In his performances, Tri Nguyen, a pianist and “dan tranh” (Vietnamese 16-chord zither) artist, always couples European classics with Vietnamese folk and traditional music. With the combination of Western classical music and Vietnamese folk music, his compositions are much loved by audiences in various regions. He won the Golden Award and the most popular artist at the Global Music Arads selected by the American audiences in 2015 which was an international acknowledgement of the musical career of this Vietnamese-French composer.
Artisan Ly Let is the son of elderly Ly Nghet who is well-known for building pagodas throughout the southern cities and provinces. Succeeding his father, Ly Let has also become a famous pagoda builder. He has built and restored over 400 pagodas which bear the typical architectural and cultural characteristics of the Khmer ethnic people in Vietnam.
Xuan Hoach is known as a veteran artist of the Vietnamese folk music genre who has wholeheartedly devoted his life to Xam singing (ancient folk songs performed by blind beggars) and traditional musical instruments.
Among Vietnamese stage and movie actors, Tien Hoi is famous for successfully playing the role of President Ho Chi Minh (known to Vietnamese people as Uncle Ho). The actor left a great impression on audiences when he took the role of the country’s leader in many plays and movies including “A Sleepless Night”, “See You Again, Saigon” and “Hanoi in the Autumn of 1946”. In the play “A Sleepless Night”, the actor said, he had lots of unforgettable memories because it was the first time he took on the role of the country’s beloved leader.
People’s Artist Bach Tuyet is well-known for her sweet singing voice in the Cai luong (reformed opera) circle in Southern Vietnam and has been called Cai Luong Chi Bao (a precious gem of Cai luong).
Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan - Chairwoman and CEO of AIC Group has won the World’s Best Smart Nation Concept and Model Award at Global Smart Cities Contest 2018 in London.
People’s Artist Tran Phuong is a famous film actor and director of Vietnamese films. With his role as A Phu in “A Phu and His Wife”, a classic movie of Vietnamese revolutionary cinema, he has fully carved his name among talented artists.
Acting as coordinator of a project on diversifying livelihoods via heritage tourism in remote villages implemented by JICA in Nghe An province, Dr. Ando Katsuhiro has helped the Thai ethnic people in Nua hamlet escape from poverty thanks to a sustainable livelihood.
There are different ways to devote oneself to a community. Doctor Khuat Thi Hai Oanh has chosen to devote herself to the vulnerable people in society. Over the past 10 years, the Centrer for Support of Community Development Initiative (SCDI) headed by her as director has developed various community health programmes with networks in more than 40 provinces and cities, assisting the vulnerable in Vietnam.
