Meanwhile, the number of domestic tourist arrivals hit 33.08 million, fulfilling 66.2 per cent of the year''s goal. Total tourism revenue during the period reachedVNĐ208.06 trillion, equivalent to 71.7 per cent of this year''s target of VNĐ290 trillion (US$11.02 billion).
HCM City will launch its first electric bus service
going through downtown tourist destinations like Ben Thanh Market, the
War Remnants Museum and the Nguyen Hue walking street early next month.
Working with artists from the Ben Thanh Art and Frame company, staff at
the US Consulate General in HCM City took time out on March 18 to paint
three large canvases for the 20th anniversary of Viet Nam-US diplomatic
relations.
A contemporary dance drama deconstructing the phases that everyone goes
through in their lives has captured the imagination of HCM City
audiences since it premiered at Ben Thanh Theatre last weekend.
The Ha Noi-based Viet Nam Cai Luong Theatre premiered a new play about
the culture of ethnic minority people living in Ha Giang Province at HCM
City''s Ben Thanh Theatre yesterday.
The non-governmental organisation Poussieres de Vie will host a charity concert Kais Chante Piaf featuring French singer and actress Patricia Kaas at the Ben Thanh Theatre on May 14.
Cultural authorities in HCM City are working with veteran sculptors to
develop more public spaces for sculpture as part of an effort to enhance
the urban environment.
Nguyen Van Nam''s ninth symphony, Cuu Long Day Song (The Mekong River Rising in Waves), will be performed for the first time tonight at the September Concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music.
