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The Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Education and Training on October 9th worked with Traffic Safety Board to hold a competition, themed “Cycling for traffic culture environment” at Tao Dan Park, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. The competition, with the participation of students from 70 high schools and education centres, is to promote their [...]
Five dancers from Spanish arts troupe Bellet Cristina Hoyos will perform in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City next week as part of activities to celebrate Spain’s National Day in Vietnam. Themed ‘Flamenco Verses’, the performance will feature verses by Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca set to dance, including excerpts from the three famed ballets [...]
The managing committee of the Tourism Promotion Organisation for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO) awarded the title of “Best Promotion CD Award” to Ho Chi Minh City at the 5th TPO General Assembly held in Dalian in China on September 5–7. Notre Dame Cathedral is one of the favourite destinations in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo:KK) [...]
Ho Chi Minh City Securities Corp., Vietnam’s second-biggest brokerage by market share, expects its advisory business to grow as much as two-thirds as overseas and local companies tap into the nation’s rising consumer spending. The securities firm, also known as HSC, typically has 30 to 35 advisory deals ongoing per year, Chief Executive Officer Johan [...]
Ho Chi Minh City won ten gold, nine silver and six bronze medals to come out on top at the 2011 National Finswimming Championships, which wrapped up at the Water Sport Hall of the My Dinh National Sport Complex in Hanoi on September 13. Hanoi finished second with ten gold, five silver and nine [...]
The Japanese market was one that carries high potential for Vietnamese firms, but it was also a challenging one, speakers said at a conference held yesterday in Ho Chi Minh City. Shrimp is processed for export to Japan at Sao Ta Food Joint Stock Co in the southern province of Soc Trang. Japan is a [...]
A classical music concert titled “Vocal Concert Night” featuring Vietnamese and Korean artists will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on September 19. Korean vocalists Park Seong Do and Cho Hae Ryong, together with artists of the HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will present to music lovers masterpieces by Giuseppe [...]
The mushrooming of unlicensed private rehabilitation centres in Ho Chi Minh City are being seen more as a threat than a savior for drug addicts, as they are operating with no reliable medical facilities. One Nhan Ai rehab centre in district 8 of Ho Chi Minh City has advertised for treating drug addicts, but [...]
Vietnam Designer House in Ho Chi Minh City held its biggest ever fashion show ‘My Style’ yesterday, celebrating the first anniversary of the center in Hai Ba Trung Street in District 3. The fashion show featured around 200 creations by 32 Vietnamese designers. The creations included office wear, casual wear, evening gowns and wedding dresses. [...]
Multi award winning UK folk musician Jim Moray is set to play live concerts in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, according to the British Council in Hanoi The multi-instrumentalist will play alongside local and international performers at the Gala Concert to welcome the 8th UNESCO Congress at 8pm on Aug. 19 at Bao [...]