HCM City to set off fireworks for Tet holiday

Ho Chi Minh City Municipal People’s Committee has instructed staff to co-ordinate the fireworks shows in two places at 12pm on December 31 to celebrate the New Year.

Those places are Caric Shipyard in Thu Thiem ward, District 2 and Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11. Each fireworks performance will last 15 minutes.

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Then, at Lunar New Year Festival, HCM City will set off fireworks in seven places: Caric Shipyard in Thu Thiem ward, District 2, Administrative Centre project in District 7, Go Vap Cultural Park project in Go Vap District, Nga Ba Giong Memorial area of Heroic Martyrs in Hoc Mon District, Ben Duoc Temple of Heroic Martyrs in Cu Chi District, Ethnic Culture historical park in District 9 and Dam Sen Cultural Park in District 11.   

Airline magazine published in Japanese

Heritage, the Vietnam Airlines inflight magazine, began publishing a Japanese edition on Wednesday to serve passengers on flights between Viet Nam and Japan.

The magazine, in its 10th year of publication, is considered a bridge to introduce Vietnamese culture and fashion to international friends.

Researchers digitise Thai ethnic script

A project to compile fonts for the ancient script of the Thai ethnic group has been approved by the central province of Thanh Hoa.

The project will be carried out by the Thanh Hoa Informatics and Media Centre with the aim to popularise the use of the Thai language.

The specialists will also research the differences between the scripts of the Thai in the province and elsewhere in the northwestern region of the country.

Mister Viet Nam pageant final begins

The final round of the Mister Viet Nam 2010 pageant will take place in the southern city of Vung Tau tomorrow, Jan 1, and will be broadcast live on VTV9 and VTV4.

Thirty contestants are competing in such categories as Mister Gentlemen, Mister Sports, Mister Talent, Mister Environment, and Mister Knowledge.

Viet Nam Television and the Bac Dau Entertainment Co have co-organised the pageant with an aim to find a winner who represents Vietnamese men who are confident, fashionable, strong and elegant.

The winner will receive a cash prize of VND750 million (US$38,500) and represent Viet Nam in the Mister International 2011 competition to be held in the Philippines.

VietNamNet/Viet Nam News