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They perform on the trumpet in the Vietnam Youth Orchestra. Thu and Trang live in Luong Son District in Hoa Binh Province. Thu began learning to play the trumpet in first grade, while her younger sister started playing the instrument when she was five years old. Their trumpet teacher was their father, who is a trumpeter. He often practices playing the trumpet at home, so he taught his daughters how to play. The father regularly records their trumpet practice and shares the videos on his Facebook account. After watching some of these videos, Tran Hien, the conductor of the Vietnam Youth Orchestra, contacted the two sisters to invite them to join the orchestra. Since then, every Sunday morning, the two young girls wake up at 5:00 am and take a bus at 6:30 am to Hanoi to play with the orchestra. After almost a year of practicing the trumpet in the Vietnamese capital, the two young sisters will perform as orchestra members at the Hanoi Opera House this Sunday. With the participati...

Vietnam is expected to reach its yearly target soon as the second half of the year is typically the peak time for international visitors. Photo: Nhipsong Kinhdoanh.vn In July, Vietnam welcomed nearly 1.04 million foreign visitors, an increase of 6.5% from June and 194.6% compared to the same period last year, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism . In the first seven months of this year, Vietnam served nearly 6.6 million international visitors, a year-on-year increase of 592.8%, fulfilling 83% of the yearly target, according to the authority. The tourism sector anticipates reaching its yearly target soon, as the second half of the year is usually the peak time for international visitors. The Republic of Korea (RoK) was the largest source of tourists in the seven-month period with 1.9 million arrivals, accounting for one-third of the total international visitors to Vietnam. China followed with 738,000 visitors, and the US with 445,000. Touri...