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‘Airbender,’ ‘Sex and the City” win worst film gongs

2011-03-01T07:57:00.000-08:00

Martial arts fantasy flick “The Last Airbender” swept the board at the pre-Oscar Razzie awards for worst movies of 2010 Saturday, while “Sex and the City 2” also won one of the dubious honors.
“Airbender,” a box office hit but a critical miss, took the Golden Raspberry for worst movie, worst director, worst screenplay and worst supporting actor, as well as the useful new category of Worst Eye-Gouging Mis-Use of 3D.
Director M. Night Shyamalan, described as a “repeat offender” at the annual spoof eve-of-Oscars awards, could take some comfort as he failed to win Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel, for which he was also nominated.
“It’s this kind of movie that makes you think that the producers had the Razzies in mind when they did it,” said John Wilson, founder of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, which has been handout out the Razzies since 1981.
The movie tells the story of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.
Shyamalan “re-imagined the faux-anime TV series ‘The Last Airbender’ into a jumbled, jump-cut mess of a movie that fans of the TV show hated even more than critics did (if that?s even possible!” said Razzie organizers.
Someone must have liked it though, as the summer 2010 movie has so far taken nearly $320 million at the box office around the world, according to the Box Office Mojo movie tracking website.
“Sex and the City 2” -- which has earned $290 million -- meanwhile earned worst ensemble Razzie, as well as the worst actress award, jointly bestowed on the stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon.
Worst actor meanwhile went to Ashton Kutcher, for his performance in two films: “Killers” and “Valentine’s Day,” while the unfortunate Jessica Alba won worst supporting actress for four movies she appeared in last year: “The Killer Inside Me,” “Little Fockers,” “Machete” and “Valentine’s Day.”
The Razzies winners were announced on the eve of the Academy Awards, the climax of Hollywood’s annual awards season.
British historical drama “The King’s Speech” is the frontrunner, although others vying for Oscars glory include Facebook movie “The Social Network,” ballet thriller “Black Swan,” and classic Western remake “True Grit.”
Nominees for the Razzies rarely turn up to claim their awards up at the spoof pre-Oscars event -- this year was no exception at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater in Los Angeles.
Actress Halle Berry turned up in 2005, and Sanda Bullock gamely appeared last year, handing out DVD copies of her offending performance in box office flop “All About Steve.”
The following day she won best actress Oscar for her role in “Blind Side.”
While the Oscars winners are voted on by the nearly 6,000 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Razzies are chosen by 637 voters in 46 US states, and 17 other countries, organizers say.
Unlike the prestigious gold-plated Oscar statuettes handed out Sunday evening, the Razzie trophy is in the form of a raspberry, roughly the size of a golf ball, sprayed with gold paint and nestled on a reel of old Super 8 film.
It has an estimated value of about five dollars.

Source: AFP

City hotels prepare for Tet and Cupid

2011-02-11T08:59:00.001-08:00

Ho Chi Minh City’s noted five-star hotels are rushing to prepare elegant offerings for guests during the nation’s biggest festival, Tet. At the same time, they’re busy bracing for a hail of Cupid’s arrows the Valentine’s Day.

The Legend Hotel Saigon will host a grand lion dance on the morning of February 3, the first day of the Year of the Cat. The lions will march through the entire hotel, visiting each restaurant to herald blessings for the New Year.

They will also hold a ceremony to present offerings to Heaven, Earth, and ancestors.

During the main days of the festival (February 2-5), the hotel’s Atrium Café will layout an extensive Tet buffet for guests.

The buffet will include authentic holiday treats, like bánh chưng, bánh tét (sticky rice cakes wrapped in leaves), thịt kho tàu (braised pork), giò thủ (paste made from pig’s head meat), dưa hành (pickled spring onions), dưa kiệu (pickled scallion heads) and other traditional delicacies.

The buffet is priced at VND440,000 (US$22.55) per person for lunch and VND760,000 ($38.75) for dinner, including free drinks. Children eat for half price.

Chinese Tet

The New World Saigon Hotel has whipped up delicious menus, buffets and mouth-watering dim sum specials at its Dynasty Restaurant during the upcoming holidays.

