HCM CITY (VNS) — HCM City will host International Friendship Day 2015 with many activities for Vietnamese who have studied abroad and foreign students studying in Viet Nam on December 12.

The Viet Nam Go Global event features culture, education, music, sport and cuisine of many countries at various booths. Opportunities for business startups and scholarships for overseas study will be offered.

Attending will be scholars, business associations, diplomatic organisations and students working and learning in the city and at non-governmental organisations.

The event will be held at Crescent Park in District 7 by the municipal Union of Friendship Organisations in co-operation with the city's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Department of Home Affairs, Department of Education and Training, Communist Youth Union and International Alumni Network.

Folk games and songs of Viet Nam and other countries will be featured, as well as hot-air balloon ride. — VNS