NDO/VNA – The annual book street festival opened in Ho Chi Minh City on February 13 in celebration of the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. The event, attracting 12 exhibitors with over 26,000 book titles, is taking place along Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue and Ngo Duc Ke streets in District 1 till February 19 (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year). The festival also displays books about President Ho Chi Minh, the General Offensive in Spring 1968 and the development of Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City. Speaking at the event, Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications Duong Anh Duc said the festival aims to bring meaningful reading experience to visitors and promote Ho Chi Minh City as an attractive destination.
Nhan Dan Online - A festival entitled 'Ho Chi Minh City - Our Common House' was held in Van Thanh tourist site, Binh Thanh district, HCMC on September 10. The festival brings together 25 foreign consultates, international organisations and numerous foreigners who are studying and working in the city. Speaking at the opening, Chairman of the city People's Committee Le Hoang Quan said that the festival, the first of its kind to target foreign community in HCMC, is designed to advertise the cultural beauty and diversification of Ho Chi Minh city and Vietnam in general to the foreigners, promoting the…... [read more]
NDO – Low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific officially opened a new domestic route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Dong Hoi in Quang Binh province on February 1. The new route will operate three flights per week on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, using a 180-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. The first flight departed from Ho Chi Minh City at 1:30pm and landed at Dong Hoi at 2pm. After landing at Dong Hoi airport, Vice Chairman of the Quang Binh provincial People's Committee Tran Van Tuan presented flowers to the first passengers of the route. The new route aims to meet increased demand…... [read more]
The festival in Ho Chi Minh City would be part of the first India Festival in Vietnam to be held in three cities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. A variety of events would take place in Ho Chi Minh City including a Buddhist exhibition, Yoga classes, folk and classical dances, a food festival and a Mehendi art show. A Buddhist festival was held from March 6-10 in the city. A number of Indian monks would visit Vietnam. The formal inaugural of the Buddhist Festival took place on March 7 at the Pho Quang Pagoda. The monks…... [read more]
Foreign diplomats and expats in Ho Chi Minh City will participate in a festival named "Ho Chi Minh City - Our home" at 23/9 Park in District 1 from September 12 to 14, according to the municipal People's Committee. Deputy Director of the Department for External Affairs Le Quang Long said on September 5 that the event aims to enhance understanding between city residents and foreigners who are living and working in Ho Chi Minh City as well as strengthen the solidarity among countries. Varied activities will be held during the festival, of which the highlights would be an exhibition…... [read more]
(CPV) - Canadian beef, pork as well as a wide range of Canadian seafood including lobster, geoduck, oysters, black cod, snow crab, salmon, mussels, and sea urchin; Canadian wines and beer, maple syrup, Ambrosia apples, frozen cherries and dried fruits will be featured in the 2015 Canadian Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh city. Scheduled to last until December 9th at Le Méridien Saigon Hotel (No 3t Ton Duc Thang street, Ben Nghe ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh city), this Festival is an annual event organized by the Embassy of Canada to promote the best Canadian food products to…... [read more]
