HA NOI — The 15-volume Ho Chi Minh Toan Tap (Complete Works by Ho Chi Minh) was re-issued on Monday for the third time on the occasion of the 11th National Party Congress.
A total 3,300 copies with updated information on important documents of the late president have been printed. The collection was published for the first time in 1990 to commemorate Ho Chi Minh's 100th birthday and included 10 volumes. It was later reprinted in 2000 and included 12 volumes.
Nguyen Duy Hung, director of the National Politics Publishing House, said the latest edition would help readers more fully understand the invaluable spiritual legacy left by the late president.
Noble prizes to be announced
HCM CITY — The Mai Vang (Golden Ochna) Awards 2010 for musicians and actors will be announced on Saturday.
The singing awards at Hoa Binh Theatre, HCM City, will be broadcast live.
There will be five categories – Favourite Male and Female Pop Singers, Favourite Male and Female Country Singers and Favourite Song.
There will also be awards for Favourite Male and Female Stage Artists, Best Comic Actor and Best Stage Play.
The acting category will include best TV Actor and Actress, Best Movie Actor and Actress, Favourite Master of Ceremonies (MC) and best Film of the Year.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the Mai Vang Awards will be presented to the best 10 singers.
The annual awards have been organised by Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper since 1995.
HCM City TV spreads Tet cheer
HCM CITY — A music performance by pop stars and auction of ornamental trees and fish will be part of a charity event HCM City Television and Farmers Association will organise tomorrow to raise funds for poor farmers in the city during Tet (Lunar New Year).
The proceeds from the annual programme will be used to repair or build more than 150 houses for poor farmers and gift health insurance cards and presents to them.
Organisers will auction two rare mai (ochna) trees with "beautiful roots" which will bring their owners "luck and wealth", and two sets of Japanese carp symbolising the five elements and four directions.
The concert will be held at 7pm at the HTV Theatre, and broadcast live on HTV9.
Last year the programme managed to raise more than VND3.9 billion (US$185,000), enabling 237 houses to be repaired or built and 927 health insurance cards and 117 scholarships to be provided.
Ha Noi waiter represents region
HCM CITY — Tran Trong Hai Ha from Green Tangerine Restaurant in Ha Noi has won the ticket to represent South East Asia in the Asia sommelier competition in June.
After winning The Best Vietnamese Sommelier Competition for French Wine 2010 last October, Ha represented Viet Nam in the Southeast Asia sommelier competition at the Equatorial Hotel last week and won The First Runner-up prize. Peter Teng from Malaysia was the winner.
Both also won a course on wine tasting in France on March.
The contest was organised by Sopexa, which is the French food and wines PR and communications agency, and Saigon Bartender Sommelier Guild.
Ha and Teng beat eight representatives from Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Viet Nam. — VNS