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A concert featuring Vietnamese contemporary concerto and dance will be held at the HCM City Opera House on May 18 to celebrate the 129th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh on May 19.  Concert to commemorate President Ho Chi Minh Khúc Khải Hoàn (Song of Victory) will open with a composition for wind instruments composed recently by veteran musician Trong Dai, a graduate of Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music. He has written two orchestral compositions, but is more popular for the soundtracks of the movies Hà Nội Đêm Trở Gió (Hà Nội on a Windy Night) and Chị Tôi (My Older Sister). The performance will feature a three-movement Concerto for Violin written by People’s Teacher Hoang Cuong, former headmaster of the city’s Conservatory of Music. Cuong wrote the song between 2007 and 2010 featuring traditional music and children’s music. The concerto will be performed by his son, violinist Hoang Tuan … [Read more...] about Concert celebrates President Ho Chi Minh

Infrastructure HCMC’s metro project costs cut by US$146.5 million By Le Anh Thursday,  Nov 14, 2019,12:12 (GMT+7) HCMC’s metro project costs cut by US$146.5 millionBy Le Anh Workers at an underground section of the first metro line project in HCMC. The investment required for the project has been reduced by VND3.4 trillion - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - HCMC has cut unnecessary costs to lower the investment capital for its first metro line by VND3.4 trillion (US$146.5 million) to VND43.6 trillion. On the sidelines of a conference on traffic safety on November 13, HCMC Vice Chairman Vo Van Hoan said the municipal government would submit the plan on investment reduction to the municipal People’s Council so that the council can issue a resolution to allocate the reciprocal capital for the project at its meeting at the end of this year. Hoan stated that the total investment has been greatly reduced, but this will … [Read more...] about HCMC’s metro project costs cut by US$146.5 million