Publishing houses and firms catering to children
will hold a book fair at the Viet Nam youth academy occasioned by the
International Children''s Day, June 1.
A 15-minute film by Vietnamese director Hoang Tran
Minh Duc will be screened to compete at the Cannes Film Festival''s Short
Film Corner event held from May 14 to 24.
Room to Read (RtR), an organisation that promotes literacy and gender
equality in education across Asia and Africa, is displaying books
collected from across Asia in a "Sharing is Caring Corner" in the lobby
of the Hotel Equatorial in HCM City.
The fresh tropical fruit, lounging by swimming
pools and an explosion of colour throughout Ha Noi streets during summer
are accompanied by endless perspiration, houses unable to cope with the
heat, and intense storms.
The Vietnamese movie Canh Ba Ba (Turtle Soup),
which was among the best films produced in the 48-hour Film Project in
2011, will be screened at this year''s Cannes film festival''s Short Film
Corner.
