A three-day EuroSphere Art of Living exhibition features 50 European brands in fashion and accessories, gourmet food and beverages, perfumery and cosmetics, interior design, education, tourism, wine & spirits, and automotive goods. VNS Photo Văn Châu HCM CITY – The 3rd Eurosphere – European Art of Living exhibition opened on June 14 at the InterContinental Saigon Hotel in HCM City’s District 1. EuroSphere is the only premium exhibition of its kind in Việt Nam and the region. The three-day event features 50 European brands in fashion and accessories, gourmet food and beverages, perfumery and cosmetics, interior design, education, tourism, wine & spirits and automotive goods. Visitors have a chance to participate in professional conferences hosted by renowned European and Vietnamese speakers. For the first time, the exhibition is free to the public. Visitors this year have more options … [Read more...] about European Art of Living exhibition opens in HCM City
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Italian Cuisine Week celebrated in HCM City
Italian Cuisine Week is being celebrated in HCM City to introduce the cultural values of the European nation. — VNS File Photo.Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Italian Cuisine Week is being celebrated in HCM City to introduce the cultural values of the European nation. Organised by the Italian consulate in the city and to run until November 29, the event includes Italian chefs, food tasting and dinners, cultural events, conferences, and commercial promotion programmes. It began with the “Learning by Eating the Italian Way” seminar on November 16. The “Triple I Conversation on the Theme of Food Business” seminar will be held at the consulate on November 23, and the “Borsa Vini” exhibition at The Reverie Saigon hotel on November 26. Many thematic dinners are planned in collaboration with restaurants and hotels in the city like Namo Tuscan Grill, Bamboo Chic Restaurant, The Reverie Saigon’s Romeo and Juliet Restaurant, and the Park Hyatt … [Read more...] about Italian Cuisine Week celebrated in HCM City
130,000 new jobs expected next year in HCM City
HCM City expects to have an estimated 320,000 job vacancies in 2019. Of the number, 130,000 will be new jobs. — VNA/VNS Photo Đức Thọ Viet Nam News HCM CITY — As many as 320,000 job vacancies are expected in HCM City next year, according to Trần Anh Tuấn, vice director of the city’s Human Resources Forecasting and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre. The figure includes 130,000 new jobs, he said, adding that 80 per cent of the jobs would require trained employees. In the first quarter of the year, the city will need 90,000 workers for jobs in marketing, sales, market research, advertising, logistics, tourism services, restaurants-hotels, packaging, electricians, housekeeping, and security. For the second and third quarter, the city will need 155,000 additional workers and another 75,000 for the fourth quarter. Recruitment needs for the logistics field have increased sharply because of import and export demand, he said. … [Read more...] about 130,000 new jobs expected next year in HCM City
Italian cuisine week takes place in HCM City
The Italian Cuisine Week (ICW) has returned for the third time to HCM City. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The Italian Cuisine Week (ICW) has returned for the third time to HCM City from November 14 to 29. The General Consul of Italy in HCM City has announced that the ICW framework includes various world events coordinated by 296 diplomatic and consular headquarters worldwide, with Italian Cultural Institutes depicting high-quality food and wine, which is central to the Italian identity and culture. More than 1,000 events are being held around the world during the cuisine week, which aims to represent the importance for the Italian people of their culinary traditions, an essential part of life and a source of inspiration for art and literature. In HCM City, the event will include seminars and conferences, meetings with Italian chefs, food and wine tasting and dinners, commercial promotion programmes, cultural events and much more. Italy will be showcasing the best of its food and … [Read more...] about Italian cuisine week takes place in HCM City
Cambodian drug trafficker arrested in HCM City
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Police of Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh district said they have arrested a Cambodian for illegally buying and possessing synthetic drugs. According to the agency, Kouch Pheng Leng, born in 1975, was found to have been involved in a ring to supply synthetic drugs in HCM City. The man was arrested while staying at a hotel in Binh Tri Dong ward of Binh Tan district on November 12. The police seized nearly 2,000 synthetic pills hidden in four plastic bottles. At the local police station, Leng confessed that he bought the drug in Cambodia and brought to HCM City for consumption. The case is under further investigation.-VNA … [Read more...] about Cambodian drug trafficker arrested in HCM City