Magnificent Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park shines light at cave festival Magnificent Phong Nha-Ke Bang Park shines light at cave festival    Travellers have marvelled at the splendour of the UNESCO World Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, which will be honoured at the Quang Binh Cave Festival 2015 taking place in the locality from August 14-21. The festival, themed “Quang Binh - Kingdom of Caves”, will include the announcement and receipt of the UNESCO certificate recognising Phong Nha-Ke Bang as a World Heritage for the second time, coupled with a stellar art performance and splendid fireworks display. A series of interesting activities are scheduled during the event, such as the launch of new tourist destinations, promotions, farm trips and ticket discounts such as discoveries to Xuyen Son Ho (Trans-Mountain Lake), Hang Toi (Dark Cave) and kayak rowing. The activities aim to popularise Quang Binh’s cultural values and tourism through cave systems. It is also a golden opportunity for the province to lure more domestic and foreign investors and tourists, contributing to fostering local socio-economic development. Reviewing tourism promotion results from 2014, Vice Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Finance Phan Manh Hung said some projects remain sluggish given difficulties in administrative procedures and land clearance. However, with 34 trade and tourism projects and new infrastructure, the province is facilitating conditions to attract individuals and enterprises to invest in the locality, he added.- Ancient Duong Lam Village gets a new reading corner Nearly 500 books were donated by a local gift shop, Le Chalet Cafe, to create a reading corner for the community of ancient Duong Lam village, located in the outskirts of Ha Noi. The reading corner sits inside the Mong Phu temple, located near the village's main entrance. The new space opens to the community today. The ancient village of Duong Lam has well-known Laterite Museum and is home to a few hundred lateritic brick houses built three to four centuries ago. Le Chalet Cafe is a gift shop that supports and sells handicrafts and art products made by traditional artisans from minority ethnic groups and craft villages in Viet Nam. Drama troupe aims at kids The new CTM drama troupe has opened in HCM City's Cultural House in District 6. Managed by veteran actor Thanh Hoang and his partner, Bao Anh, a businessman with experience in the industry, the troupe offers shows for young people. Anh, director of Xuan Huong Entertainment Company and the owner of the troupe, said: "Through our troupe, we want to develop drama among youth, particularly children, who can learn valuable things about our history, culture and traditional lifestyle." "There is no drama theatre in District 6. Although we know that we face challenges, we believe in the future," he added. Thanh Hoang, former director of the HCM City 5B Theatre, one of the city's leading private troupes, said: "Whenever I perform on stage, I see young audiences excited about the art." The troupe opened last weekend with a special play for children Bi Mat Rung Xanh (The Secret of Jungle), featuring a brave boy and his animals who try to protect the jungle from illegal hunters. The play attracted young actors from schools like the HCM City Theatre and Cinematography University and University of Culture. In the coming weeks, the troupe will present Tinh Chuyen Nhuong (Game of Love) and Ben Tinh Chiem Bao (Dream of Love), both of which feature conflicts in love and marriage that young people face in modern life. "Young directors find it hard to develop their career because art troupes prefer working with experienced and talented actors like Thanh Loc and Ai Nhu," said director Tung Phi. Phi said: "The troupe is a good chance for young actors to show off our abilities." The Anh Duong-Bach Long Troupe, owned by veteran actor Bach Long, offers shows staged specially to serve children. The troupe's plays are staged every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Long, teacher of many cai luong stars such as Que Tran, Vu Luan and Tu Suong, said: "A cai luong troupe of young performers who will stage plays for young people was my wish for many years." He won two golden medals for Best Actor at the National Cai Luong Festival in 1982 and 1987. In 1990, he opened Dong Au Bach Long Troupe which offered cai luong training for children.  VNA/VNS/SGT