. … [Read more...] about Emerging musician goes her own way

Việt Nam attaches great importance to its role as ASEAN Chair 2020. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam attaches great importance to its role as ASEAN Chair 2020, and wishes to build a strong ASEAN Community which is resilient to regional and global challenges, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Quốc Dũng has said. Briefing nearly 70 foreign ambassadors and representatives from embassies of ASEAN member states and ASEAN’s development partners at a conference at the weekend in Hà Nội, Dũng, who is also Secretary General of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee, affirmed joining ASEAN’s activities was among priorities in Việt Nam’s foreign policy, and the country would spare no efforts to successfully act as the ASEAN Chair 2020. Việt Nam had selected the theme “Cohesive and Responsive” for ASEAN 2020, he said, holding the two elements are interdependent … [Read more...] about Việt Nam wants to sustain ASEAN resilience to global challenges: Deputy FM