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Vietnamese students win four bronze medals at Asia-Pacific (Photo: VNA)
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The bronze medalists include Phan The Manh and Nguyen Tuan Phong, 12th graders from Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted in Bac Ninh province; Vo Hoang Hai, 11th grader from the High School for Gifted Students of the University of Natural Sciences under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi; and Than The Cong, 11th grader from the Bac Giang High School for the Gifted in Bac Giang province.
Four others who received certificates of merit are Vu Ngo Hoang Duong from the High School for Gifted Students of the University of Natural Sciences under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Nguyen Minh Tai Loc from the Quoc Hoc Hue High School for the Gifted in Thua Thien Hue province; Le Viet Hoang Anh from the Lam Son High School for the Gifted in Thanh Hoa Province; and Nguyen Tuan Duong from the Tran Phu High School for the Gifted in Hai Phong city. All of them are 12th graders.
The APhO 2023 is hosted by Mongolia from May 21-29. According to its rules, students take theoretical and practical tests, each for 300 minutes.
This year’s competition sees the participation of 195 students from 26 teams of 25 countries and territories. Vietnam is one of the seven teams with 100% of the students winning the prizes.
Vietnamese directors shine at 2023 Cannes Film Festival Hanoi
Vietnamese-French filmmaker Tran Anh Hung won the best director prize at the 76th Cannes International Film Festival for "La passion de Dodin Bouffant" (The Pot-au-Feu) on May 27 (local time), according to the Vietnam News Agency.
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Vietnamese-French filmmaker Tran Anh Hung. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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‘The Pot-au-Feu’ was adapted from French author Marcel Rouff’s 1924 novel ‘La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant gourmet’ (The Passionate Epicure).
Set in 1885, the film depicts a romance between a chef named Eugénie (Juliette Binoche) and the gourmet named Dodin (Benoît Magimel), who have worked together for 20 years.
Previously, on May 26, Tran Anh Hung received a seven-minute standing ovation after the film premiered at Cannes.
Born in 1962 in the central city of Da Nang, Tran Anh Hung has affirmed his reputation in European and international cinema. He has established himself as the Vietnamese-born film director to win the most international awards so far.
Meanwhile, the prize for best first film went to "Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell" by Vietnamese writer/director Pham Thien An. The feature originates from An’s previous short film entitled ‘Hay Thuc Tinh Va San Sang’ (Stay Awake, Be Ready), which was presented with the top prize of the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes 2019.
‘Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’ is a psychological adventure, revolving around a man trying to bring his sister-in-law’s dead body back to their hometown before he attempts to find his long-lost brother.
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Director Pham Thien An. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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It was among list of 19 movies premiering in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
Director Pham Thien An was born in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong in 1989. He has bagged a number of awards, including the 48 Hours Film Project in Ho Chi Minh City and top prize at the CJ Short Film Making Project, one of the top short film contests in Vietnam.
In 2019, his short movie ‘Cam Lang’ (The Mute) premiered at Palm Spring Short Movies Festival and was selected to compete at nearly 15 international film festivals around the world.
Fruit and vegetable exports skyrocket over five months
Vietnam earned nearly US$1.9 billion from fruit and vegetables exports during the first five months of this year, representing an increase of 29% year on year, Radio the Voice of Vietnam qouted the figures of the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association (Vinafruit).
Among the top 10 consumers, China took the lead, spending US$805 million on Vietnamese fruit and vegetables, making up 59% of the market share, up 6% year on year.
Other leading consumers of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables included the United States, the Netherlands and Malaysia.
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Fruit and vegetable exports skyrocket over five months (Photo: VOV)
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Dang Phuc Nguyen, Vinafruit general secretary, attributed the surge to increasing demand from China and the US.
With COVID-19 brought under control, 2023 has seen China consume most Vietnamese fruits, including dragon fruit, durian, mango and jackfruit, he said.
So far 11 Vietnamese fruits have been licensed to officially enter the Chinese market, namely durian, dragon fruit, watermelon, lychee, longan, banana, mango, jackfruit, rambutan, mangosteen, and passion fruit.
China has laid down stricter criteria for imports, including fruit and vegetables, and Vietnamese farmers are likely to earn more if they undertake the good agriculture practice (GAP) model to meet the Chinese market’s requirements, said the Vinafruit leader.
Vietnamese fruit and vegetables export earnings are expected to amount to US$4 billion this year from US$3.34 billion recorded last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Vietnam invests more than US$300 overseas over five months
Vietnam's total newly and adjusted investment capital overseas reached nearly US$316.4 million during the first five months of this year, equivalent to 93.5% over the same period last year, Radio the Voice of Vietnam qouted the numbers of the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Of the total, 47 newly-registered projects were valued at more than US$142.7 million, representing 48.6% of the same period last year. An additional nearly US$173.7 million was added to 16 projects, nearly 3.9 times as much as the same period last year.
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Vietnam invests more than US$300 overseas over five months (Photo: congthuong.vn)
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During the reviewed period, Vietnamese firms invested abroad in 13 industries, with wholesale and retail injecting nearly US$147.7 million. It was followed by the information and communication industry, banking and finance services, agriculture, forestry, and fishery.
There were 20 countries and territories receiving investment from Vietnam. Canada too the lead, attracting more than US$150.2 million, followed by Singapore, Laos and Cuba.
So far Vietnam has had 1,648 valid overseas investment projects valued at nearly US$22.1 billion. Its investment mainly focused on mining (31.5%), and agriculture, forestry and fishery (15.6%). Vietnam’s largest investment recipients were Laos (24.4%), Cambodia (13.3%), and Venezuela (8.3%)./.