Great actress helps movie to win at film festival

People's Artist Nguyễn Minh Châu's most recent movie Culi Never Cries by director Phạm Ngọc Lân won the best first feature prize at the Berlinale Film Festival last month. Châu, one of movie stars of Vietnamese cinema, is among few actresses to win the best actress award two consecutive times at Việt Nam National Film Festival. The actress spoke with Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Bình about the recent prize and her career.

Phở for thought

A recent Phở Festival has praised the long-tradition profession in Vân Cù Village, in the northern province of Nam Định. The village has been considered a fatherland of phở (beef noodles) as locals initiated the dish in the early 20th century. The authorities hope to seek national recognition of the local phở brand name as an intangible cultural heritage.

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