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Apart from teaching drama, Le Nguyen, together with his two friends, is running the Center for Improvisational Comedy Vietnam in Hanoi. The first-ever improvisational comedy is contributing to the development of the kind of comedy which is quite new in Vietnam, he said. Moreover, Le Nguyen has established Meo DaNang Creative Centre in Danang. What makes the center special is its name, he explained. Meo means imperfection and unusualness, which partly shows the soul of artists. DaNang is the name of Danang without accent, also meaning having several different functions. The center is built to support and teaching skills for disable people who want to learn about the seventh art, he added. … [Read more...] about An ardent love for the seventh art

It has already estimated a cost of more than $8 billion from the grounding, mainly due to production setbacks and compensation it will owe airlines that have canceled thousands of flights as they manage schedules without the fuel-efficient jetliner they had counted on. … [Read more...] about Boeing settles first Lion Air lawsuits for at least $1.2 million apiece: sources

Attending the event were Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung; Lao Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment and Vice Chairman of the Laos – Vietnam Cooperation Committee Khamphoi Keokinnaly; Chairman of the Lao National Assembly’s Committee on Planning, Finance and Auditing and Chairman of the Laos – Vietnam Friendship Association Central Committee Vilayvong Bouddakham; and former Director of the Lao National Economic Research Institute Bouasone Bouphavanh, among others. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13

At the end of the ceremony, deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control Tran Quang Hoai introduced three activities, including the “Be va cac vi than” (Kids and Genies) programme, a contest on disaster prevention for members of the Ho Chi Minh Vanguard Children’s Union, and a ceremony to launch the first national press award on disaster prevention and control./. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13

Producer Nhất Trung’s Cua Lại Vợ Bầu (Love Again) raked in more than VNĐ12 billion (US$517,000) in ticket sales in just three days starting January 25. About 180,000 tickets were sold. The film is a full-length comedy starring Ninh Dương Lan Ngọc, winner of Golden Kite Best Actress award in 2010 and 2015, and famous comedian Trấn Thành. It features love using comedic and exciting action. “We are hopeful that the numbers will shoot up further," said Trung, who is also the film’s director. Private film companies in HCM City have spent large amounts of money for movies for release at Tết. They are waiting for large crowds and high ticket sales. Comedies Trạng Quỳnh (Dr Quỳnh) and Táo Quậy (Kitchen God Acts) will be in cinemas on Tuesday, the first day of the lunar calendar. Trạng Quỳnh is produced by Thiên Phúc Studio, a private film company owned by … [Read more...] about Tết film releases earn big profits

At the end of the ceremony, deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, Trần Quang Hoài, introduced the Bé và các vị thần (Kids and Genies) programme, a contest on disaster prevention for members of the Hồ Chí Minh Vanguard Children’s Union, and a ceremony to launch the first national press award on disaster prevention and control. … [Read more...] about Int’l Day for Disaster Risk Reduction marked in Việt Nam