Subscription Concert vol.80 8pm on May 13 and 14 Vietnam National Academy of Music 77 Hao Nam street, Subscription concert vol.80 with conductor Honna Tetsuji, cello soloist Ngo Hoang Quan and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. Ticket: VND500,000 – VND350,000 – VND200,000 New Circus ‘What is Left’ 8pm on May 14 Youth Theatre 11 Ngo Thi Nham street, New Circus "What is left" was born from the encounter of two Chinese pole acrobats, Joao Paulo Dos Santos and Guillaume Amaro, with the new look of director Olivier Antoine. Inspired by a Sacks’s short story, the performance depicts a man without memory, stuck in the constantly changing and meaningless time. Ticket: VND160,000 Music Night ‘When We Meet’ European Film Festival 2015 (EFF2015) EXHIBITION Affordable ‘Art For You’ Manzi Art Space 14 Phan Huy Ich street, With the intention offering a space where people can buy affordable art, … [Read more...] about May 11-17: European Film Festival 2015 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
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Korean calligraphy of Ho Chi Minh’s poems displayed
Local Lowdown (10-01-2006) Korean calligraphy of Ho Chi Minh's poems displayed NGHE AN — A week-long exhibition featuring more than 75 Korean calligraphic works of Diary in Prison by President Ho Chi Minh kicked off in Vinh city, central Nghe An Province last Friday. More than 30 Korean calligraphers created the works on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of the birth of the late President. Similar exhibitions were held earlier in HCM City and in cities throughout the Republic of Korea (RoK) including Seoul, Busan, Mokpo and Gwanju. The exhibition, which will later move to Ha Noi, is jointly organised by the provincial People's Committee, the Korean Calligraphy Exhibition Commission and the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK. HCM City sets aside house for nation's music treasures HCM CITY — The Culture and Information Department of HCM City offered Professor and Doctor Tran Van Khe a house in Binh Thanh district last Friday. The house, number 32 on Huynh Dinh Hai Road, will … [Read more...] about Korean calligraphy of Ho Chi Minh’s poems displayed
Ho Chi Minh City hosts int’l street food festival
A variety of international and local dishes will be served at the 2018 International Cuisine Festival in Ho Chi Minh City from January 11 to January 14.The 12th International Cuisine Festival features over 50 common Vietnamese fried foods, international street food, and activities designed to introduce attendees to worldwide cuisine.Le Van Tam Park in District 1, the site of the festival, has already been decorated to resemble famous landmarks from around the world with seven separate areas boasting 100 stands serving cuisine from each country represented at the festival.Themed “Food Journey Connecting the World,” the fest promises to introduce the diversity of the world’s cuisine to Ho Chi Minh City.Visitors to the festival will be exposed to unique, real-life experiences and a host of cultural activities and entertainment.A clutch of Vietnamese cooking classes, including a demonstration on how to make 50 classic Vietnamese fried dishes, will be held throughout the … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City hosts int’l street food festival
Legacy of President Ho Chi Minh praised at int’l seminar
UNESCO honored late President Ho Chi Minh as a prominent symbol of national bravery since he dedicated all his life to the liberation of his country and people and contributed to humankind's common struggle for peace, independence, democracy and social advances, said Katherine Muller-Marin, UNESCO chief representative in Vietnam. She made the statements at an international seminar titled "Ho Chi Minh's heritage in the current era" held here by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration on May 12 in commemoration of the late President's 120th birthday (May 19). About 400 delegates, including 52 foreigners from 22 countries, attended the seminar. Great legacy for the world Speaking at the event, National Assembly chairman Nguyen Phu Trong said: "President Ho Chi Minh was an eminent leader and the teacher of the Vietnamese revolution, an unyielding revolutionary soldier and an close friend of many other peoples in the world." "He left for us a great … [Read more...] about Legacy of President Ho Chi Minh praised at int’l seminar