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
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International Magic Festival 2019 opens in HCM City
Magician Nguyen Tuan Minh of HCM City will introduce his art at the first International Magic Festival 2019, which will open in HCM City on April 26. (VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The first International Magic Festival 2019 will open in Ho Chi Minh City next week to celebrate the 44th anniversary of Reunification Day on April 30 and Labour Day on May 1. The event is organised by the HCM City Youth Cultural House and MTV Magic Company, in co-operation with the USA-based International Brotherhood Magicians (IBM) and International Magicians Society (IMS). It is expected to attract dozens of veteran and young magicians from many countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, India, China, Japan, the Philippines and the US. Featured artists will be Tony Hassini of the US, Shoot Ogawa of Japan, Wilson Lai of China, Lee Jei Min of the Republic of Korea and Cassidy Lee of Singapore. Ten young artists from state-owned and private art troupes from Vietnam will also be … [Read more...] about International Magic Festival 2019 opens in HCM City
South Korean busted illegal mobile phone transportation in HCM City
A South Korean man was arrested on Monday at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport with more than 400 second-hand mobile phones. The airport customs officers with the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Department, under the General Department of Vietnam Customs, to check the 35-year-old South Korean man’s luggage, finding the phones. The second-hand mobile phones were seized at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on May 20 The phones bearing iPhones, Samsung and LG brands are worth around a total VND3 billion (USD130,434). Used and refurbished mobile phones are banned from being imported into Vietnam. The case is under further investigation. … [Read more...] about South Korean busted illegal mobile phone transportation in HCM City
HCM City: sex difference at birth narrowed
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s average male-to-female sex ratio at birth in the first six months of 2019 remained at a high level, with 109.9 boys per 100 girls, but the difference is smaller compared to the same period last year. The information was released by Tran Van Tri, head of the municipal Population – Family Planning Department, at a meeting on July 10 to respond to the World Population Day (July 11). According to Tri, since the beginning of 2018, the city’s population sector has gained positive achievements, with the infant mortality rate at 0.77 percent, and over 87 percent of pregnant women and 82 percent of new-borns taking screening tests. At present, the city is home to 8.8 million people, and the working age population structure has risen from 64.5 percent to nearly 71 percent over the past decade. However, the city is facing a lot of challenges, including growing population size, high population density … [Read more...] about HCM City: sex difference at birth narrowed
4,000 people to join anti-terrorism drill in HCM City
As many as 4,000 people will join in an anti-terrorism drill held at various locations Ho Chi Minh City on December 15. Deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Public Security, Nguyen Sy Quang, says that the four-hour drill will deal with four hypothetical scenarios. Speaking at a press conference held on December 12, deputy director of Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Public Security, Nguyen Sy Quang, said that the four-hour drill will deal with four hypothetical scenarios. "In the first scenario, the terrorists gather and set up online groups who distort information about the current situation and cause disorder in the area," Quang said. "The second scenario deals with disorder at the Tan Son Nhat Airport. In the third and fourth scenario, hundreds of terrorists and demonstrators attack state and government offices in the city centre." Quang stressed that the new points in this year's drill would deal with online terrorists and those who use hazardous chemicals. … [Read more...] about 4,000 people to join anti-terrorism drill in HCM City