“All our menus include the best dishes from the Chinese kitchen,” said chef Ho Wing Sang. “Everything will be traditionally cooked and exclusively offered for the Lunar New Year festivities.”

From January 24 to February 9, Chef Sang and his team have put together a menu of Chinese favorites like barbecued pork, marinated cuttlefish and marinated beef shank.

The Lunar New Year set menus are available every day from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., starting from VND585,000 per person.

The menu will last until February 2.

Diners can enjoy a traditional buffet dinner between 6 and 10 p.m. every day. The spread will feature suckling pig, roasted Peking duck, baked crab shells and more. Admission costs VND682,500 per person, and includes soft drinks and Chinese tea.

Dim sum lunch and dinner menus also beckon Dynasty guests from February 3 to 9. Dim sum favorites, including deep-fried seafood rolls and fresh oyster dumplings, cost VND69,000 per dish.

The hotel’s special New Year lunch buffet will include delicacies such as suckling pig, steamed sea grouper and braised abalone rolls.

This wonderful culinary opportunity starts on February 3, the first day of the Year of the Cat, for VND760,500 per person, including soft drinks and Chinese tea.

Cupid cometh

Following traditional gatherings of family and friends, Legend Hotel Saigon will launch a series of enticing romantic packages for Valentine’s Day.

The Atrium Café has an epic international buffet planned for Valentine’s Day. The spread will include gourmet delicacies like Alaskan crab, lobster, oyster,

French paté, imported beef, salmon steak, rib-eye with Yorkshire pudding, and roasted stuffed duck with chestnut stuffing.

The Valentine’s buffet costs VND500,000 for lunch and VND960,000 for dinner. This price includes free drinks and a gift for ladies. Children aged 6 to 12 will be admitted at half price.

Meanwhile, the hotel’s Deli Corner will offer a range of delicious chocolates and heart-shaped cakes for take-away from February 12-14.

Romantic dinner for two

The Caravelle (one of the world’s top 500 hotels according to the prestigious Travel+Leisure magazine) is also stepping up its game in anticipation of the coming romantic holiday.

The hotel’s Nineteen and Reflections restaurants will lay out a dinner buffet with caviar, fish roe, and a romantic oyster entree.

At Reflections, diners will enjoy eight candle-lit courses accompanied by live piano music.

The meal is priced at VND1,298,000 per person.

The Park Hyatt Saigon – one of Asia’s top 100 hotels in 2010 according to Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Issue – will offer a “private dinner” with a menu designed by Italian chef Michele Gulizzi.

The menu combines a number of famed Italian delicacies such as oyster pea mousse, house-smoked salmon, black caviar, lobster lasagna, crusted black cod fillet, artichokes, thyme, lentils, wild mushrooms, raspberry vinegar and aged balsamic vinegar.

White chocolate mousse, raspberry jelly, rose petals and fresh berries will be served up for dessert.

The romantic dinner at the hotel’s Opera Restaurant is priced at VND3,700,000 for two, including a bottle of champagne and a chocolate surprise for the ladies.

Customers can also choose to celebrate their romance with the “distinctive evening” package at the hotel’s Square One Restaurant, featuring seafood and fresh fruits for dessert.

The “distinctive” package costs VND4,850,000 per person. The price includes a bottle of champagne and a chocolate surprise for the ladies.

Those looking for a romantic event to last all day should head to the hotel’s Xuan (Spring) Spa which will offer a “Be my Valentine” package for couples through February.

Priced at VND4,100,000, the package includes a chocolate scrub, aromatherapy body massage, champagne for two and a complimentary chocolate box.

Considered an oasis in HCMC, Xuan Spa features treatment rooms adorned with antique Vietnamese wood furnishings.

Source: Thanh Nien

Bài học từ Hươu cao cổ

2009-03-18T08:07:00.000-07:00

Khi sinh con, hươu mẹ không nằm mà lại đứng; và như vậy hươu con chào đời bằng một cú rơi hơn 3m xuống đất và nằm ngay đơ. Rồi hươu mẹ làm một việc kỳ lạ: đá hươu con cho đến khi nào chú ta chịu đứng dậy mới thôi. Khi hươu con mỏi chân và nằm, hươu mẹ lại thúc chú đứng lên. Đến lúc hươu con đã thực sự đứng được, hươu mẹ lại đẩy chú ngã xuống để chú phải nỗ lực tự mình đứng dậy lần nữa.

