Ho chi minh city 1 week

Ho Chi Minh City police will spend two weeks starting August 1 to educate foreign traffic violators on Vietnamese rules of the road before intensifying patrols to impose fines on foreigners who break traffic laws in the city. In the campaign’s first phase, which lasts from August 1 to 15, police officers will look to disseminate traffic rules among foreigners in the city, during which foreigners will only receive warnings for their traffic violations. From August 16 until the end of October, the city’s police will increase patrols and impose traffic fines on foreigners who break traffic rules. Lt. Col. Nguyen Van Binh of the Ho Chi Minh City Road and Railway Traffic Police Division said officers who are fluent in foreign languages will be mobilized in the campaign. Last month, Ho Chi Minh City police officers commenced a month-long campaign to crack down on driving under the influence (DUI), speeding, failure to wear crash helmets, street racing, and other traffic rule … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City begins crackdown on foreigners violating traffic laws

Poster of the festival (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Award-winning movie Land of Mine will open the Danish Film Festival which will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from October 26-31. Directed by Martin Zandvliet, the movie has won many awards, including the World Cinema Audience Award at American Film Institute; Best Danish Film at the Bodil Awards by the Danish Film Critics Association and Best Cinematographer and Best Costume Design at the European Film Awards. It was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. Land of Mine is one of six movies to be screened during the Danish Film Week. Others films include Across the Water; Key House Mirror; A Hijacking; Long Story Short and The Hunt. Except for A Hijacking and The Hunt, the rest of films are being shown for the first time in Hanoi and HCM City. The Hunt features famous actor Mads Mikkelsen. He starred … [Read more...] about Danish Film Festival to take place in Hanoi, HCM City

Photo: Bao Giao Thong Electronics chain Dien May Xanh, which has 900 outlets in the country, says it sold 1,500 air purifiers last month, up 197 percent year-on-year. "There is a rising demand for air purifiers as customers are concerned about their health. Some of our models are temporarily out of stock," a representative of the chain said. Electronics chain Thien Hoa, with 17 outlets in HCMC, said that air purifier orders last month surged 140 percent over August. Local stores have also reported high sales of air purifiers. Long, manager of an electronics store in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District, estimated that September air purifier sales doubled from August. "We sell 50-70 machines a day, and more customers are coming to ask questions every day." Another store in HCMC’s District 3 said that they have only two machines left and customers have to wait for a few days for new stock. Popular air purifiers in Vietnam are Japanese brands like Sharp, Daikin and Hitachi, … [Read more...] about Demand for air purifiers surges in HCMC

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi-Live Performance “The Gossip” 7pm, November 16 Phu Sa Lab, 21/52 To Ngoc Van road, Quang An ward, Tay Ho district Featuring jazzman Quyen Thien Dac, Jew’s harp artist Nguyen Duc Minh and the Do Band. The musical creations were written by Quyen Thien Dac and Nguyen Duc Minh for indigenous instruments of Southeast Asia in the Northwest, The Central Highlands, Cham and the Western saxes Entry Fee: VND700,000/pax with 1 complimentary light meal and drink. Hanoi- Opera Performance “Maria de Buenos Aires” 8 pm, November 15 Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien street, Hoan Kiem district Directed by Tran Ly Ly, the concert stars soloists Phan Duc, Huong Diep, Diem Quynh, Manh Dung, and artists from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet. “Maria de Buenos Aires” is considered as a declaration of “New Tango”, written by composer Astor Piazzolla, who uses Tango as a musical material to make the … [Read more...] about What’s on November 12-18 (Daily updated)

Launched by the Nhi Dong (Children) Newspaper in coordination with AMES International English System, the VEC promises to be a useful and interesting playground for students, with new and modern approaches under the support of artificial intelligence (AI) technology that is capable of recognising the voice of each candidate. It is also the first time, candidates can take an interactive test like interacting with a real person through the messaging application on Facebook Messenger. Contestants can choose to try different technology platforms, such as My AI English application (for mobile devices), the contest’s website at https://olympicenglish.vn/tainanganhngu or VEC’s fanpage on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TaiNangAnhNgu. With four rounds including self-training, district level, provincial level and national finals, VEC 2019 will last until March 13 next year, opening for primary and secondary school students across the nation. In the first round, which runs until … [Read more...] about First English contest with Industry 4.0 technology launched for students nationwide