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  HCM CITY — Renowned Vietnamese and foreign music producers, musicians, singers and bands will gather at the 1st HCM City International Music Festival from December 13-15. Hò dô (HOZO), the largest outdoor music show in HCM City, is organised by the city’s Department of Culture and Sports. Talented artists of HCM City will kick off HOZO, Huy Tuấn, the music and art director of the festival, said. Lê Thanh Tâm, one of the leading producers of the Vietnamese music scene, and the Saigon Pop Orchestra, along with singers Võ Hạ Trâm and Đức Tuấn and Oplus band, will open the festival, Tuấn said at a press meeting held on Monday (December 9). The event will feature performances in a variety of music genres, from jazz, pop and traditional music with high artistic quality, he added. City residents and tourists will enjoy an international music atmosphere with performances … [Read more...] about HCM City to host first international music festival

Victoria Mekong cruise ship began its service between Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital on December 11. (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) - Victoria Mekong cruise ship began its service between Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital on December 11. The first luxury four-star cruise ship to connect the two cities is a four-deck cruise ship equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The ship with 33 deluxe cabins and two VIP suites features a restaurant with a 360-degree view on the upper deck as well as shopping stores, spas, libraries and cinemas. During the tour, passengers will enjoy circus performances, lion dances, traditional Khmer dances and folk music performances of the Mekong Delta region. Passengers departing from Ho Chi Minh City will be transported by vehicles to Can Tho. Vo Xuan Thu, General Director of Victoria Can Tho Resort, a member of Thien Minh Group, said that a Mekong … [Read more...] about Luxury cruise ship opens Can Tho-Phnom Penh route

Tran Thap Kieu Quan, CFA Head of Fixed Income, Eastspring Vietnam Eastspring has since built an unparalleled on-the-ground presence in 11 Asian markets as well as distribution offices in North America and Europe. Eastspring Vietnam, formerly known as Prudential Vietnam Fund Management Company, was established in 2005 and re-branded in 2011. Eastspring Vietnam applies a long-term value-oriented investment philosophy to its investment funds and portfolios for both institutional and retail clients who are domiciled both offshore and onshore in Vietnam, with total assets under management currently exceeding around VND100 trillion ($4.34 billion). Promising corporate debt market Vietnam’s domestic bond market has grown substantially since 2012. By 2018, its size had more than doubled, equalling 39 per cent of the country’s GDP. The corporate bond market has also expanded almost five-fold in this time, hitting $6.2 billion by 2018. This expansion has not only been driven by … [Read more...] about Invested in the future of corporate bond market

  A dental exhibition at the HCM City Society of Dental Implantology conference on Saturday offered opportunities for attendees to access the newest and best equipment, instruments and materials in dentristy. — VNS Photo Gia Lộc HCM CITY — The dentistry profession is facing the challenge of integrating the most advanced treatment modalities into comprehensive oral health care practice, Dr Hoàng Trọng Hùng, secretary general of HCM City Odonto-Stomatological Association, said at a recent conference held in HCM City. Comprehensive oral treatment plans for patients in the digital age remain a big challenge for dental practitioners, he added. Dr Phạm Khắc Tân, clinical director of Koseikai Dental Clinic in the city's District 1, said: “Digital dentistry has been opening opportunities but also creating many challenges for clinical dentists and lab technicians, including how … [Read more...] about Comprehensive oral health care vital for dental patients