On May 29, speaking with Dan Tri reporter, a representative of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST) said: "The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Culture will coordinate with the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City to work with the couple Ngoc Mai - Quoc Nghiep. First, we will wait for them to return to the country, then we will have a direct working session."
Regarding the incident, the Ho Chi Minh City Police confirmed that the unit had sent officers to work with the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. The working session aimed to verify and clarify issues related to singer Ngoc Mai - who has been involved in recent scandals related to her tour in the US.
Artist couple Ngoc Mai - Quoc Nghiep (Photo: Screenshot).
Regarding Quoc Nghiep and Ngoc Mai's trip abroad, an official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism told Dan Tri reporter that according to the 2010 Law on Civil Servants, requests for leave (unpaid leave) in general and business trips and overseas travel for officials, civil servants and public employees must be approved by the head of the agency. If the artist couple Ngoc Mai - Quoc Nghiep are working in a state agency, they need permission from the leader to perform abroad.
Previously, sharing with the press, Ms. Nguyen My Hanh, Party Secretary, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, said that the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music had terminated the contract with lecturer Ngoc Mai since 2019. Currently, singer Ngoc Mai is no longer a lecturer and is not participating in guest lectures at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music.
The reporter also contacted the Southern Arts Theater, which is said to be the place where artist Quoc Nghiep works, to learn more about the incident. However, a source from the Theater said that Quoc Nghiep had stopped working there for a while and was no longer on the official payroll.
Singer "O Sen" Ngoc Mai was criticized by many audiences (Photo: Facebook character).
In recent days, Ngoc Mai and Quoc Nghiep have angered the public by appearing in a video next to the red flag with three stripes. The incident has angered the audience. Many people have called for a boycott and ban of these two artists, and expressed their hope that the authorities will take strict action.
In response to the public outrage, Quoc Nghiep and Ngoc Mai spoke up, saying that their family was on a summer vacation and performing a charity show in the US. While at a friend's house, they could not control the image of the red-striped flag appearing in the video and "promised to learn from this experience".
However, the explanation of Quoc Nghiep and Ngoc Mai made the public even more angry. Many people think that this artist couple did not apologize and could not convince the majority of the audience.
Ngoc Mai's real name is Le Nhu Ngoc Mai, born in 1987 in Quang Tri. She has a Master's degree in Vocal Music and has worked for many years at the Conservatory of Music as a lecturer.
In 2022, Ngoc Mai unexpectedly received the attention of the audience when she won the championship of the program "Masked Singer" with the image of O Sen.
Quoc Nghiep was born in 1989, the younger brother of the famous Vietnamese circus artist couple Quoc Co - Quoc Nghiep. They set many Guinness World Records and received the title of Meritorious Artist at a very young age (Quoc Co at 28 years old, Quoc Nghiep at 26 years old).
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/van-hoa/ngoc-mai-quoc-nghiep-phai-lam-viec-voi-thanh-tra-bo-van-hoa-khi-ve-nuoc-20240529145821213.htm
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