The new prize is awarded for the first time in this year’s event to honor performers who made outstanding contribution to the Vietnamese music during their lifetimes. The two singers are notable names of Vietnamese pop stars in the early 90s. They won several times the Lan Song Xanh (Green Wave) Music Award for Favorite Singer given by Radio the Voice of HCM City. The Lan Song Xanh (Green Wave) Next Step 2018 also offers the first launch of The Jury Board’s prize aiming at encouraging artists and the works of art with the voluntariness in the music sector. The award ceremony will be held at Hoa Binh Theater in HCMC on January 11. Launched in 1997 by the Radio Voice of Ho Chi Minh City, the Lan Song Xanh (Green Wave) Music Award is one of the nation’s biggest music contests. By KHAC THI – Translated by Kim Khanh Tags: achievement award Lam truong Phuong Thanh Lan Song Xanh (Green Wave) Music Award … [Read more...] about Veteran pop stars win achievement award
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VIR awarded merits and medal for outstanding achievements in FDI attraction
Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) was the only press agency to be awarded the merit and medal "For Outstanding Achievements in Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam.” Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presenting the merit to VIR's deputy editor-in-chief Bui Duc Hai At the national conference on 30 years of FDI attraction in Vietnam today, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung handed over the merit and medal to Vietnam Investment Review for its outstanding achievements and contributions to FDI attraction throughout the past three decades. The 50 agencies, organisations, and associations awarded today Officially established when the national doi moi policy and international integration were kick-started, VIR’s development over the past 27 years (1991-2018) has been closely linked with the ups and downs of the Vietnamese economy and the domestic and foreign business communities. Starting out with two newspapers, … [Read more...] about VIR awarded merits and medal for outstanding achievements in FDI attraction
Vietnam’s 10 Outstanding Young Faces in 2017 announced
This award is a prestigious honor presented to Vietnamese young people with outstanding achievements in various fields, including education, scientific research, sports, the arts, and start-up and innovation movements. Another 10, chosen from 135 nominations, will receive the Vietnam Promising Young Face Award. These award winners will be honored at a grand gala night held at 8:00pm on March 26 in Hanoi. The ceremony will be broadcast live on VTV6 channel of the Vietnam Television (VTV). The People’s Army Newspaper would like to introduce them to readers. 1. Dinh Quang Hieu Hieu, 1999, is a student of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University Hanoi. In 2016, he was granted a certificate with merit by the Prime Minister for his outstanding academic results. In 2016-2017, Hieu won two golds at the 48th International Chemistry Olympiad in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the 49th in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, respectively. Dinh Quang Hieu Last year, … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s 10 Outstanding Young Faces in 2017 announced
Frenchman wins award for cultural museum in Hoi An
Organised annually by the prestigious French daily news website lepetitjournal.com since 2013, Trophées des Francais de l’étranger is awarded to French expatriates with successful projects or outstanding achievements abroad. The jury includes leaders of major political, economic and media organisations in France. French photographer Réhahn (R) receives the Trophées des Francais de l’étranger in Quai d’Orsay, Paris. (Photo courtesy of Réhahn) Réhahn’s Precious Heritage Art Gallery Museum project, at 26 Phan Boi Chau in Hoi An city, was selected as the winner among nine nominees for Trophées des Francais de l’étranger this year. The 250sq.m museum is home to more than 30 authentic traditional costumes and 200 photos, precious artifacts and stories translated into French, English and Vietnamese. It is the culmination of five years of exploration of Vietnam’s 54 nationalities. Réhahn, … [Read more...] about Frenchman wins award for cultural museum in Hoi An
Vietnam Outstanding Youth Faces Award 2017 announced
The winners, who stood out from 135 nominees, were honoured for their outstanding achievements in academic results, productions, culture and arts, defence, security and safety, sport, scientific researches, start-up businesses, and social activities. The organising board also announced the ten winners of the Potential Youth Face Awards 2017. The winners will be honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 26 on the occasion of the 87th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. Through its 21 editions, the annual Vietnam Outstanding Youth Faces Award has presented honours to over 210 Vietnamese youngsters. Another 210 upstanding youngsters have received the “potential youth face” title. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Outstanding Youth Faces Award 2017 announced
Two female associate professors honoured with 2017 Kovalevskaia Award
