HCM CITY — Several cultural programmes including a special fashion show, music and dance peformances will be held over a week in HCM City to celebrate the 18th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Viet Nam.
The programmes, organised by The Present, a non-governmental and international cultural exchange organisation, will run from March 18-23 at different locations in the city.
The fashion show titled Butterfly at the Rex Hotel on Sunday will feature the Korean and Vietnames traditional dresses hanbok and ao dai. Participants will include a Miss Korea and several Vietnamese models.
The "Love&Friendship" programme at the Lan Anh Club next week will showcase music and dance performances by Korean and Vietnamese traditional and modern artists.
Second volume on local writers due this year
HA NOI — Former journalist Tran Thanh Phuong plans to bring out a second book about famous Vietnamese writers this year.
Phuong has spent 30 years compiling the two volumes, the second of which is entitled Chan Dung va But Tich Nha Van Viet Nam (Vietnamese Writers' Portraits and Autographs).
"Like its first book, the second will profile 250 writers," the 70-year-old author said.
The book includes a brief biography of each author, a list of published works, extracts, critical comments, a portrait and autograph.
Phuong said it was not easy to get copies of the writers' autographs because "unlike celebrities, writers do not often appear in public".
So far, Phuong has collected 1,000 autographs of Vietnamese writers and poets.
Vietnamese Writers' Portraits and Autographs will be published by the Educational Publishing House in Ha Noi.
First local digital video library opens in Ha Noi
HA NOI — The Vietnamese Film Institute (VFI) opened a digital video library in Ha Noi yesterday.
The library, which is the result of a co-operative effort between the VFI and the French Media Institute, houses 100 digitalised Vietnamese cinematic works from various genres including feature films, documentaries and cartoons.
Viewers may borrow the films for personal enjoyment for free during the next six months until library cards are issued.
University students attend Unilever career day
Ha Noi — More than 600 students from various universities in the north of the country gathered yesterday in Ha Noi for the Unilever Careers Day Festival.
The festival, held annually, is part of the Future Leaders Programme designed to educate fresh university graduates about their options in the labour market.
Participants of the festival were provided with information about selection criteria, training opportunities and career paths at the company.
Unilever was one of the first companies in Viet Nam to initiate such a programme in 1998. To date, the company has spent VND350 billion on social responsibility activities. — VNS