Điều này nghe có vẻ lạ với chúng ta, nhưng lại thực sự cần thiết cho hươu con bởi vì hươu con cần phải tự đứng được để có thể tồn tại với bầy đàn, nếu không hươu con sẽ trơ trọi với cuộc đời và trở thành miếng mồi ngon cho thú dữ.

Chúng ta cũng thế, thật dễ nản chí khi mọi việc đều trở nên tồi tệ. Nhưng cho dù đang phải đối mặt với nhiều gian khổ thì ta vẫn phải giữ vững niềm tin. Hãy ghi nhớ rằng mỗi khi ta phải đối mặt với nghịch cảnh, trong ta luôn có một sức mạnh tiềm ẩn.

Đừng bao giờ để thất bại quật ngã mà hãy để nó trở thành thầy dạy của chúng ta. Đây chính là bí quyết để thành công. Người ta không thua khi bị đánh bại mà chỉ thua khi đầu hàng. Thomas Edison đã nói: "Tôi không bao giờ nản chí vì đối với tôi mỗi một nỗ lực không thành công là một bước tiến bộ".

Duyên may và sự lựa chọn

2009-03-01T07:34:00.000-08:00

Khi ta gặp được đúng người ta yêu, ở đúng vào một nơi nào đó, vào đúng một thời điểm nào đó.
Ðó là duyên may.

Khi bạn gặp ai đó làm lòng bạn xao xuyến. Ðó không phải là một sự lựa chọn.
Ðó là duyên may.

Khi bạn gặp tiếng sét ái tình (và không ít những đôi lứa đến với nhau từ đây) thì chắc chắn không phải là một sự lựa chọn.
Ðó là duyên may.

Vấn đề là những gì xảy ra tiếp sau đó. Khi nào bạn vượt qua tình trạng bồng bềnh, choáng ngợp và chìm đắm của tình yêu để bước sang một tầm thức mới? Ðó là khi lý trí trở về, khi bạn ngồi lại và suy nghĩ xem liệu bạn có thật sự muốn tiến tới một mối quan hệ bền vững hay để tất cả vào kỷ niệm.

Nếu bạn quyết định yêu một ai đó với tất cả những nhược điểm của người đó.
Ðó không còn là duyên may nữa.
Ðó là sự lựa chọn.

Khi bạn chọn sánh vai cùng một ai bất kể những ngọt bùi, đắng cay... của cuộc đời.
Ðó là sự lựa chọn.

Cho dù bạn biết rất rõ rằng có rất nhiều người ở bên ngoài trái tim bạn duyên dáng hơn, giàu có hơn người bạn yêu, nhưng bạn vẫn quyết lòng yêu người đó không thay đổi.
Ðó là sự lựa chọn.

Sự choáng ngợp, bồng bềnh và tiếng sét tình yêu đến với ta bằng cơ may, nhưng tình yêu đích thực thì chính là sự lựa chọn của trái tim, chính sự lựa chọn của chúng ta. Nói về bạn đời, có một câu nói khá hay và tôi tin là đúng: "Ðịnh mệnh mang chúng ta đến với nhau nhưng chính chúng ta làm cho định mệnh thành sự thật".

Chúng ta sống trên đời này không phải để tìm thấy một người hoàn mỹ để yêu mà chính là để học cách yêu thương một người không hoàn mỹ một cách trọn vẹn...

Vietnam makes history in AFF Cup win

2008-12-30T08:08:00.000-08:00


The new champion of AFF Cup. (THANH NIEN STAFF PHOTO)

Vietnam won the 2008 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup after a one-all draw with Thailand at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium last night and beating Thailand 3-2 on aggregate.
It was Vietnam’s first win over Thailand in an official competition since 1998 when Vietnam defeated Thailand 3-0 in the semifinals of same tournament, then called the Tiger Cup, though Vietnam lost 1-0 to Singapore in the final.

It has been 49 years since Vietnam won a regional championship when the football team of South Vietnam took the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) championship in 1959.

