Free tickets are available at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema, at No.6 Mac Dinh Chi, Ben Nghe ward, District 1. HCM City (VNA) – The Italian Film Festival 2022 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from October 10-16 after concluding in Hanoi. According to the Italian Consulate General in the southern metropolis, the event aims to promote the cultural exchange between Italy and Vietnam, while introducing the cinematography and typical cultural identity of the European country to Vietnam. The movies to be screened at the festival, which will be organised in collaboration with the Asian Film Festival of Rome, include “Everything’s gonna be alright” (Cosa Sara), “The great silence” (Il Silenzio Grande), “Doctor on call” (Una note da dottore), “A girl returned” (L’arminuta), “Breaking up in Rome” (Lasciarsi un Giorno a Roma), “The inner cage” (Aria Ferma), and “The King of Laugh” (Qui rido io). Audience can receive free tickets at DCINE Ben Thanh cinema , at No.6 Mac Dinh Chi, … [Read more...] about HCM City to be next destination of Italian Film Festival 2022
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Golf tournament expected to boost tourism in capital city
The combination of golf and tourism may be a solid boost to the tourism sector that has suffered adversities of the Covid-19 pandemic. As approved by the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Kinh Te & Do Thi (Economic & Urban) newspaper, in cooperation with the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association, will host the “Hanoi Golf & Cultural Exchange Week 2022” in Hanoi’s Dong Mo Golf Club during October 17-22, 2022. The sporting event is expected to connect all domestic and international golfers, introduce and promote new tourism products, and attract foreign visitors to Hanoi tourism sites. Editor in Chief of Kinh Te & Do Thi newspaper Nguyen Minh Duc and Vice Permanent Chairman of the Vietnam Golf Tourism Association Pham Thanh Tri share their opinions on the threshold of the event. How did you come up with the idea of the “Golf Tourism and Culture Week – Hanoi 2022” event? Chief Editor Nguyen Minh Duc : I have thought there should be an … [Read more...] about Golf tournament expected to boost tourism in capital city
Conjoined twins head home nearly three months after separation
The twins, their parents and doctors pose for a photo on October 7, the day they are discharged from hospital (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Sixteen-month-old conjoined twins Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi were discharged from hospital on October 7, 84 days after their 12-hour separation surgery. In hospital since birth, they are now well enough to return home and begin a normal life. The twins are able to sit up and can stand with help from their parents. Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Children’s Hospital Truong Quang Dinh said their organs are largely functioning as they should. Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi were born on July 6, 2019, in HCM City and were joined at the pelvis. Some 100 doctors and nurses from the Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospitals 1 and 2, Cho Ray Hospital , and others in the city took part in the July 15 separation surgery ./. VNA … [Read more...] about Conjoined twins head home nearly three months after separation
Five roads connecting HCMC, Long An Province to be built soon
For the Ring Road No.4 project, the People's Committee of Long An Province directed the Department of Transport to update relevant planning and forecast traffic count to calculate the appropriate scale and technical options. For the section from the 826D intersection to the end of the route, about 9.5km long, the Department of Transport of Long An Province shall review and clarify the basis for the proposal of an urban expressway or an urban arterial road. From there, it will coordinate with the Department of Transport of HCMC to work with the consulting unit to analyze and clarify the advantages and disadvantages of each option and propose a plan to ensure the technical economy and investment efficiency of the project. For the newly opened Northwest road in Binh Chanh District in HCMC that connects with the provincial road 823D in Duc Hoa District in Long An Province, the People's Committee of HCMC has approved the policy of adjusting the road alignment and updating the relevant … [Read more...] about Five roads connecting HCMC, Long An Province to be built soon
HCMC Bar Association to give free legal advice to people
Lawyers Vu Phi Long, Truong Thi Hoa and Nguyen Van Hau will join the event. The event is organized on the occasion of Vietnam Lawyer Traditional Day (October 10) and Vietnam Law Day (November 9). Additionally, this is also an activity to raise awareness and understanding of basic laws for Ho Chi Minh City people in daily life. It is expected that ACBA will provide free legal advice service and propagandize law for people in five points of districts 1, 10, Tan Binh and Binh Thanh on October 8 with the participation of 20-30 prestigious lawyers from law companies in the city. As for the online form, the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association will give free legal advice via Zoom Platform. Lawyers Vu Phi Long, Truong Thi Hoa and Nguyen Van Hau will join the event. People can attend the event at 9 a.m. on October 8 via https://bit.ly/3ri3Vez; Meeting ID: 97275547263; Passcode: 820869. The legal advice program will take place on October 8 and October 10 in both offline and online forms … [Read more...] about HCMC Bar Association to give free legal advice to people
Residents await early disbursement of condo reconstruction package
A $5.3 million package for the appraisal and reconstruction of dilapidated apartments is expected to be disbursed soon. The people of Hanoi expect the city authorities will soon spend the VND128 billion (US$5.3 million) package to renovate old apartment buildings and ensure their safe accommodation. An extremely downgraded apartment building in Ngoc Khanh Ward of Ba Dinh District. Photo: The Hanoi Times Bui Thi Hue, a resident of Quynh Mai Ward in Hai Ba Trung District, told The Hanoi Times that her apartment block was built in 1960-1970, and her family has lived here for many years. Although her dilapidated condo had been included in the city's renovation plan since 2010, work has yet to begin, she said. And because their low incomes do not allow them to buy houses elsewhere, people have had to continue living in substandard apartments and face permanent dangers. "For ten years, the Hanoi People's Committee has selected three … [Read more...] about Residents await early disbursement of condo reconstruction package
