The Vietnamese art troupe was invited to join in the 27th Spring Friendship Art Festival in Pyongyang after the success of the country’s Youth Theater at the previous festival in 2009. 

 

The delegation’s 11 artists won 2 silvers for the performance of people’s artist, singer Quang Tho, with Bai ca trung thanh (Song of Loyalty) and singer Hoai Thu with Kim Nhat Thanh la anh duong (Kim Il-sung is the sunlight).

 

The festival is a biennial event to mark the birthday of the late President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Kim Il-sung.

 

This year’s attracted 46 art troupes coming from 20 countries and territories around the world.

 

(VOVNEWS)

 

Coffee export value may exceed USD 2 billion 

 

The Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa) reported that export turnover of the coffee sector will possibly exceed USD 2 billion as export price recorded high at USD 2,430 per tonne in London.

 

In the first six months of the 2010-2011 crop, from last October, local traders exported 600,000 tonnes of coffee, valued at USD 1.1 billion.

 

Since 2009, foreign coffee businesses increased the volume of directly-bought coffee from 16% to 50%.

 

(CPV)