Last night, the visiting team scored the opener in the first half and hung on to the lead all through the second half before Vietnam’s top striker Le Cong Vinh evened the score, securing victory for the home team and sending fans into a frenzy.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem were on the stand to witness the historic win.

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Vietnam’s football team tosses coach Hendrique Calisto to celebrate winning the 2008 AFF Cup

It was poetic justice for the winners because Thailand’s striker Teerasil Dangda headed into Vietnam’s net from a free kick and Vinh also headed home a free kick by substitute midfielder Minh Phuong.

The Vietnamese players truly deserved to win the title as they improved on every match throughout the tournament.

Their dream win followed a telling dethronement of Cup defenders, Singapore 1-0 on aggregate after two legs in the semifinals.

With the two fold advantage of a 2-1 win over Thailand in the first leg final in Bangkok on Christmas Eve and home soil, Vietnam started fast and confidently.

The home team launched attack after attack with some scoring chances but couldn’t convert.

The relentless attacks from Vietnam put Thailand under pressure and the visitors had to play counterattack.

It may have been their strategy, as Thailand appeared to play counterattack to avoid getting fatigued and look for chances.

They got the chance they were waiting for after 21 minutes when they were offered a free kick and striker Dangda scored the opener to put Thailand in the lead.

The goal made the score two-all on aggregate and both teams were back on level terms because the AFF organizers don’t apply the away goal rule.

The Vietnamese players kept their nerve after the Danga header. They continued to control the match and had more attacks than Thailand in the last 15 minutes of the first half.

The host team almost had an equalizer in the 45th minute when Thailand’s defense got mixed-up in the six-yard area but Vietnam’s left-back Quang Thanh’s close-range shot missed his team’s first half clearest chance.

The home team continued the second half full of confidence with Thailand still playing in an out-of-character counterattack style.

Both teams missed some chances but the foul on the attacking Cong Vinh on the left flank in extra time won Vietnam the free kick that changed Southeast Asian football history.

Vietnam’s team coach Hendrique Calisto said after the match, “I’m very happy. The Vietnamese team had to suffer great pressure from their rivals, especially after Thailand scored the opener.”

Calisto said his team played poorly in the first half but he made some strategic changes and the team played better in the second.

He said he was very happy. “Now I can only say I’m extremely happy. And I want to thank the millions of Vietnamese fans and sports reporters who have supported us,” Calisto said. “I’ll celebrate the victory with my players and close friends tonight.”

Meanwhile, Thailand’s team coach Peter Reid congratulated Vietnam’s victory. He said it was hard to sit and answer questions after his team was defeated.

Reid said Thailand deserved to win the second leg match in Hanoi last night but said Vietnam had made a lot of improvements throughout the tournament.

Reid also said he was especially impressed by Vietnam’s goalkeeper Duong Hong Son, adding that Son was half the team.

Vietnam Football Federation Chairman Nguyen Trong Hy Sunday said the federation would reward the team VND4 billion (US$237,000) for last night’s performance. This takes the tournament’s total cash rewards for the team to over VND10 billion ($591,000), not including the $100,000 cash prize from AFF.

The victory set off wild celebrations nationwide as millions poured out into the streets in a frenzy of screaming, honking and waving of the national flag.

Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/

Vietnamese kids sing their way across US

2007-07-05T19:53:00.000-07:00

The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre’s Vietnam Children Choir left for the United States on Wednesday in the first exchange of its kind between the two countries.

During the two-week tour, the 34-member choir, aged eight to 16, will give four performances in Utah, Idaho and California.

The group plans to showcase Vietnamese and American folk songs and dances, including music using bamboo instruments.

They will perform as honorary guests at the Tabernacle Grand Choir Show in Salt Lake City.

The young artists will stay with American families during their tour to learn more about the US.

The visit is sponsored by conductor Daniel Perkins from Plymouth University’s Music Faculty and Operation Smile doctors John and Marjorie Tall.

The tour will be good practice for the youths who are participating in the Asian Choir Games in Jakarta this November as well as the World Choir Games in Austria next August.

Source: TTXVN

Vietnam to open zoo without cages

2007-07-03T18:57:00.000-07:00

Vietnam’s first “open zoo,” where animals will not be kept in cages, is set to open by the end of the year.

