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Hoang Thuy, Vietnamese representative at Miss Universe 2019, is currently working with a panel of judges to consider which of the three national costume entries she will wear during the upcoming beauty pageant. The first of the three outfits is named Con Co, known as crane in English, and has been created by designer Nguyen Duc Liem. Despite the outfit’s charms, the tail of the design, which features storks in fields of rice, makes it difficult for the Vietnamese beauty to confidently walk whilst on stage. A drawing of the design alongside a model of how the piece should look.  The second choice is known as “Vung Dat Chin Rong” and is by designer Hoang Huu Kha. Dragons feature heavily throughout the design. Feedback from Hoang Thuy suggests that the outfit, which weighs approximately 30kg, is too heavy for her to wear whilst performing. The final outfit is titled Ca Phe Phin Sua Da and has been created by designer Nguyen Minh Duc. The design pays … [Read more...] about Hoang Thuy to pick from three national costumes ahead of Miss Universe 2019

Illustrative image (Photo: Internet)   Da Nang (VNA) – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a symposium in the central city of Da Nang on November 14 to discuss international integration and human rights guarantee in labour and social field. Present at the two-day event were leaders and officers from departments of labour, invalids and social affairs of cities and provinces in central and southern regions. Participants heard reports on work to ensure human rights amid global integration, discussed external relations experience in democracy and human rights, advantages and disadvantages in global integration regarding labour and social affairs in localities, suggested ways to better ensure human rights in the near future. Head of the MoLISA’s Department of International Cooperation Nguyen Manh Cuong said the event aims to popularise Directive No.44 – CT/TW on the function, task, characteristics and situation of the sector in … [Read more...] about Symposium discusses human rights guarantee amid int’l integration

Crewman Michael Samorin is receiving medical treatment (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – Vietnamese maritime search and rescue force on March 22 picked up a sick crewman onboard a Greek vessel in Vietnamese waters and took him to the central city of Da Nang for treatment. 42-year-old Michael Samorin, a Philippine national, suffered from a bellyache with no clear causes on March 21 evening when his ship - the Greek-flagged Maran Taurus was in the waters to the south of Tri Ton island of Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, en route from Singapore. The vessel’s captain requested medical assistance from competent Vietnamese agencies. After receiving the request, the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre guided the ship to sail towards Da Nang and dispatched vessel SAR 412 along with a group of medical workers to pick up the patient. Local doctors said that Michael Samorin showed symptoms of appendicitis and needed urgent treatment. The crewman was brought to Da Nang … [Read more...] about Vietnamese rescue force save ill foreign crewman

UNICEF's #StopBullying mission, announced Tuesday, aims to raise awareness of young people and engage them on how to develop solutions to end the problem. "Bullying is so common that it's viewed as almost ‘normal’, but it should never be. Bullying will eventually end if we all decide to stop it. Children should speak out and take action to support each other to end bullying," Choi said. Choi will visit Vietnam on October 2 to join the campaign, Louis Vigneault-Dubois, UNICEF Vietnam's Chief of Communication and Advocacy, said. The 33-year-old celebrity visited Vietnam in 2017 and 2018 to promote a three-year UNICEF project providing music lessons.  The project, funded by South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment, has provided over 6,500 students in the central city of Da Nang and Central Highlands province of Kon Tum with music lessons, instruments and other classroom equipment. K-pop's international popularity fan has grown enormously in … [Read more...] about K-pop star campaigns against bullying in Vietnam

Broadcaster and translator Phuong, 32, was among 18 foreign residents who received the award from Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon at the Seoul City Hall Tuesday. In 2013, Da Nang native Phuong went to Korea to pursue a masters degree in Korean education under a fully-funded Korean government scholarship at Yonsei University in Seoul, one of the best universities in the country. After her studies, she began working as a broadcaster for KBS channel, one of the biggest Korea's public service broadcasters, teaching Vietnamese and Korean. Phuong has also interpreted at several political meetings between the Vietnamese and Korean governments. She told Vietnam News Agency that she hopes her activities will contribute to the relationship between the two countries and help promote positive image of both nations to their peoples. Honorary citizens like Phuong will be given opportunities to participate in the administrative affairs of Seoul, including the possibility of being appointed a policy advisor … [Read more...] about Vietnamese national named honorary citizen of Seoul