HCM CITY — The month-long 2017 Gyeongju World Cultural Festival is expected to take place in HCM City from November next year.

HCM City and Gyeongju city in South Korea’s Gyeongsangbuk-do Province will co-host the event, which will consist of art performances, exhibitions, movie screenings and trade promotion.

An MOU for organising the festival was signed during city Party secretary Đinh La Thăng’s visit to South Korea in September.

The festival has been held biennially since 1998 in South Korea and foreign countries to promote their respective cinema, trade, art and culinary industries. — VNS