Upcoming events

* September 24 (Friday): A solo exhibition of flower paintings by artist Ana Tzarev will be opened at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi. Tzarev has traveled extensively in Vietnam exploring its countryside as well as its great cities. Inspired by her experiences, the 72-year-old Croatian-born artist developed a series of remarkable floral paintings as well as works that depict pivotal moments in Asian lore. The exhibition will run until October 4.

* September 25 (Saturday): The International School Saigon Pearl and Scholastic, a global children’s publishing and media company, will co-organize ISSP’s Scholastic Book Fair and Charity Family Fun Fest from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 92 Nguyen Huu Canh Street, Ward 22, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Admission is free. For more information, contact Nguyen Thu Ha, Marketing/PR Director, International School Saigon Pearl at 0908 942 648 or email her at hanguyen@issp.edu.vn.

* September 25 (Saturday): The American Chamber of Commerce will host an “International Coastal Clean Up Day” in Vung Tau. The beach clean-up’s participants will gather at the New O Quan Beach on Ha Long Street, near the Lan Rung Resort to begin the effort at 10 a.m.

* September 25 (Saturday): The Australian Charity for the Children of Vietnam (ACCV) will organize a fundraising evening with the aim of raising money for its programs in Vietnam and to increase awareness about the work of ACCV. Venue: Green Mango Restaurant, 18 Hang Quat Street, Hanoi. Entry: VND150,000.

* September 28 (Tuesday): A session, Asian Development Bank Finance and Development Priorities and Projects in Vietnam, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the New World Hotel Saigon, 76 Le Lai Street, District 1, HCMC. Speakers: Eric Gagnon, ADB senior procurement Specialist, and Joel Fischl, the director of the US Commercial Service’s ADB Liaison Office. Fee: VND550,000 for members and VND650,000 for non-members.

* September 29 (Wednesday): The European Chamber of Commerce’s Special Luncheon on the HCMC Urban Planning Vision for 2025 will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 13:30 p.m., Ballroom 3F at the Caravelle Hotel, 19 Lam Son Square, District 1, HCMC. PhD. Nguyen Trong Hoa, President of the HCMC Institute for Development Studies will be the key speaker. Admission will cost VND650,000 for members and VND850,000 for non-members. For further information or registration, contact Ms. Thuy via eventshcmc@eurochamvn.org or phone (08) 3 827 2715.

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Upcoming events

* September 24 (Friday): A solo exhibition of flower paintings by artist Ana Tzarev will be opened at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi. Tzarev has traveled extensively in Vietnam exploring its countryside as well as its great cities. Inspired by her experiences, the 72-year-old Croatian-born artist developed a series of remarkable floral paintings as well as works that depict pivotal moments in Asian lore. The exhibition will run until October 4.

* September 25 (Saturday): The International School Saigon Pearl and Scholastic, a global children’s publishing and media company, will co-organize ISSP’s Scholastic Book Fair and Charity Family Fun Fest from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 92 Nguyen Huu Canh Street, Ward 22, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Admission is free. For more information, contact Nguyen Thu Ha, Marketing/PR Director, International School Saigon Pearl at 0908 942 648 or email her at hanguyen@issp.edu.vn.

* September 25 (Saturday): The American Chamber of Commerce will host an “International Coastal Clean Up Day” in Vung Tau. The beach clean-up’s participants will gather at the New O Quan Beach on Ha Long Street, near the Lan Rung Resort to begin the effort at 10 a.m.

* September 25 (Saturday): The Australian Charity for the Children of Vietnam (ACCV) will organize a fundraising evening with the aim of raising money for its programs in Vietnam and to increase awareness about the work of ACCV. Venue: Green Mango Restaurant, 18 Hang Quat Street, Hanoi. Entry: VND150,000.

