By Kim Anh  February 14, 2018 | 11:21 pm GMT+7 This farmer couple’s Valentine’s Day photos, taken by their own son, have received hundreds of comments and shares in just one day. Coming home to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Nguyen Dinh Nhu, a fourth-year online journalism student at the Academy of Journalism and Communication in Hanoi, persuaded his parents to do a photo shoot commemorating their relationship. “Back then, my parents only took photos of their engagement and did not take any wedding photos. This is my present to them for the 24th anniversary of their wedding, so they can recollect their youth,” Nhu said. The main characters of the album “The field of love – farmers’ Valentine” are Nhu’s father Nguyen Van Tuyen, 45, and mother Nguyen Thi Gam, 42. According to Nhu, his mother initially refused to participate as she rarely had photos of her taken and did not find herself photogenic. His father however supported the idea, and evetually both agreed to pose for the album. The photos were taken on Tuesday, just one day before Valentine’s Day and three days before Lunar New Year, at the family’s vegetable farm where they grow carrots, cabbages and nuts. Including Nhu, his parents have a total of two sons and one daughter. Occasionally, while assisting his parents on the farm, Nhu still gets to hear his mother recount their old love stories. Both of Nhu’s parents come from Nghia Hung District in the northern province of Nam Dinh, but… [Read full story]
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in association with Thai Nguyen Provincial People’s Committee, opened the cultural week, “Plough and Vietnamese ethnic farmers”, on October 12th. The week is in response to the movement on building new rural areas and to celebrate 82nd anniversary of Vietnamese Farmers’ Association (October 14th) and 50th anniversary of Thai Nguyen city (October 19th). During this week, domestic and international tourists will learn more about the life of Vietnamese farmers in different historical periods since 1945 through various showcased documents and typical objects, such as ploughs, farming tools and other items featuring tangible and…... [read more]
The Hanoitimes - The 20 best songs by 14 songwriters on the theme of Vietnamese farmers, agricultural and rural areas were named at a press conference on July 14 in Hanoi. The 20 songs received the most votes out of 107 songs in a public opinion poll launched in August 2009 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to celebrate the 65th anniversary of its establishment. The awards ceremony and a performance of the songs will be held at the Hanoi Opera House on July 22. A contest to compose songs about Vietnamese farmers, agricultural and rural areas was…... [read more]
It has been a remarkable year for Vietnamese weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh.The 22-year-old started making a name for himself at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in August.Vinh broke two Games records in the total lift and snatch lift categories while also defeating Eko Yuli Irawan of Indonesia, who had earned four gold medals at the Games.Forward to last month in California, the U.S., Vinh became the first Vietnamese weightlifter to win a gold medal in the men's 62kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships.Vinh could have earned more if it had not been…... [read more]
It has been a remarkable year for Vietnamese weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh. The 22-year-old started making a name for himself at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in August. Vinh broke two Games records in the total lift and snatch lift categories while also defeating Eko Yuli Irawan of Indonesia, who had earned four gold medals at the Games. Forward to last month in California, the U.S., Vinh became the first Vietnamese weightlifter to win a gold medal in the men's 62kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships. Vinh could have earned more if…... [read more]
Vietnamese farmers, who suffered from the trickeries by Chinese businessmen, have sworn that they would abstain from dealing with Chinese businessmen forever. Chinese businessmen have been seeking to buy every kind of farm produce in Vietnam. At first, they come to collect products at high prices to encourage farmers to chop down existing plants to cultivate new plants. They promise to collect all the products from farmers the next time when they return. However, they never come back, leaving Vietnamese farmers with big unpaid debts and unsold farm produce. Finally, Vietnamese farmers have learned a lesson after a lot of…... [read more]
