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  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

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

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

A booth displaying industrial parts at the 2019 Vietnam Supporting Industry Fair, which is being held along with the Vietnam International Machinery Fair in HCM City from December 11 to 14 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The 2019 Vietnam International Machinery Fair and 2019 Vietnam Supporting Industry Fair opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 11, offering opportunities for companies in the manufacturing and supporting industries to compare notes and explore business opportunities. Pham Thanh Kien, Director of the city Department of Industry and Trade, said the two fairs feature 300 exhibitors from 12 countries and territories, including the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, the US, UK, China, Germany and Vietnam. Thirty percent of the 460 booths are displaying supporting industry products produced by Vietnamese companies and metal products and metalworking solutions, 25 percent are showcasing automation solutions and motion control systems, industrial materials and … [Read more...] about Int’l machinery, supporting industry fairs open in HCM City

Vietnamese students at the 16th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) 2019. (Source: vietnamnet.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese students won three gold and three silver medals at the 16th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) which wrapped up on December 12 in Doha, Qatar. The 16th IJSO was co-organised by Qatar’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Qatar University, from December 3-12 under the slogan ‘Inspiring Today’s Young Generation for the Skills of Tomorrow’. The gold medalists are Dam Gia Bao, Nguyen Tri Duc and Cao Thuy An, all 10th-grade students of Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. The silver medal winners were Dang Minh Trung and Nguyen Hoang Trung, 10th-grade students of the Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, and Nguyen Dinh Hieu, a 10th-grade student of Hanoi’s Nguyen Hue High School.    This is the 9th year the Hanoi Department of Education and Training was … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win three golds, three silvers at IJSO