Lucky couples tie the knot during group wedding
HCM CITY — Eighty poor couples got married in a group wedding organised yesterday by the HCM City Youth Union's Support Centre.
Before the party at the upmarket White Palace Wedding and Convention Centre in Phu Nhuan District, the couples paraded the city's main streets in flower-bedecked cars, visited local sites, and paid tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at his statue in front of the HCM City People's Committee.
Each couple received a gift of VND2 million, a pair of wedding rings, and wedding costumes.
Cambodian artists set to perform in Viet Nam
HA NOI — Cambodian performers will appear in HCM City and the southern province of Vinh Long during November 16-23 as part of the Cambodian Cultural Week 2011. Performers will present traditional dances such as apsara, Suoy panpine and Kdoeurng Mortar in free shows at the municipal theatre on November 17 and at Military Zone 7 Cultural House on November 18, as well as the city square in Vinh Long City on November 19 and in Vinh Long Province's Tam Binh District on November 20.
City plays host to lively lunar meditation show
HCM CITY — Painter Si Hoang will hold a moon meditation at Long Thuan Garden House in HCM City's District 9 from 2pm-9pm today. Participants will also have an opportunity to attend an exhibition of ao dai (traditional long dress) and enjoy performances of cai luong (Vietnamese reformed theatre) by veteran actress Bach Tuyet, who will perform extracts from the popular play Thai Hau Duong Van Nga (Queen Mother Duong Van Nga). — VNS