The zoo is part of Dai Nam Tourism World, a new theme park under construction in the southern province of Binh Duong, 15km from Ho Chi Minh City.

The open zoo, construction of which began in June last year, will be home to rare animals that are not kept in typical caged enclosures, said Tran Dang Trung, the zoo’s CEO.

The zoo will be similar to other open zoos like Singapore’s, where animals are separated from the visitors by dry or wet moats. The Singapore Zoo separates particularly dangerous animals with glassed enclosures.

The zoo plans to offer night safaris and animal shows.

Last year, the zoo bought two white lions for US$70,000 and two hippopotamuses for $150,000 from South Africa.

In August, a batch of rare animals like zebras, African weasels and gnus would be imported, Trung said.

The locally-owned $186 million Dai Nam theme park will include an entertainment complex, hotels, an artificial beach and other leisure facilities.

Vietnam sends two films to Bangkok festival

2007-07-01T19:04:00.000-07:00

Two Vietnamese films, Pao’s Story and The Rebel, will be among the 18 features competing for the Best ASEAN Film at next month’s Bangkok International Film Festival.

Pao’s Story (Chuyen cua Pao), directed by Ngo Quang Hai, depicts the lives of remote ethnic Mong villagers and a young girl named Pao, played by renowned actress Hai Yen who acted in the international hit The Quiet American.

Pao is raised by her stepmother after her real mother leaves her when she is little. One day, after her stepmother dies in an accident, Pao begins to track down her birth mother.

But her journey reveals more than she bargained for – like family events from the past that leave her shaken.

The film, produced by the state-run Feature Studio I, won the Special Jury Award at the 51st Asia-Pacific Film Festival in Taipei last November and four prizes at last year’s Golden Kite Awards in Vietnam.

The Rebel (Dong Mau Anh Hung), an action thriller produced by privately-owned The Chanh Phuong Film Studio, made its global debut at the third biennial Vietnamese International Film Festival in Los Angeles in April.

The US$1.5 million film, directed by overseas Vietnamese Charlie Nguyen, won the grand award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles last month.

The two films will compete with 16 others in Thailand, including five from Malaysia, four from Thailand, and three from the Philippines.

Festival review

The Bangkok International Film Festival (BKKIFF) is one of the largest in Asia, and has been held in Bangkok every year since 2003.

To be held from July 19 to 29 this year, the festival has accepted some 100 films, with an emphasis on Asia.

On offer are the Golden Kinnaree Awards for the winning films and filmmakers, and awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematographer, and Best ASEAN Film.

It will also honor the Best Feature Documentary, Best New Director, and Best Asian Short Film.

The Kinnaree jury will consist Christian Jeune, head of France’s Cannes Film Festival, and filmmakers Peggy Chiao of Taiwan and Gary Dartnall of the US.

The ASEAN Best Film will be judged by a panel composed of film critic Chuck Stephen of the US, filmmaker Yon Fan of Hong Kong, and Bina Paul, head of India’s Kerala Film Festival.

At last year’s festival, Vietnam’s Bride of Silence (Hat Mua Roi Bao Lau) won the Best ASEAN Film award.

The film, directed by expatriate siblings Doan Minh Phuong and Doan Thanh Nghia, was among the 14 features from the region also in the running for the prestigious Golden Kinnaree Award.

One of the first films in Vietnam about women’s rights, Bride of Silence told the story of a young woman, ostracized and expelled from her family and village for becoming pregnant outside of marriage and refusing to reveal her lover’s name.

Vietnam to host Indochinese heritage festival

2007-06-26T21:48:00.000-07:00

Vietnam’s central Quang Nam Province will open a festival Wednesday highlighting the heritage and traditional cultures of Indochina’s three countries – Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

The Quang Nam Heritage Festival will take place from June 27 to 30 in and around the historic town of Hoi An.

The third edition of the biennial festival will open Wednesday evening in Hoi An with a show featuring performances by art troupes from Cambodia and Laos together with their Vietnamese counterparts.

Cambodia will be represented by artists from Siem Reap Province, and Laos by performers from Luang Prabang and Champasak Province.

Vietnam boasts five UNESCO-listed world heritage sites, two of which – Hoi An Town and the ancient Hindu sanctuary of My Son – are in Quang Nam province.

