Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem and Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Tsutomo Takebe discussed the preparation for the event at a meeting in HCM City on January 11. (Photo for illustration) Liem said the festival has been organised over the past four years, leaving good impressions on local residents about Japanese land, culture and people. It has become an annual event much awaited by the city dwellers, he noted. Local authorities will create the best conditions for the preparation of the festival while directing relevant agencies to coordinate with Japan to ensure the success of the event, helping enhance cultural exchange, mutual understanding, friendship and solidarity between the two nations, he affirmed. The event will mark the start of a series of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties, Takebe said. A number of cultural, sport and traditional art exchange programmes will be held as well as some events to promote the bilateral trade cooperation, he added. He expressed thanks to the city’s administration for its support of the organisation of the Vietnam-Japan festival over the years. Source: VNA
HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — The Saigon Postel Corporation (SPT) has said it will provide free public wifi internet services at the Festival Hue and Da Nang Fireworks Competition and at festive spots in HCM City during the Liberation Day and May Day holidays at the end of this month.In Hue people can get free wifi at Thuong Bac Park, Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Pavilion of Edicts (Phu Van Lau), and Quoc Hoc Memorial Square from 8pm April 28 to May 3.In Da Nang, it will be available at 17 spots near the Han River, where the fireworks contest will…... [read more]
Before the opening of the 16th Vietnam Film Festival, a music show introducing theme songs and music titled “Impression of Theme Songs and Films” will take place at 8.30pm, December 7 at the Hoa Binh Theatre, HCM City.For the first time, famous Vietnamese film theme songs will be introduced together, including “Bai Ca Tren Nui” (Song in the Mountain) in “A Phu and His Wife”, “Bai Ca Khong Quen” (Unforgettable Song) and “Ngoc Trong Da” (Gem in Stone) in films of the same name, “Chi Toi” (My Sister) in “Hanoians”, “Co Tam Ngay Nay (Miss Tam Today) in (Moc Family’s…... [read more]
A series of Christmas music and dance shows featuring hundreds of singers, dancers and theatre artists offering something for everyone in HCM City’s Dam Sen Park, District 11, will begin on Saturday. Open-air Christmas shows at HCM City’s Dam Sen Park are expected to attract more than 20,000 visitors from the city and provinces this weekend. (Photo courtesy of the organiser)The open-air show Winter Festival will feature pop stars Ngoc Son, Uyen Linh and dance groups from local cultural clubs. The singers will perform Christmas songs in Vietnamese and English.Romantic songs by famous composers such as Duc Tri, Vo Thien…... [read more]
Pagodas in Hanoi and HCM City were densely crowded in the Buddhist festival of Vu Lan, August 14 (the 15th day of the seventh lunar month). Vu Lan (Ullambana) festival, also known as the Amnesty of Unquiet Spirits, is held during the seventh month of the lunar calendar, which is believed to be the spirit month. Ullambana or Bon festival, the Festival of All Souls in Mahayana Buddhism, is celebrated on the seventh full moon of the lunar calendar in many Asian cultures as a way of honoring the dead. On this day, souls are believed to return to their…... [read more]
Participants perform a traditional ritual of the New Year festival at the ceremony on April 12 (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – The traditional New Year festivalof Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand was celebrated in a ceremony in Ho ChiMinh City on April 12.The function was organised by the HCM City Unionof Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and the municipal chapter of the VietnamBuddhist Sangha, attracting representatives of the consulate generals ofCambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, and the countries’ expatriates in HCMCity.Sending New Year greetings to the Cambodian,Lao, Myanmar, and Thai peoples, HUFO Chairman Huynh Minh Thien said togetherwith Vietnamese, the people have…... [read more]
