Young people at home and abroad, and foreigners living in Viet Nam, are
encouraged to participate in a photo and video contest launched by the
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union this week, as part of the ''s
activities to celebrate the August...
Amateur and professional photographers, including foreigners living in
Viet Nam, can express their love for Ha Noi by taking pictures of the
capital and sending them to the Ha Noi Photographic Artists Association.
A Winter Fair will be organised in HCM City''s District 11 from December
19 to 22, providing numerous entertainment options for local residents
and foreigners to celebrate the Christmas festival.
Faced with Viet Nam''s chaotic streets, mind-numbing bureaucracy and
appetite for strange delicacies (dog, anyone?), it is easy for somewhat
uptight foreigners such as myself to underestimate the value of spending
time in this vibrant corner of Southeast Asia.
About 300 young locals and foreigners stood in queue in front of the
restaurant La Brasserie De Saigon last Thursday to join a special party.
Each one of them had a new copy of the Saigon Artbook in hand.
