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The Hanoitimes - Vietnamese female photographer Khanh Phan has won the gold award at the Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) 2020. According to the TIFA 2020 Organizing Committee, photographer Khanh Phan won the gold prize in the Human/ Culture category with the photo entitled "The children’s dancing with gongs", and the silver prize in the Advertising/Travel/Tourism category with the photo named "Drying fish". The awarded photo "Drying fish" by photographer Khanh Phan. The joyous photo of "The children’s dancing with gongs" was taken in December 2018 at a festival in Gia Lai province, Vietnam. In the photo, the children are happily dancing with gongs at a Jrai ethnic group festival. “The children are taught to sing and dance at their early ages by parents and village elders. Despite their young age, the children dance as if they were professional dancers,” said the photographer. Meanwhile, the awarded photo “Drying fish” was taken in July 2020 at Long … [Read more...] about Tokyo International Foto Awards honours Vietnamese photographer

Her shot titled "Children Dancing with Gongs" was taken in December 2018 at a festival in Gia Lai, a Central Highlands province. In the photo, children are happily dancing with gongs at a Jrai ethnic minority festival. "The children are taught to sing and dance at an early age by their parents and village elders. Despite their youth, they dance like professionals," said the photographer. Children dance with gongs at a Jrai ethnic minority festival in Gia Lai. Photo by VnExpress/Khanh Phan. The gong, a musical instrument native to the Central Highlands, is popular in the five provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. UNESCO recognized gong culture in Vietnam's Central Highlands as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005. Another of her shots capturing a woman drying fish at Long Hai fish market in the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau was also honored in the contest’s advertising category. A woman dries … [Read more...] about Vietnamese photographer scoops gold at Tokyo photo contest

According to organizers of TIFA 2020, Khanh Phan won gold prize in the People / Culture category for her image "Children Dancing With Gong" and the silver prize at the Advertising / Travel / Tourism category for her picture "Drying Fish". The "Children Dancing With Gong" picture was taken on December 2, 2018 at a festival of the Jrai ethnic minorities in the central highlands of Gia Lai province while the "Drying Fish" photo was taken on July 26, 2020 at Long Hai fish market in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau. TIFA is a prestigious international photo contest that includes nine categories of advertising, architecture, books, editorial, events, art, nature, people and science. Earlier last year, another Vietnamese photographer named Bui Huy Trang also bagged gold prize in the Book / Documentation category of the competition. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese photographer wins gold prize at TIFA photo contest

Politburo and Secretariat of Party Central Committee hold first session The Politburo and Secretariat of the 13th-tenure Party Central Committee held their first session in Hanoi on February 18 to discuss the key tasks for the first quarter along with the policy for purchasing and using COVID-19 vaccines. The Politburo and Secretariat asked Party Committees at all levels to focus on leadership and direction and offer all possible support to fight the pandemic, considering it a task of top priority. The Politburo and Secretariat highlighted the need to realise the Resolution adopted by the 13th National Party Congress right from the beginning of the year as well as the Politburo’s Directive on the election of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021-2026 tenure. Speaking at the event, Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong urged every agency, sector and unit to build their own action plans for this year, … [Read more...] about February 15-21: Politburo and Secretariat of Party Central Committee hold first session