The highlights will include night festivals, a show on Indochinese culture, a food festival featuring specialties from the region, and a seminar on the Indochina cultural heritage road.

Many entertainment activities will also be launched, including kite flying, boat races, a vintage bike rally, sea diving, and a beach volleyball tournament.

The rally, with bicycles and motorbikes made between the 1920s and 70s, will start from the Palm Garden Resort in Hoi An Wednesday afternoon and arrive at the inauguration of the Quang Nam - Heritage Festival.

The next morning the group will arrive at the My Son Sanctuary where theywill visit the famous Phuoc Kieu bronze casting village and the Duy Xuyen traditional silk village.

The rally wraps up that evening with the winner being handed Queen of the Old Bikes Award.

Visitors will be taken on excursions to traditional craft villages in the historic town of Hoi An and Dien Ban and Duy Xuyen districts.

The Heritage Festival has been held since 2003 to promote tourism in the central province.

Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/

Vietnam to get a glimpse into America’s native peoples, cultures

2007-06-24T19:30:00.000-07:00

Sixty photographs by renowned US photographer and ethnographer Edward S. Curtis showcasing the cultures of Native Americans, North America’s original inhabitants, are set to go on show in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Sacred Legacy exhibition, organized by the US consulate in the city, will run from June 28 to July 12 at the HCMC General Science Library.

The images are printed in a variety of sizes and media reflecting the impact of the photographed individual or object. They capture the diverse cultural and geographic regions in which Curtis worked and studied, and illustrate his skill in portrait, landscape, still life, and ceremonial photography.

RoK pop stars coming to Vietnam

2007-06-20T23:07:00.001-07:00

Over 60 artists, including superstars Kang Ta and Lee Hyori, from the Republic of Korea, are set to perform in Ho Chi Minh City on July 3.

The big group is coming here to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Korea.

Besides Kang and Lee, pop groups like Seo Ji Young, Wonder Girls, Paran, Super Junior T, Chae Yeon, Jeoin Jin, Baek Ji Young, and Lee Jeon Hyun will also perform at the show titled KOVINA Friendship Concert.

Vietnam’s top singers Lam Truong and My Linh will join the Koreans.

Organized by the RoK’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the event, to be held at the 6,000-capacity Phu Tho Stadium, will be broadcast live by Korea’s SBS Television.

source http://thanhniennews.com

Hanoi set for France’s annual music day

2007-06-20T19:37:00.000-07:00

Hanoi is set for a musical free-for-all Thursday at the annual World Music Day organized by the French government.

The Fête de la Musique is a free popular fête, open to any participant (amateur or professional musicians) who wants to perform.

It allows the expression of all styles of music and works to popularize musical practices for people from all backgrounds.

The event will open in the Vietnamese capital this year with a party of music at the French Cultural Center.

Composer Quoc Trung has been invited by the center to be the art director for the program.

The Cam Xuc (Emotion) band will join the party with flamenco dance performances while the Song Hong (Red River) band will perform jazz music.

It will conclude with a show by French DJ Jean-Yves Le Garzic.

The center’s library will play CDs of music from many French-speaking countries.

Launched in 1982 by the Ministry of Culture, the Fête de la Musique is now held in more than 100 countries all over the world. It takes place on 21st June, the day of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere.

Last year’s event in Hanoi featured jazz shows by a French trio, The three of us, and a performance by Bojan Z, a leading jazz pianist.

Source : http://thanhniennews.com

HCMC to host Vietnam Family Day

2007-06-19T23:33:00.001-07:00

Over 10,000 Ho Chi Minh City families are set to enjoy a celebration at the Phu My Hung urban area this Sunday on the occasion of Vietnam Family Day, June 28.

At a press conference held Monday, Nguyen Tien Dat, chairman of the HCMC Department of Education and Training’s Trade Union, said 4,000 of his educational staff’s families will participate in the event.

Themed “Family and Education – the Fulcrum of Happiness”, the second annual celebration will honor teachers and family-oriented cultural education.

A slew of entertainment, food and sports games will be available at the event.

Psychologists will also be on hand and available for family consultations.

source http://www.thanhniennews.com