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    A work from the contemporary arts exhibition “Unexpected Jump” featuring French, Belgian and Vietnamese artists at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum until December 29. — Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY — The contemporary arts exhibition “Unexpected Jump” featuring French, Belgian and Vietnamese artists has opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum. The exhibition showcases oil paintings, sculptures, installations and videos created by French artists Emmanuelle Vincent and Pierre Lauraza, Vietnamese-Belgian painter Nguyễn Trương Minh Thy, and students of the HCM City University of Fine Arts. The artists used paintings, videos and houseware to make art works exploring the changes of HCM City and its lifestyle, as well as challenges which residents face every day. Dancers are also giving performances that demonstrate their works. Frédérique Horn, director of the French … [Read more...] about “Unexpected Jump” exhibition features VN, Belgian, French artists

In this meeting, Deputy Director of the HCMC Department of Science and Technology Nguyen Khac Thanh shared the city’s experience on promoting innovative startup activities. Accordingly, the HCMC People’s Committee has continuously introduced various policies, along with several supporting activities, to encourage the development of an innovative startup ecosystem in the city and neighboring areas. Since the beginning of this year, many Vietnamese startups have been able to successfully attracted capital, with a total amount of more than US$670 million for 50 projects. 23 of them are businesses from HCMC, gaining over $300 million capital amount. In addition, a series of startup entrepreneurs in HCMC are confidently penetrating the global market. The municipal authorities are now promoting more startup activities via preferential policies to attract more resources from the community. Notably, its program SpeedUp, which supports promising startup projects, can offer a … [Read more...] about HCMC accounts for nearly half of national startups nationwide

Delegates launch a programme on classifying, segregating and recycling used cartons, called School Recycling, in 800 primary schools and kindergartens in Ha Noi on Saturday. — VNS Photo Thanh Hai Swedish food processing and packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak launched a programme on classifying, segregating and recycling used cartons, called School Recycling, in 800 primary schools and kindergartens in Ha Noi on Saturday. Ha Noi, after HCM City, is the second city in Viet Nam in which the programme will be implemented, bringing the total schools taking part in the programme to 1,400 in 2019. The company also has a plan to expand the initiative in Da Nang and Binh Duong cities in 2020. Speaking at the event, Swedish Ambassador to Viet Nam Ann Mawe called on students, people and the community to recycle waste, including used cartons, in efforts to reduce waste in Viet Nam. “Burying waste in landfills was not only environmentally bad but economically illogical. Landfills … [Read more...] about Tetra Pak launches school recycling programme in Ha Noi

Tourism HCMC, Mekong Delta localities cut deal to rev up tourism cooperation By Huynh Kim Monday,  Dec 16, 2019,13:42 (GMT+7) HCMC, Mekong Delta localities cut deal to rev up tourism cooperation By Huynh Kim A bird's eye view of Ha Tien City in Kien Giang Province. Leaders of HCMC and 13 localities from the Mekong Delta region have signed a cooperation agreement to develop tourism in the 2020-2025 period - PHOTO: THANH NIEN BAC LIEU - Leaders of HCMC and 13 localities from the Mekong Delta region have signed a cooperation agreement to develop tourism in the 2020-2025 period at a function held in Bac Lieu Province on December 14. Duong Thanh Trung, chairman of the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, noted that despite its high potential, tourism in the Mekong Delta region has not developed well, leading to a lack of high-quality tourism centers and the provision of substandard tourism products. “Thus, the … [Read more...] about HCMC, Mekong Delta localities cut deal to rev up tourism cooperation

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES HCMC – Dance Theater: “Method” Dec 20 and 21, 8 – 10 pm A contemporary dance performance produced by H2Q ART under the hand of magical choreographer ROSS MCCORMACK (Muscle Mouth, New Zealand) featuring 6 talented Vietnamese dancers coming from different movement backgrounds such as Ballet, Đương đại, Hip-Hop, Popping,…They are: VŨ NGỌC KHẢI, NGUYỄN DUY THÀNH, LÂM DUY PHƯƠNG (KIM), LÂM TỐ NHƯ, NGUYỄN QUANG TƯ, NGUYỄN THẠCH SANG. HCMC - Vietnamese play to be restaged as Broadway-style musical Dec 22, 8pm The Gioi Tre Stage, 125 Cong Quynh Street in District 1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ EXHIBITION Hanoi-Exhibition “Geometric Origami” Opening: Dec 16, 4 pm An exhibition by Professor MITANI JUN, University of Tsukuba. Hanoi - … [Read more...] about Entertainment Events in Hanoi & HCMC on December 16-22