Nguyen Hue flower street celebrates the Year of the Pig (Photo: sggpnews.org.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Various holiday activities have been scheduled to celebrate the lunar New Year (Tet) in Ho Chi Minh City. The 2019 Lunar New Year holiday will fall on February 4-8, meaning it will span nine days including the two weekends. On February 1, leaders of the HCM City Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Fatherland Front will lay wreaths and offer incense to pay respect to late Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Ton Duc Thang at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ton Duc Thang Museum and Ho Chi Minh monument park. On February 5 (the first day of the year in the lunar calendar), the southern economic hub will treat locals and visitors to firework performances at five venues – the Dam Sen cultural park in District 11, the history-culture park in District 9, Can Gio district, Cu Chi tunnel in Cu Chi district and Hiep Phuoc industrial park in Nha Be district. In District … [Read more...] about HCM City plans big for Tet
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HCM City among must-see destinations on a world cruise
The Hanoitimes - It’s a big world out there and a world cruise is the perfect way to explore it. HCM City among world’s most exotic destinations to kick-off 2019 travels 10 reasons to visit Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City among the 2019’s coolest city break destinations Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam has been named among five must-see destinations on a world cruise, according to a list released by World of Cruising, a luxury publication packed with the latest cruise trends. HCM City among must-see destinations on a world cruise. World of Cruising advises travelers that Ho Chi Minh City is the best destination for those who love discovering culture. Ho Chi Minh City is a dynamic city that reverberates through your entire soul. Commerce and culture merge and shift in a way seen nowhere else in the world and the chaos that this city offers will awaken your senses. While here, expect to wander through tranquil temples before engaging in a spot of … [Read more...] about HCM City among must-see destinations on a world cruise
Ho Chi Minh City launches eight new tours
The Hanoitimes - Visitors will tour Ho Chi Minh City’s iconic places at affordable prices. Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism has been working with travel agents to design eight affordable tour packages to introduce iconic destinations in the city, VnExpress reported. This move is under a scheme to celebrate the city’s 320th founding anniversary. The tours will give visitors an insight of the development of Ho Chi Minh city since its inception to the present. Ho Chi Minh City launches eight new tours. VnExpress.net Ho Chi Minh City Post Office, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Binh Tay Market, and the War Remnants Museum are included in these tour packages. The other destinations are Can Gio district, famous for the Vam Sat eco-tourism site and Rung Sac Military Base, and Cu Chi district, which is well known for its underground tunnels. These places tell visitors the history of the city. On this occasion, a series of discounts will be … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City launches eight new tours
HCMC receives delegation of Cuban Women’s Federation
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Tat Thanh Cang hoped that the Cuban Women’s Federation and the Vietnam Women Union in Ho Chi Minh City will have effective working sessions as well as exchange experiences in women’s activities and tighten relationship between the two sides. Head delegate Teresa Maria Amarelle Boue, highly appreciated the preschool model for low-income families and vocational training programs for women of the HCMC’s Cultural House that Cuba can learn from the city’s experiences. She also expressed her deep impression in Cu Chi Tunnels historical site, and military strategies and tactics that Vietnamese people and armed forces carried out in struggles for independence and unity. By THUY VU - Translated by Kim Khanh … [Read more...] about HCMC receives delegation of Cuban Women’s Federation
HCM City official welcomes Cuban Women’s Federation representatives
Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang (R) receives Teresa Maria Amarelle Boue, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Cuba and Secretary General of the Cuban Women’s Federation, on October 26 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tat Thanh Cang on October 26 received a delegation of the Cuban Women’s Federation (FMC), now on a working visit to the Vietnamese city. Head delegate Teresa Maria Amarelle Boue, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Cuba and Secretary General of the FMC, affirmed that her country always wants to enhance the traditional solidarity and friendship with Vietnam so as to benefit the people of each country. Noting the outcomes of the delegation’s working visit in HCM City, she said they were very impressed with the local child care model for low-income earners as well as vocational training and career guidance activities of … [Read more...] about HCM City official welcomes Cuban Women’s Federation representatives