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Festival brings joy to Vietnamese K-pop enthusiasts

The festival will provide a colorful and dynamic venue for communities of K-pop lovers as renowned bands grace the stage, performing their greatest hits over the two-day event. Taking the spotlight first is The Wind band from the Republic of Korea (RoK), who will captivate the audience with their vibrant song “Island”. In addition, the acclaimed singer Kim Jongdae will showcase his chart-topping songs, including “Beautiful Goodbye”, “Hold you tight”, “Shall we?”, and “Best luck”. Following them, the Infinite boy band, known for being the first Korean act to top the Billboard’s Emerging Artists Chart, will deliver an electrifying performance featuring their timeless tracks “I Got You”, “New Emotions”, “Be Mine”, and “Paradise”. Adding to the excitement, two members of the Super Junior D&E boy band will also enthrall the crowd with their hit songs “Bout you”, “Oppa, Oppa”, “Danger”, “B.A.D”, and “Can You Feel It”. Moreover, the festival-goers will have the privilege to enjoy r...

Youth exchange: Building bridges of friendship between Vietnamese and Chinese youth

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Vietnam – China Border Youth Friendship Exchange in 2023. (Photo: Hang Nguyen) The program aims to review and continue the long-standing traditions of friendship, connection, and exchange, and aims to expand cooperative relationships in social affairs as well as learn from effective economic development models. The program also facilitates the sharing of experiences in implementing Youth Union work and youth movements, as well as cultural and artistic exchanges. By doing so, it aims to express the faith, will, and aspirations of the youth from both countries to work together and cultivate a close relationship “from mountain to mountain, river to river”. During the event, youth delegations from four Vietnamese provinces bordering Yunnan province (including Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, and Ha Giang) and Chinese youth delegates participated in a variety of exciting activities in Kunming city, Honghe Hani and Yi, and Dali Bai of Yunnan province. At the “Chinese-Vietnamese Yout...

Can Morocco or Croatia shatter World Cup’s glass ceiling?

In the 21 editions of the World Cup over 92 years featuring 79 nations, there have still been only eight winners and only 13 have made it to the final. Spain were the last to join the elite group of champions in 2010 after France in 1998 and Argentina in 1978. Since then there have been a sprinkling of “outsiders” who made it to the last four, with almost all of them failing to go any further. Poland and Belgium lost to eventual winners Italy and Argentina respectively in 1982 and 1986 and while as former winners England would not like to be included in the “long-shots” group, it was still a surprise when they made the semis in 1990, where they lost to West Germany. It was in 1994 though that the apple cart really looked to have been overturned. Bulgaria arrived in the United States having never won a World Cup match in 16 attempts and duly chalked up an 11th defeat in their first game. They then turned things around utterly, winning two group games, beating Mexico on penalties in...