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HCM City has planned to hold fireworks displays to welcome the coming New Year. The high-range fireworks will be organised at Saigon River’s tunnel area in District 2 and Landmark 81 Building in Binh Thanh District while the low-range show will be at Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11. HCM City has planned to hold fireworks displays to welcome the coming New Year The activities will last for 15 minutes on January 1, 2020. Municipal authorities have also assigned a local firm to design and install the lighting system to mark the New Year and Tet Holiday on some major streets such as Nguyen Van Troi, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Le Duan, Nguyen Hue, Dong Khoi and Cach Mang Thang Tam. The lighting decoration will be from December 12 to March 20, next year. … [Read more...] about Fireworks scheduled for HCM City New Year

A South Korean man was arrested on Monday at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport with more than 400 second-hand mobile phones.  The airport customs officers with the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Department, under the General Department of Vietnam Customs, to check the 35-year-old South Korean man’s luggage, finding the phones. The second-hand mobile phones were seized at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on May 20 The phones bearing iPhones, Samsung and LG brands are worth around a total VND3 billion (USD130,434). Used and refurbished mobile phones are banned from being imported into Vietnam. The case is under further investigation. … [Read more...] about South Korean busted illegal mobile phone transportation in HCM City

​ The Việt Nam Information Security Day will be held on November 21 in HCM City, a press conference hears yesterday. — VNS Photo Việt Dũng   The annual Viet Nam Information Security Day will be organised on November 21, the Viet Nam Information Security Association and the HCM City Department of Information and Communication have announced. This year it will focus on cybersecurity in the country. At the event, the association will table a report on the status of information security in the south. According to its findings, businesses have changed their views about the source of security risks since last year when they emanated from current and former employees. Now they perceive a greater threat from outside and are paying increasing attention to security, it said. Security experts will share their experiences and discuss security solutions and policies. The event is also expected to be a networking opportunity for businesses. An exhibition on … [Read more...] about HCM City prepares to host Viet Nam Information Security Day

  Artists at a meeting introducing the Việt Nam Puppetry Festival to be held on December 28-29 in HCM City. — VNS Photo Thu Ngân HCM CITY — The second puppetry festival will take place on HCM City’s Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street on December 28-29, with the aim of creating a cultural exchange site for local residents on the occasion of the New Year and honouring traditional Vietnamese puppertry art. The festival, organised following the success of the first festival last year, is expected to attract tens of thousands of people living in HCM City and neighbouring provinces. Themed Green Dream, it will gather artists from puppetry theatres from all over the country who will perform shows on two nights. A variety of activities are expected to bring the art of puppetry closer to the general public and foreign tourists, contributing to preserving … [Read more...] about Việt Nam Puppetry Festival to open in HCM City

  Striker David N’Gog seen when playing for Liverpool. File Photo HÀ NỘI — Former Liverpool FC player David N’Gog is on trial with HCM City FC. The French striker, 30, who played for the Premier League giants from 2008-11 is one of several foreigners seeking a berth in the club’s team for next season. He also played for Paris Saint-Germain and Bolton Wanderers. He was member of the French national U16, 17, 18, 21 squads. Before coming to Việt Nam he played for Budapest Honved FC in Hungary but was deemed surplus to requirements. If signed by the V.League runners-up, N'Gog will have the chance to compete in both local tournaments and the AFC Champions League in HCM City's first foray in the continental competition. VNS … [Read more...] about Former Liverpool striker David N’Gog on trial at HCM City FC