Back to English Comments Travel & Life - December 21, 2018 | 11:32 am GMT+7 A popular cultural entertainment event presented by LGBT people mocks social evils often, but it is not officially recognized. A group of gay and transmen are making up, but this is not your typical drag queen show. Their cabaret act incorporates a form of bingo, which is popular in this country. The members of Huong Nam loto troupe are in a room on the second floor at Kasa Café, District 10, HCMC, immersed in their usual weekly pre-show routines. Some focus on drawing precise brush lines on their cheeks, others rehearse while putting on foundation, and there is non-stop banter. They are all gay men or transwomen, and they pitch their deep voices higher and their body language is overtly feminine. The two oldest performers, Nga (mirror in hand, left) and Phung (to her left) are getting dolled up for the show and so is a young performer sitting on stage. He will be the only one … [Read more...] about LGBT troupes set Saigon stages alight with cabaret-bingo shows – VnExpress International
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Honourary Consulate of Romania opens in Ho Chi Minh City
Ambassador Valeriu Arteni, Le Quang Long, director of Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Foreign Affairs, and other ambassadors, general consuls, and honourary consuls in Vietnam welcome the new honourary consul of Romania in Ho Chi Minh City The opening of the Romanian Consulate and the appointment of the honourary consul in Ho Chi Minh City takes place at a time when Romania’s capital Bucharest and Ho Chi Minh City are also negotiating on a sister-city agreement, an important step towards strengthening the traditional friendship between the two countries. The ceremony was held warmly with the witness of Ambassador of Romania to Vietnam H.E. Valeriu Arteni; Vuong Duy Bien, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Le Quang Long, director of Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Foreign Affairs; along with the ambassadors, consuls general, honorary consuls and members of the Consulates in Ho Chi Minh City and representatives from different countries such as the … [Read more...] about Honourary Consulate of Romania opens in Ho Chi Minh City