NDO – Following her studies in Romania, cellist Dinh Hoai Xuan has returned to the country and conducted many exciting music activities. 

NDO – From 2021, Vietnam will use the results of its GDP re-evaluation to formulate the goals in the Socio-Economic Development Strategy for 2021-2030 and the Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2021-2025. 

NDO – On the 90th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) (March 26, 1931 - March 26, 2021), Member of the Party Central Committee and First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan, also President of the Vietnam Youth Federation, granted this Nhan Dan reporter an interview on the activities of the Youth Union at all levels in gathering, uniting and arousing the youth’s strength involved in national construction and defence. 

NDO – Experts, cultural researchers and artists working as collaborators of Nhan Dan Newspaper conveyed their best wishes on the 70th anniversary of the first issue of the newspaper (March 11, 1951-2021) and expressed their belief that the newspaper will continue flourishing into the future. 

NDO – Duong Cam's Bandland project has created a playground for Vietnamese bands, making a special mark in their artistic lives. The musician shared that with the project, he receives fresh energy from young people who promise to change the musical life of Vietnam. 

NDO – In their conversations with reporters from Nhan Dan Newspaper on the occasion of returning home for Lunar New Year (Tet) 2021 celebrations, many overseas Vietnamese (OVs) expressed their passionate love for the motherland, while voicing their strong belief in the Party and State’s policies. 

NDO – On the threshold of Lunar New Year 2021, artists in Ho Chi Minh City spoke to Thoi Nay (Present Times) Publication of Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper to review their operation in 2020 and voice their hope for a new year 2021 with full of peace and further thrives so that they can bring their artworks closer the public. 

NDO - Andrea H. Hedes is currently working as a writer, translator, owner of a publishing house in her home country, and editor-in-chief of a cultural magazine in Romania called Neuma. After her visit to Vietnam, she fell in love with the Southern Asian country and has since selected several Vietnamese poetry works for publication in the magazine. 

NDO - Director Huynh Tuan Anh’s historical drama “Phuong Khau” (known as The Emperor’s Gift in English) has been named one of the best Asian TV shows of 2020 by NME Australia, placing it alongside popular Netflix titles such as Itaewon Class and Kingdom. 

NDO – People’s Artist Trieu Trung Kien, Director of the Vietnam Cai Luong (Vietnamese reformed opera) Theatre, has always sought new ways to draw public interest to traditional Vietnamese art forms. His latest show, ‘Cay Gay Than’ (The Magic Stick), has received a big thumbs up from both audiences and arts critics for its sound combination of both circus and ‘cai luong’.  

NDO – On the occasion of the New Year, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son granted the media an interview on the results of Vietnam’s international economic integration in 2020 and orientations for the new period. 

NDO – 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-European Union (EU) diplomatic ties. Over the course of the three decades, despite fluctuations in the global situation, as well as in Asia and Europe, the relationship between Vietnam and the EU has been constantly growing with significant progress made, contributing to creating a new milestone in Vietnam’s international integration process. 

NDO - Historical researcher Tran Trong Duong has challenged popular stereotypes on traditional Vietnamese architecture in a project with his associates, using 3D technology to reconstruct the original One Pillar Pagoda when it was first built under the Ly Dynasty. 

NDO – Painter Ngo Xuan Khoi recently won first prize in a contest with his design featuring saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), a rare animal listed in Vietnam’s Red Book of Endangered Species. The design has been chosen as the official mascot of the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the 11th ASEAN Para Games, to be hosted in Vietnam next year.