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Vietnamese artist Nguyen Viet Cuong has been announced as the winner of the Established Artist Category in the UOB POY 2024 with his captivating artwork, “Dong Chay – Flow.” Artist Nguyen Viet Cuong and his captivating award-winning piece, “Dong Chay – Flow.” Photo: UOB Vietnam As the top winner in the Established Artist category, Nguyen Viet Cuong will receive a generous cash prize of VND500 million (US$20,000) and will go on to represent Vietnam in the 2024 UOB Southeast Asian POY award. This prestigious regional award ceremony will be held in Singapore on November 13, 2024, where Cuong will compete against winning artists from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Cuong’s winning artwork is a thoughtful and unique creation that utilizes indigenous materials such as coal and rice to depict Vietnam’s natural resource history. The artist meticulously processed and prepared these materials, crushing the coal into gravel and grinding the rice into flour, before...

Leading a delegation of US agribusinesses, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Alexis M. Taylor, attended the “Great American Barbeque Festival 2024 by United Tastes” hosted by the US Embassy in Hanoi. This visit was part of a broader 5-day working trip to Vietnam, with a delegation of over 100 members, including representatives from a wide range of American agricultural businesses, agencies, and associations—the largest US agricultural mission to Vietnam since the normalization of relations between the two nations. US Under Secretary of Agriculture, Alexis M. Taylor, addresses the audience at the Great American Barbeque Festival 2024, expressing condolences and offering support to Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi. Both Under Secretary Taylor and US Ambassador to Vietnam, Mark Knapper, extended their deepest sympathies to those affected by the typhoon and affirmed their commitment to assisting Vietnam in its recovery efforts. A...

The upcoming event will take place in an area of 11,200 sq.m and will be a great opportunity for book lovers. Over 20 publishing houses will participate in the event, displaying more than 3,000 titles. Visitors can expect to find Tet greeting poems and articles by President Ho Chi Minh, award-winning creative works with the theme “Studying and following the thought, morals, and lifestyle of President Ho Chi Minh,” as well as books by revolutionary predecessors, Party and State leaders, and spring newspapers and books by press agencies and journalists. In addition to the diverse selection of books, there will also be special exhibitions. These include materials, photos, and works commemorating important anniversaries such as the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory and the signing of the Geneva Accords, the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army, and the 120th birth anniversary of Tran Phu. Visitors will also have the chance to explore a collection of valuabl...

Octa significantly enhanced its corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in 2023 by carrying out 21 projects that had a lasting impact on local communities worldwide. These projects were designed to address emergency response needs and enhance educational opportunities for underprivileged students. Octa reached out to over 5,700 individuals, making meaningful changes in their lives. Octa Education for all, everywhere Recognizing the importance of education in shaping the future, Octa dedicated a significant part of its CSR efforts to improving educational opportunities for underprivileged students. This directly benefited 100 educational institutions and over 3,300 students. Here are some of the projects Octa carried out in 2023: In Malaysia , Octa helped supply educational centers across Malaysia with complex IT resources and sponsored the Cambridge IGCSE curriculum exam fees for Malaysian students under the guardianship of the educational organization Ideas Academ...