(VOVworld) – Land concentration toward large-scale commodity production is one of the main objectives of Vietnam’s agriculture restructuring. Farm land expansion in the Mekong Delta region has benefitted those involved in large-scale production models. With 120 ha of farmland, Nguyen Van Khanh of Phu Cuong village is one of the largest individual landowners in Dong Thap province. Until recently his family farmed several small disconnected fields. Khanh has found ways to consolidate his farmland by renting the land from others to create large-scale production areas. But Khanh says this is a band-aid solution. In the long run, he says, he hopes the government will promulgate a clearer policy on farmland expansion. Khanh told VOV: “With this model, we can mechanize agricultural production to increase efficiency. But we need clearer policies on the expansion of farm land so farmers can feel secure about their production.” In Dong Thap, one of the Mekong … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta expands farm land toward large-scale production
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Korean band Sistar back to Vietnam
Korean band Sistar back to Vietnam Korean band Sistar will join a number of other famous Asian artists at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) TV Song Festival in Hanoi on October 26. This is Sistar’s second visit to Vietnam after performing in Munwha Broadcasting Corporation’s (MBC) K-pop Festival last November. ABU audiences are particularly anticipating hearing Sistar’s hit “Give it to Me” live. As part of the two-hour show, Vietnamese singer Van Mai Huong will perform “It’s You” and rock band Ngu Cung will play “Highland Stone”. Australia’s Justice Crew and Hong Kong’s Mag Lam are also scheduled to perform in the programme. The ABU Festival is initiated to welcome the 50th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly to be held in Hanoi over October 23–29. French electro artists stage Hanoi, HCM City concerts French and Vietnamese artists will perform “Siestes Electroniques”, an … [Read more...] about Korean band Sistar back to Vietnam
Australian multicultural band returns to Vietnam
Australian multicultural band returns to Vietnam The Music of Joy- an Australia's unique and multicultural band will return to Vietnam for free performances from July 12 to 19. The concerts will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 12, Soc Trang Province on 14, Hai Phong on 17 and Hanoi on 19. Established over twenty years ago, the Music of Joy includes around 30 musicians from various countries joining together with one common goal – to share the most joyful and uplifting music. They use many kinds of folk music instruments, such as harmonium, table of India, jembe of the indigenous peoples of Africa and others. This is the fourth times that the group return to Vietnam. They performed in the country by 2010, 2012 and 2013. Vietnamese seafood banquet sets Asian record A seafood banquet – 777m in length– in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 5 for over 700 guests has set a record as Asia’s longest ever. The food was awesome, with seven variants … [Read more...] about Australian multicultural band returns to Vietnam
Oktoberfest comes to Hanoi
Hoi An saves uprooted trees Around ten ancient trees in the old quarter of Hoi An City, which were either uprooted or blown down after the year's 11th storm, Nari, hit the central region, have been restored. These trees are almost 100-years-old with diameters from 20cm to 50cm, vice chairman of Hoi An People's Committee, Truong Van Bay told Viet Nam News yesterday "We have restored a 50-year-old star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) tree in Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street. It was uprooted when Nari hit the city last night," said director of Hoi An City's public works company, Nguyen Quoc Tien. "Experts and staffs will do all for the conservation of the trees, which are part of Hoi An heritage," Tien said, adding that the company has helped restore fallen trees after storms in the city for years. However, he said he only expected the conservation would help half of the old trees to survive. Truong Chi Trung, director of Hoi An Town's Centre for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, … [Read more...] about Oktoberfest comes to Hanoi
Taiwan’s top metal band ready to thrash Vietnamese audience
Four artists enjoy ‘Four Seasons’ Twenty-five lacquer works by Tran Thi Thu Ha, Duong Tuan Kiet, Vo Xuan Huy and Nguyen Xuan Anh are being exhibited at Tu Do Gallery in downtown HCMC. The artists use traditional material to depict contemporary issues. If Ha shows off her profound feelings for love with images of the Garden of Eden, moonlight and spring atmosphere, Kiet is stuck in romance with portraits of ladies and peaceful scenery in Hoi An and Hanoi. Huy takes advantage of surface effects to create abstract works. Rough cut layers on the paintings’ surfaces functions his obsessions over sunset, home or lotus. Anh diversifies his characters in his paintings, from buildings in the city to streets in the countryside, from mountains to rice fields, from sunlight to moonlight. The show lasts until the end of the month at the gallery, 53 Ho Tung Mau Street in District 1. UK music party in town Free outdoor music parties named ‘Siestes Électroniques’ … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s top metal band ready to thrash Vietnamese audience