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The fireworks teams from France and Italy have been selected to compete in the final night of the Da Nang International Firework Festival (DIFF) 2023, the organisation board announced on June 25.

According to Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Ngo Thi Kim Yen, who is also head of the organisation board, the jury found it difficult to choose the two teams for the final as all the eight teams have shown endless creativity in their eye-catching fireworks performances which left a deep impression on the audience.

The French and Italian teams combined music and fireworks in an artistic and smooth form, and their fireworks displays are very consistent with the rhythm and the emotion of the music, said composer Nguyen Duc Trinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Musicians’ Association, a member of the jury.

According to the draw result, the Italian team will perform first, and the French team’s display will close the DIFF 2023.

This year, the organisation board of DIFF 2023 has decided to double the prize value. The champion will receive a prize of 20,000 USD, while the runner-up will receive 10,000 USD.

Additionally, two sub-prizes worth 3,000 USD each will be presented to the most creative team and the team that receives the most votes from the audience.

The final night will be broadcast live on VTV1 channel of Vietnam Television at 8:pm on July 8./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Loei, June 24 – Permanent Secretary of the Interior presided over the opening of the 2023 Boon Luang Festival and Phi Ta Khon Festival in Dan Sai District, Loei Province.

It’s officially started Boon Luang Festival and Phi Ta Khon Play Day 2023 by Mr. Suthipong Julcharoen, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior presided over the opening ceremony In front of Dan Sai District Office, Loei Province, the atmosphere is lively. More than 80,000 Thai and foreign tourists visited the fair.

Boon Luang Festival and Phi Ta Khon Play It is a tradition that combines “Merit Phra Wet Festival” (Heet of the Fourth Month) and “Merit Festival” (Heet of the Sixth Month) together with colorful parades and playing Phi Ta Khon Which is famous both nationally including at the international level

The event also has other cultural activities. lots of interesting Including the dance leg contest “Batha Shake” anti-drug competition, “Phi Ta Khon Papaya Salad” contest, Miss Dan Sai contest, etc. The event will be held until this Sunday is the last day. – Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency

A Vietnamese street food festival entitled “Ici Vietnam Festival” was held on June 17 at Monge Square in District 5, Paris by the Vietnamese Association in France (UGVF) and the Vietnam Youth Association in France (UJVF).

This is the third year the festival has been organised, offering visitors opportunities to taste popular Vietnamese dishes and fruits. This year, visitors can also enjoy contemporary music, with the excitement of electronic music, pop and rap, performed by French-Vietnamese DJ-beatmakers.

They can also find books, meet with writers, and play Vietnamese folk games. On this occasion, Vinfast, a subsidiary carmaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, displayed its latest electric vehicles.

According to Jérôme Tham Vo My, a member of the festival’s organising committee, in 2022, the one-day festival attracted nearly 10,000 visitors.

He hopes that with the participation of about 30 businesses, this year’s event would attract more visitors than last year.

Ngo Minh Duong, owner of Thanh Binh Jeunes supermarket chain, said that the products he brought here were all from Vietnam, such as sugarcane juice, coconut water, lychee, mango, coffee, and tea.

The company also cooperates with the Graine de riz – Grain de vie Association to raise funds for disadvantaged children and families in Vietnam and Laos.

Ici Vietnam Festival is the idea of a group of young Vietnamese-French people who wish to organise festivals in various fields of film, art, painting and cuisine to promote Vietnamese culture./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee on June 17 exchanged Memoranda of Understanding with partners on building a film studio and making films in the south-central coastal province.

The committee and Sun Group signed an MoU on cooperation on film studio construction. It also inked another with VietinBank on investment and funding for suitable film projects to be implemented in the province.

Nha Trang – Khanh Hoa Tourism Association and Hoan Khue Film Production Joint Stock Company signed an MoU on investment, production and promotion of the film project “Ngay xua mot chuyen tinh” (Once upon a time – A love story) and another with Vietnamese Images Research and Promotion Joint Stock on investment, production and promotion of the film project “ Cham vao hanh phuc” (Touching Happiness).

The MoU exchange formed part of the conference on tourism brand development via cinema for Khanh Hoa province.

Speaking at the opening of the conference on June 17, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung emphasised that although Vietnam has diverse natural landscapes and cultural identities, it has not yet attracted many foreign film crews.

