Christmas cheer: The brass band Yellow Star Big Band will perform traditional carols at the Symphonic Christmas Eve concert on December 24 at Chill Skybar. Photo courtesy of the artist Viet Nam News The classic Christmas carol "Jingle Bells" can be heard across HCM City, a sign that the holiday is very near, with New Year’s Day not far away. Entertaining venues and restaurants in the city and neighbouring provinces have prepared special events for the festive season. Special Christmas concerts The Saigon Classical Music Group will present the concert “Winter Melodies #3” at Salon Saigon in District 3 on December 22. The concert will feature excerpts from The Season, Op 37 and The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky, Four Seasons by Vivaldi, and Étude Op. 25, No. 11 in A minor (Winter Wind) by Chopin. The 16-member brass band Yellow Star Big Band, the first runner-up of Việt Nam Television’s reality show Ban Nhạc Việt (Vietnamese Band) … [Read more...] about Here comes Christmas and New Year’s Eve
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Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay offers big promotion for new year 2019
THE MARQ – TIMELESS ELEGANCETanmy celebrates 50th anniversaryDutch Lady: the story of the 20 golden minutes and Việt Nam’s safest fresh milkManutronics’ trillion worth of “handshake” in global automotive electronics industryWorld's Leading Cultural Tourist Attraction 2019 On the occasion of the New Year of 2019, the five-star Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay applies an attractive incentive programme for travelers booking from now until the end of January 31, 2019. Accordingly, for only VNĐ1,800,000 ++ (US$77++) per room per night, visitors can enjoy the holiday at Bãi Kem, South Phú Quốc. The above room rate includes a buffet breakfast with fine cuisine for two guests. The programme applies for guests booking from now until the end of January 31, 2019 and staying until the end of February 28, 2019. Located on Bãi Kem (An Thới, South Phú Quốc), less than 30 minutes from Phú Quốc … [Read more...] about Premier Residences Phu Quoc Emerald Bay offers big promotion for new year 2019
Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Thuan agree on long-term tourism cooperation
Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Binh Thuan provinces sign an agreement on tourism cooperation on November 23, 2019 The agreement was signed on November 23, 2019 in the presence of senior officials from national and provincial tourism agencies as well as several businesses from both provinces. The cooperation will be based on the principles of consensus, diversity and pragmatism towards ensuring sustainable tourism development in both provinces, officials said. It will be centered in four main areas: exchange of information on the status of tourism development; developing diverse tourism products; effective tourism promotion campaigns; and attracting investment for tourism projects. Ba Ria- Vung Tau is a tourism hotspot that also welcomes international 5-star cruises (Photo: Đinh Hữu Ngợt) The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is famous for beautiful, long and clean beaches (Photo: Đinh Hữu Ngợt) They will work to establish routes to tourist … [Read more...] about Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Thuan agree on long-term tourism cooperation
Amid impeachment turmoil, HBO OKs Watergate series
Actor Woody Harrelson -- seen in Los Angeles in October 2019 -- is set to star in the HBO series "The White House Plumbers". — AFP/VNA Photo NEW YORK — US cable channel HBO on Thursday green-lit the production of a new limited series based on the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon, starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux. The two actors – HBO veterans – will also executive produce The White House Plumbers, which is to be written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, who scripted the network's award-winning comedy Veep. The announcement comes as Washington is again in the throes of an impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump, some 45 years after Nixon resigned to avoid a certain trial before US lawmakers. Veep alumni David Mandel will direct the show, HBO said. The series takes its name from a secret task force set up by the Nixon administration, whose members at one point posed as plumbers. The unit's men broke into … [Read more...] about Amid impeachment turmoil, HBO OKs Watergate series