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Opera project launched to mark anniversary of Japan-Việt Nam diplomatic ties
HÀ NỘI — A new opera project named “Princess Anio” has been launched to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Việt Nam.
The project aims to promote Japan-Việt Nam exchange and friendship through music and will be performed at Hà Nội Opera House in September 2023.
The opera is based on the love story between Sotaro Araki, a merchant from Nagasaki, Japan, and Princess Ngọc Hoa [called Princess Anio by Japanese] in Hội An, Việt Nam, during the trading era of the Shuinsen in the early 17th century.
During the Nguyễn Dynasty in Việt Nam, Princess Ngọc Hoa was the daughter of Lord Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên who reigned from 1613 to 1635.
Since ancient times, Japan and Việt Nam have had a strong relationship as reliable and equal partners. By making an opera based on this, the project aims to create a work that will become a symbol deepening the relationship between the two countries.
Japanese Ambassador to Việt Nam Takio Yamada will take part in the project as an honorary advisor. It is supported and sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Việt Nam, the Embassy of Japan in Việt Nam and other organisations from both nations.
The production team includes conductor Honna Tetsuji as general director; composer Trần Mạnh Hùng as music author; Oyama Daisuke as a playwright for Japanese; Hà Quang Minh as a playwright to Vietnamese; artist Ando Saeko as image director; artist Oyama Daisuke as director; artists from the Việt Nam National Symphony Orchestra; artists from Việt Nam National Opera and Ballet Theatre; Art Creation JDC; and researcher Phan Hải Linh as historical consultant and more.
The ambassador said the opera would help people of the two countries reminisce about the good relationship between Japan and Việt Nam in the past and further tighten their bonds in the future.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tạ Quang Đông said he appreciated the project, emphasising that the Việt Nam-Japan cooperation relationship had achieved many strong and wide-ranging development steps in many fields.
“This is a good opportunity for us to review the tradition and friendship of the governments and people of Việt Nam and Japan and have a deeper understanding of the significance of this event,” he said.
The deputy minister also said Japan and Việt Nam would coordinate on a variety of activities to mark the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023.
The general director of the project Tetsuji said the artists performing in the opera would sing in both Vietnamese and Japanese.
Composer Hùng said both sides had met online often to carry out the project.
“We have agreed three parts of the opera, but only one part is being worked on,” he said. “We have worked very hard to find common satisfaction for all personnel involved in the project.”
Hùng said he found it challenging to compose music for various scenes in Japan and Việt Nam based on dialogue and songs in Japanese.
“I believe we will succeed as we have been working well as a team,” he said.
Trịnh Tùng Linh, director of the Việt Nam National Symphony Orchestra, said in the context of the pandemic, the team had a plan B to ensure the safety and success for the project. —
Source: https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/1109277/opera-project-launched-to-mark-anniversary-of-japan-viet-nam-diplomatic-ties.html
More than 4,000 people including both Vietnamese and foreigners participated in the District 1 Midnight Run 2023 on Saturday.
The run was co-organized by the District 1 People’s Committee and Ben Thanh General Cultural JSC.
The track stretches through many cultural heritage sites of Ho Chi Minh City, namely the municipal People’s Committee headquarters, Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, Bach Dang Wharf, Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh Market, and Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, among others.
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| Participants run in front of the Municipal Theater of Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
The organizing board hopes to introduce the culture, history, and traditions of District 1 that are associated with the image of a sleepless city.
More than 4,000 people participated in the event, not only to improve their physical health but also to witness the city at night.
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| Participants run across Tan Dinh Church in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
Among the foreign participants were over 260 expats in different localities of Vietnam, alongside more than 100 athletes from 16 countries.
Through the event, the organizing board will donate VND700 million (US$29,700) to the fund for the poor in District 1.
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| Participants run across the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee headquarters, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
As of early 2023, Ho Chi Minh City had nearly 32,000 eateries, restaurants, and street food establishments, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
District 1 has more than 1,300 business establishments providing services that are considered core activities of the nighttime economy.
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| Participants run along Hoang Sa Street in Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| A group of participants pose for a photo in Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Huu Hanh / Tuoi Tre |
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More than 4,000 people including both Vietnamese and foreigners participated in the District 1 Midnight Run 2023 on Saturday.
The run was co-organized by the District 1 People’s Committee and Ben Thanh General Cultural JSC.
The track stretches through many cultural heritage sites of Ho Chi Minh City, namely the municipal People’s Committee headquarters, Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, Bach Dang Wharf, Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh Market, and Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, among others.
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| Participants run in front of the Municipal Theater of Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
The organizing board hopes to introduce the culture, history, and traditions of District 1 that are associated with the image of a sleepless city.
More than 4,000 people participated in the event, not only to improve their physical health but also to witness the city at night.
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| Participants run across Tan Dinh Church in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
Among the foreign participants were over 260 expats in different localities of Vietnam, alongside more than 100 athletes from 16 countries.
Through the event, the organizing board will donate VND700 million (US$29,700) to the fund for the poor in District 1.
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| Participants run across the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee headquarters, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
As of early 2023, Ho Chi Minh City had nearly 32,000 eateries, restaurants, and street food establishments, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.
District 1 has more than 1,300 business establishments providing services that are considered core activities of the nighttime economy.
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| Participants run along Hoang Sa Street in Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
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| A group of participants pose for a photo in Ho Chi Minh City, March 25, 2023. Photo: Huu Hanh / Tuoi Tre |
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Apart from kraits, redtail pit vipers and copperheads, a four-meter-long king cobra weighing nearly 17 kilograms at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City in Vietnam’s Kien Giang Province is luring crowds of tourists.
