The Hanoitimes - In January alone, Ho Chi Minh City welcomed 793,662, an increase of 21% from a year earlier. Da Nang welcomes 328,810 visitors during Lunar New Year holiday Over half a million visitors come to Hanoi during Tet holiday Complex of Hue Monuments welcomes 25,000 visitors on 1st day of Tet The number of foreign visitors to Ho Chi Minh City during Tet holiday (Lunar New Year) from January 31 to February 11 is estimated at 221,000, a 15% increase from the same period of last year, according to Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism. Ho Chi Minh City welcomes over 200,000 foreign visitors during Tet holiday. The foreign tourists to the city mostly came from China, Japan and South Korea. In January alone, the metropolis welcomed 793,662 domestic and overseas visitors, a year-on-year increase of 21%. Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism sector reeled in over VND13.5 trillion (US$581 million), a year on year increase of 26.1%. In addition, many travel … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City welcomes over 200,000 foreign visitors during Tet holiday
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Chinese museum displays President Ho Chi Minh’s photos
President Ho Chi Minh during 1920s. (Photo: baomoi.com) Beijing (VNA) – The Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History is running an exhibition of photos of late President Ho Chi Minh in China from December 5, 2018 to January 6, 2019. The photo exhibition is in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong as part of the partnership between the Guangdong Museum of Revolutionary History and the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh Museum. On display at the exhibition “Following President Ho Chi Minh’s footsteps in China” are photos of the Vietnamese revolutionary leader during his time in China since he left Moscow to live in Guangzhou during the 1920s, using the name Li Rui. In Guangzhou, he served as an interpreter and secretary for Mikhail Borodin, a political advisor for the forerunner of democratic revolution in China – Sun Zhongshan. The Chinese city was also where President Ho Chi Minh founded the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League to train many Vietnamese youths who … [Read more...] about Chinese museum displays President Ho Chi Minh’s photos
Bản in : Ho Chi Minh City, Budapest establish friendship cooperation
Ho Chi Minh City and Budapest have inked an agreement to establish bilateral friendly cooperation, which is expected to usher in a new era of collaboration between the two sides. The signing ceremony took place in Budapest, Hungary on September 7 (Vietnam time) with Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan and Budapest Mayor Tarlos Isvan as signatories. At earlier talks with Mayor Tarlos Isvan, Chairman Quan highlighted that the total trade turnover between Hungary and Vietnam and particularly HCM City has seen continuous growth. In the first seven months of this year, bilateral trade between HCM City and Hungary reached 18.52 million USD, Quan cited. Hungary is running five investment projects worth 3.73 million USD in the city, he said, adding that the country ranks 47th out of the total 71 nations and territories investing in the southern Vietnamese metropolis. Last year, the city welcomed close to 1,400 Hungarian visitors. Quan noted that vast potential … [Read more...] about Bản in : Ho Chi Minh City, Budapest establish friendship cooperation
German folk singing coming to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city
Gewandhaus Choir Leipzig will perform German folksongs in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city. The concert will feature 14 folksongs from the 16th to 20th centuries, including the songs Der Mond ist aufgegangen (The Moon Has Risen) and Abendlied (Evening Song), which the choir will sing with Vietnamese musicians. The Moon Has Risen is a piece which presents the age-old fear that the moon will not rise again. The tuba in an opera plays a dramatic role, representing humanity, which is questioning the frightening destruction of nature and the environment. Evening Song is the second of three German folksongs for soprano and alto voices composed in Berlin. The date of composition is uncertain. The concert will be conducted by Gregor Myer, who has been artistic director of Gewandhaus Choir Leipzig since the 2007-08 season. The acapella concert will be presented on stage at Vietnam National Academy of Music’s Grand Hall at 8pm on October 12 and at the Ho Chi Minh city Ballet and Symphony … [Read more...] about German folk singing coming to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city
Obama begins visiting Ho Chi Minh City
U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday afternoon, commencing his youths-oriented working agenda in Vietnam’s biggest commercial hub. President Obama landed on board his Air Force One at Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 4:00 pm, after spending one day and a half in Hanoi meeting with key government officials and delivering a speech in front of over 2,000 people at a convention center. The president greeted the city with a smile as he waved his hand and stepped down from the plane, being welcomed by local officials. U.S. President Barack Obama’s Air Force One lands at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24, 2016. Photo: Tuoi Tre U.S. President Barack Obama’s Air Force One sits on the tarmac at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24, 2016. Photo: Tuoi Tre His delegation, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, had arrived at the airport beforehand, while security at the … [Read more...] about Obama begins visiting Ho Chi Minh City