* September 28 (Tuesday): A session, Asian Development Bank Finance and Development Priorities and Projects in Vietnam, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the New World Hotel Saigon, 76 Le Lai Street, District 1, HCMC. Speakers: Eric Gagnon, ADB senior procurement Specialist, and Joel Fischl, the director of the US Commercial Service’s ADB Liaison Office. Fee: VND550,000 for members and VND650,000 for non-members.

* September 29 (Wednesday): The European Chamber of Commerce’s Special Luncheon on the HCMC Urban Planning Vision for 2025 will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 13:30 p.m., Ballroom 3F at the Caravelle Hotel, 19 Lam Son Square, District 1, HCMC. PhD. Nguyen Trong Hoa, President of the HCMC Institute for Development Studies will be the key speaker. Admission will cost VND650,000 for members and VND850,000 for non-members. For further information or registration, contact Ms. Thuy via eventshcmc@eurochamvn.org or phone (08) 3 827 2715.

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Upcoming events

*SEPTEMBER 17 (FRIDAY):
VEUBF Special Economic Dialogue and Gala Dinner will be held from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the InterContinental Hanoi Westlake, 1A Nghi Tam Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi. The event, titled “Outlook on Economic Trends and Business Leadership in Vietnam”, is organized by the Vietnam-EU Business Forum (VEUBF), a partnership between the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and Dean David T. Ellwood of the Harvard Kennedy School of Governance will be the guests of honor. Admission fee: VND800,000 for EuroCham and VCCI members and VND1.2 million for non-members. For registration, please contact Ms. Bich via veubf@eurochamvn.org or phone (04) 3715 2228.

* SEPTEMBER 17-20 (FRIDAY-MONDAY):
The Vietnam-China Mid-Autumn Festival will be celebrated at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on Nguyen Van Huyen Street in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District. The program includes introductions to many Vietnamese and Chinese traditional games and toys. Visitors will have a chance to enjoy Chinese tea as well as try their hand at baking traditional cakes of the two countries. Tickets cost VND25,000 for adults, VND5,000 for students and VND3,000 for children.

* SEPTEMBER 17-21 (FRIDAY-TUESDAY):
The third International Book Fair will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Center, 148 Giang Vo Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. The biennial event, launched in 2005, will feature more than 200 stalls featuring products of nearly 80 publishers.

* SEPTEMBER 19 (SUNDAY):
The Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups will open at the Dong Mo-Ngai Son Lake area, about 35 to 40 kilometers from downtown Hanoi. The 1,544-hectare village project features typical architectural works like houses, communal and pagodas of the country’s 54 ethnic groups as well as distinctive cultural characteristics of each group.

* SEPTEMBER 22 (WEDNESDAY):
MBC Business Luncheon - Transfer Pricing in Vietnam, co-organized by Malaysian Business Chamber and EuroCham, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Park Hyatt Saigon, 2 Lam Son Square, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Price: VND580,000 for members and co-hosts, and VND780,000 for non-members. Register by email at info@mbc.vn or call (08) 3 915 1419 before Tuesday, September 21.

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Aussie footballers join Hanoi’s millennium celebration

The Australian Mens Under 23 Football Team, nicknamed the Olyroos, will participate in the Thang Long Cup from September 18-25 to celebrate Hanoi’s millennium, according to the Australian embassy in Hanoi.

The 20-member squad will take on the Vietnam National Team on September 22, and the U23 teams from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on September 21 and Kuwait on September 24.

“Australia and Vietnam share a common passion for football and this tournament is a great opportunity to enjoy the beautiful game together. We are pleased the Olyroos will participate in this tournament, an ideal warm-up ahead of the start of their London 2012 Olympics campaign,” said the Australian Ambassador Allaster Cox.

While in Vietnam, the team will also participate in charity activities for young Vietnamese footballers, organised in cooperation with the Australian embassy in Hanoi.

Football is increasingly prominent in Australia, with over one million Aussies playing in one form or another. The country is also currently bidding to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which would witness a welcome return of the World Cup to the Oceanic and Asian regions./.

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