Visiting the snake farm in Suoi Da Hamlet in Duong Ta Commune, Phu Quoc City, Nguyen Thi Thu Duong, a tourist coming from Hanoi, said that she was surprised at the king cobra’s length and large size.
“The king cobra is so big. It is necessary to take care of the snake carefully to attract many visitors, especially those who desire to learn about the rare snake,” said Dung.
Nguyen Tan Loc, an employee at the snake farm, said that the farm is conserving and nourishing seven types of snakes, including four venomous species such as krait, redtail pit viper, copperhead and king cobra.
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| The king cobra has a big head. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
The farm expects to show residents on Phu Quoc Island which snakes are poisonous and instruct them how to protect themselves from a snake.
The king cobra was brought from Dong Tam 1 Snake Farm in Tien Giang Province to Phu Quoc to serve tourists and learners, according to Loc.
“We preserve and look after these snakes, apart from offering tourism products, to give a chance to tourists to know which snakes still exist on the island.
“The farm welcomes some 40,000 domestic and international tourists each year,” he said.
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| With its length of four meters, the king cobra curls itself up and hugs a pile of stones in its cage. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| A photo of a tour guide at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City introducing the king cobra’s food which is other snakes. The farm feeds the cobra one or two times a week. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City is nourishing multiple types of snakes. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Tourists visit Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm to learn about snakes. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| A model of a snake on display at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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Apart from kraits, redtail pit vipers and copperheads, a four-meter-long king cobra weighing nearly 17 kilograms at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City in Vietnam’s Kien Giang Province is luring crowds of tourists.
Visiting the snake farm in Suoi Da Hamlet in Duong Ta Commune, Phu Quoc City, Nguyen Thi Thu Duong, a tourist coming from Hanoi, said that she was surprised at the king cobra’s length and large size.
“The king cobra is so big. It is necessary to take care of the snake carefully to attract many visitors, especially those who desire to learn about the rare snake,” said Dung.
Nguyen Tan Loc, an employee at the snake farm, said that the farm is conserving and nourishing seven types of snakes, including four venomous species such as krait, redtail pit viper, copperhead and king cobra.
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| The king cobra has a big head. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
The farm expects to show residents on Phu Quoc Island which snakes are poisonous and instruct them how to protect themselves from a snake.
The king cobra was brought from Dong Tam 1 Snake Farm in Tien Giang Province to Phu Quoc to serve tourists and learners, according to Loc.
“We preserve and look after these snakes, apart from offering tourism products, to give a chance to tourists to know which snakes still exist on the island.
“The farm welcomes some 40,000 domestic and international tourists each year,” he said.
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| With its length of four meters, the king cobra curls itself up and hugs a pile of stones in its cage. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| A photo of a tour guide at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City introducing the king cobra’s food which is other snakes. The farm feeds the cobra one or two times a week. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm in Phu Quoc City is nourishing multiple types of snakes. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| Tourists visit Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm to learn about snakes. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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| A model of a snake on display at Dong Tam 2 Snake Farm. Photo: Chi Cong / Tuoi Tre |
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People around Vietnam will turn off their electric lights for an hour on Saturday evening to show support for a global campaign called Earth Hour, which is aimed at enhancing the need to act on climate change and power saving.
The World Wildlife Fund-sponsored event was initiated in Sydney, Australia in 2007, while Vietnam first took part in the environmental campaign in 2009.
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| The Landmark 81 building in Ho Chi Minh City gradually loses its glow during the 2020 Earth Hour. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
To respond to this year’s Earth Hour campaign, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has called for action to save the planet by turning off lights for one hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday, March 25.
The ministry teamed up with the Hoa Binh People’s Committee to organize a ceremony to launch the 2023 Earth Hour campaign nationwide in the northern province on Thursday.
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| Many buildings on the Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh turn off lights during the 2020 Earth Hour. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said that climate change has led to severe weather conditions, including lengthy heat waves, high rainfalls and intense droughts.
Vietnam is listed among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to a report titled “2022 climate change – impact, adaptation and vulnerability,” conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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| Young people in Hanoi City show support for the 2019 Earth Hour campaign. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
To prevent climate change from delivering serious blows to agriculture, food security, natural ecosystem, water resources and people’s health, and encourage participation in the blackout, the ministry told all ministries, departments, agencies and localities to switch off lights and non-essential electric devices for a full hour on Saturday night.
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People around Vietnam will turn off their electric lights for an hour on Saturday evening to show support for a global campaign called Earth Hour, which is aimed at enhancing the need to act on climate change and power saving.
The World Wildlife Fund-sponsored event was initiated in Sydney, Australia in 2007, while Vietnam first took part in the environmental campaign in 2009.
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| The Landmark 81 building in Ho Chi Minh City gradually loses its glow during the 2020 Earth Hour. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
To respond to this year’s Earth Hour campaign, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has called for action to save the planet by turning off lights for one hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday, March 25.
The ministry teamed up with the Hoa Binh People’s Committee to organize a ceremony to launch the 2023 Earth Hour campaign nationwide in the northern province on Thursday.
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| Many buildings on the Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh turn off lights during the 2020 Earth Hour. Photo: Quang Dinh / Tuoi Tre |
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said that climate change has led to severe weather conditions, including lengthy heat waves, high rainfalls and intense droughts.
Vietnam is listed among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to a report titled “2022 climate change – impact, adaptation and vulnerability,” conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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| Young people in Hanoi City show support for the 2019 Earth Hour campaign. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre |
To prevent climate change from delivering serious blows to agriculture, food security, natural ecosystem, water resources and people’s health, and encourage participation in the blackout, the ministry told all ministries, departments, agencies and localities to switch off lights and non-essential electric devices for a full hour on Saturday night.
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Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/ttnewsstyle/20230324/lets-switch-off-lights-for-earth-hour-in-vietnam/72249.html
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