The winners of the 2017 Kovalevskaia Award were announced by the Vietnam Women's Union on March 2, namely Ass. Prof. Tran Van Khanh, Head of the Molecular Pathology Department under the Hanoi Medical University’s Faculty of Medical Technology, cum Deputy Director of Gen-Protein Research Centre under the university; and Ass. Prof. Dinh Thi Bich Lan, Senior Lecturer under the Institute of Biotechnology of Hue University. They were both honoured with the prestigious award for their outstanding achievements in scientific research. Ass. Prof. Lan, born in 1960, is the author of many research projects to create high-tech products, such as recombinant antigens, fast diagnostic KITs (immersion sticks), recombinant vaccines, biological preparations containing antibodies from egg yolk and hybrid pigs. She has won noble prizes in science and technology in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue for many years. Most of the research conducted by Lan has been transferred to the localities … [Read more...] about Two female associate professors honoured with 2017 Kovalevskaia Award
Vietnamese translator honoured with global Hans Christian Andersen Award
The information was announced by the Hans Christian Andersen Award Committee on March 1. The award aims to honour Tam for her great contributions in popularising the works created by Hans Christian Andersen, a master of fairy tales from Denmark, in Vietnam. She has had a strong attachment to H.C. Andersen’s works for 20 years and published an impressive fairytale-edition in 2003, with 88 fairytales at first followed by 100 fairytales later. This collection has been reprinted in 16 impressions and another is coming in 2018. Through her impressive works, Tam has helped Vietnamese children to read fairytales and also use them as an inspiration in visual arts, music and drama activities in schools. In addition to Tam, the other award-winners are Dr. Phil. Klaus Müller-Wille (Switzerland) for his groundbreaking studies on the material aesthetics of Hans Christian Andersen and singer/composer Sebastian (Denmark) for his interpretations of Hans Christian Andersen for the Danish … [Read more...] about Vietnamese translator honoured with global Hans Christian Andersen Award
10 firms win national environment award 2017
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Ten domestic companies with the highest energy efficiency have won in different categories of the National Energy Efficiency in Industry Award 2017. The winners were selected from dozens of applications in food processing, industrial support services, medical equipment, mechanical equipment, garment, water supply, paper production, oil refinery, rubber and other sectors. An awarding ceremony was held in Hà Nội on Wednesday. The first prize was jointly awarded to Colusa-Miliket Foodstuff Joint-Stock Company (Colusa Miliket) and Polytechnical Mechanical, Thermal, Electrical and Refrigeration Engineering Company Limited (Polyco) in the category of best energy efficiency solutions in production. Both companies won with their outstanding achievements and strong commitment to energy saving and energy efficiency. The award, organised by the Việt Nam Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Association (VECEA) under the Ministry … [Read more...] about 10 firms win national environment award 2017
Hội An-based French photographer nominated for devotion award
French photographer Réhahn, based in Hội An Ancient Town in the central province of Quảng Nam, is among nine nominees for Trophées des Francais de l’étranger.Organised annually by the prestigious French daily news website lepetitjournal.com since 2013, Trophées des Francais de l’étranger is awarded to French expatriates with successful projects or outstanding achievements abroad. The jury of the trophy includes leaders of major political, economic and media organisations in France.Réhahn, who has interacted with nearly all Vietnamese ethnic minorities and has opened his private museum dedicated to their traditional costumes in Hội An, got nominated for his Precious Heritage Project, which aims to capture images and document stories of different Vietnamese cultures, particularly those of the smallest ethnic groups left in the country.The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Quai d’Orsay, Paris, in March. … [Read more...] about Hội An-based French photographer nominated for devotion award
Vietnam university’s prize honors outstanding scientists
During the event Prof. Nguyen Thoi Trung from Ton Duc Thang University and Prof. Edward A. McBean from Guelph University of Canada received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Rising Star Award went to Dr. Stephanie Kwai-Yee Ma from Hong Kong University, while Dr. Leo Choe Peng from Sains University of Malaysia won the Women in Science Award. Launched in May 2017, the organizing panel received more than 60 submissions of scientists from countries around the world, including the Philippines, China, India, Canada, France, Italy, Russia, Belgium, the USA, Japan, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The TDTU Scientific Prize is established with the avowed purposes of honoring and recognizing outstanding Vietnamese and foreign scientists who have made important contributions to scientific research as well as their impacts on the society. The prize includes three categories as mentioned. Translated by Minh Anh … [Read more...] about Vietnam university’s prize honors outstanding scientists