HCM City Book Expo promotes reading

The ninth biannual HCM City Book Expo that opens at District 1’s Lê Văn Tám Park today will seek to promote reading habits, especially among children.

Gout de France

French Michelin-starred chef Raphael Le Mancq (third left) conducts a cooking class with local women entrepreneurs in Hà Nội yesterday.

Cherry blossom events come to VN

Various Japanese bands and artists will perform in the Cherry Blossom Festival this weekend to celebrate the mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries.

Canadian girl raises her voice for charity

The youngest Youth Ambassador of SOS Children’s Village, 11-year old Capri Everitt from Vancouver, Canada, raised her pure, innocent voice to sing the Vietnamese national anthem at SOS Children’s Village in Đà Nẵng yesterday.

Rock singer Trần Lập dies

Well-known rock musician and singer Trần Lập died yesterday after fighting rectum cancer for more than four months. He was 42 years old.

City hosts fundraising cycle competition

The annual fundraising and team-building event, Saigon Cyclo Challenge, takes place from 12–6pm, on March 19 at  Celadon City in HCM City’s Tân Phú District.

Belgian dance company at Saigon Zoo

The Brussels-based dance company t.r.a.n.s.i.t.s.c.a.p.e and the Bông Sen Traditional Art Troupe will present a dance performance titled Urban Distortions at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden on March 20.

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