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The Southeast Asia smartphone market falls 15% year-on-year in the second quarter of this year. Photo: Ha Noi Moi According to a recent report, the smartphone market in Southeast Asia experienced a 15% decline in the second quarter of this year. This decline has led to an increase in old stock, impacting new initiatives and vendor inventory. As a result, the festive season has been lackluster. This marks the sixth consecutive drop in growth in Southeast Asia’s smartphone market. Despite the decline, Samsung maintained its lead in Southeast Asia, shipping 4.2 million units and gaining a 20% market share. This was driven by the success of its new A-series models. OPPO held the second position with 3.4 million units shipped and a 16% market share. The brand focused on increasing brand visibility for its Find and Reno series and expanding into markets like Malaysia and Thailand. Xiaomi and Transsion both shipped 2.9 million units, each capturing a 14% market share. Xiaomi l...

French composer Georges Bizet wrote Carmen in 1875, but as an opera. Then in 1967, Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonzo created a ballet suite based in part on Bizet’s music, but more specifically on music by Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin.  Instead of interpreting the content of the original opera, Shcerdrin famously referred to his bold work as more than an arrangement, rather “a creative meeting of the minds”. In particular, the familiar tunes of the opera have been vividly transformed through the arrangement of strings and percussion. The original ballet was not appreciated for its use of distinct styles to tell an already familiar story. It was not until more than 50 years later that the ballet continued to be performed around the world. People’s Artist Kim Quy brings the world-famous ballet to the stage in Ho Chi Minh City with artist Nguyen Thu Trang playing the role of Carmen, Ho Phi Diep as Don Jose, and Dang Minh Hien as the toreador Escamillo. Togethe...