He said the promotion of destinations through cinematographic works is still modest with few films having been made.

He called on initiatives to combine tourism and cinema more effectively, strongly promoting the images of Vietnam in general and Khanh Hoa province in particular.

Minister Hung suggested Khanh Hoa province soon build, complete and effectively implement mechanisms and policies to attract investment in cinema and tourism.

Many delegates at the conference agreed that Khanh Hoa has a lot of potential to become an attractive destination for domestic and international investors to develop tourism combined with cinema.

Chairman of the Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tan Tuan said that the locality always welcomes and commits to creating favourable conditions for domestic and international filmmakers when investing in art activities in the province./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Teams from France and Canada on June 10 evening competed at the ongoing Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2023, conquering thousands of viewers with performances under the theme “ Love without Distance”.

The team Hands Fireworks from Canada participating in the DIIF for the first time brought to the audience a performance called “Aurora”.

As the aurora is known as a natural light display that shimmers in the sky, is only visible at night, and usually only appears in lower polar regions, the French performance overwhelmed thousands of spectators when recreating the beauty of the aurora on Canadian electronic music, through light and colours.

Meanwhile, the team Arteventia from France that is also a newcomer to the DIFF brought a performance called “Colours of Hope”, delivering a message that resilience is the only hope to overcome difficulties and obstacles and help us discover the beauty of life. The performance emphasised the understanding between people and people, and the connection between people and nature.

The Arteventia team has won many big prizes at fireworks competitions in the US, Poland, and Belgium. DIFF 2023, themed ‘The World without Distance,’ takes place from June 2 to July 8 on a stage along the bank of the Han River in the central city of Da Nang.

Seven international pyrotechnic teams from the UK, Italy, Poland, France, Australia, Canada, Finland, and a team from Da Nang join the festival.

The Vietnamese and Finnish teams competed following the festival’s opening ceremony on June 2.

The third competition will take place on June 17 under the theme ‘Conquering Dreams’ with the participation of the Australian and Italian teams.

Teams from Poland and the UK will have their turn on June 24./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Nine Entertainment June 5 – add some love and sweetness to each other For a couple of young male protagonists “Nadech Kugimiya” and female heroine “Yaya Urassaya Sperbund”, both of them recently flew to travel abroad. and went to Yaya’s friend’s wedding in Sweden

The couple did not forget to show off their sweet and savory pictures. into instagram with intimate shots in the water Let me tell you, this trip to Italy is so sweet.

Source: Thai News Agency

Nine Entertainment, June 5 – While the main IG @oabnithi of the young man Ob Nithi looks bright and cheerful while doing activities in Paris. He also told about the feeling of watching tennis on the clay court that he had watched on TV when he was young.

But who knows that behind that smile there will be some hidden feelings? Because if you look into IG @noprivate.anymore The wraps are often used to store the works of film camera photography. The latest photo of Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the distance. In the night that feels lonely The more I read the caption accompanying the picture that says “Paris without you this time.” It gives me a different feeling from when a young man came to travel with a girl “Maprang Alisa” a few years ago, causing people to relate to the news that that now both of them break up causing the comments that came in to send encouragement to the young actor

Source: Thai News Agency

More than 6,000 women wearing Ao dai (the Vietnamese traditional long dress) took to street in a parade at the April 2 Square in Nha Trang beach city in the south central province of Khanh Hoa to honour the costume as a heritage of the nation as part of the 2023 Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival.

Speaking at the June 4 parade, Dinh Van Thieu, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee said the special cultural event contributes to preserving and promoting the beauty of Ao dai, affirming its value as part of Vietnam’s cultural heritage.

The Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival opened on June 3 evening with a live-broadcast ceremony which featured an artistic light show of 1,653 drones.

Lasting until June 6, the 10th edition of the festival is set to treat visitors to more than 70 events taking place in Nha Trang and other localities. Highlights among them include an art programme on June 4, a musical gala on June 5, and a closing ceremony on June 6.

The festival is held every two years and has become a trademark of the beach resort city since 2003. In 2021, the festival was suspended due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, Khanh Hoa welcomed 2.57 million tourists, raking in nearly 14 trillion VND (590.5 million USD) in tourism revenue. This year, it targets four million visitors, including 1.5 million foreigners, and a revenue of approximately 21 trillion VND./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency