Xmas and New Year at Continental Saigon and Tan Cang

Guests eat Russian food at Tan Cang Tourist Area in HCMC’s Binh Thanh District - Photo: Courtesy of Saigontourist

The Continental Saigon Hotel will start the Christmas celebrations at 10:30pm on December 24. Guests will be welcomed in the lobby with Xmas carols played on piano and violin and a selection of cocktails and champagne before enjoying the main party with many traditional Christmas dishes and fresh seafood.

The Jazz All Stars and singers Yoso, Khac Dung and Ngoc Lan will supply the live music performing Vietnamese and international Christmas songs. The entertainment also includes a Cinderella drama, saxophone solo show, comedy and dance shows with Santa Claus and the snow princesses.

Tickets are priced at VND890,000 per adult and VND490,000 per child, inclusive of wine, beer and soft drinks with a buy 10 tickets get one free special.

For New Year’s Eve, the hotel will host a gala dinner in the garden area with fireworks and balloons to welcome the New Year. Enjoy the delicious Western style food along with the music, a dance show, jugglers, comedy acts and lucky draw.

Tickets are priced at VND990,000 per adult and VND590,000 per child, inclusive of drinks. Guests who buy 10 tickets before December 15 will get one free.

At Tan Cang Tourist Area, the “Christmas party with Russian food” event will start from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on December 24, 25 and 26. Revelers can discover Russian culture through accordion performances and Russian music and dances. A flamenco band will also play.

It will be like a night in Moscow with the garden area decorated with Matroska dolls and Christmas trees and staff dressed in Russian costumes. Food will be prepared by Russian chefs along with many Vietnamese dishes.

Tickets are priced at VND450,000 per adult and VND200,000 per child, inclusive of draught beer Fifth Ocean.

The Continental Hotel Saigon is at 132-134 Dong Khoi Street in HCMC’s District 1, tel: 3829 9201.

Tan Cang Tourist Area is at A100 Ung Van Khiem Street, Binh Thanh District, HCMC, tel: 3512 8775.

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Japanese businesses grant 90 scholarships in HCMC

Toyota Vietnam Foundation (TVF) with founding members Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), Ministry of Education and Training, and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded 37 scholarships at a ceremony in HCMC on Wednesday.

TVF will award over 140 scholarships worth a total of VND544 million at 16 universities around the country till Dec.17 for mechanical engineering, environment disciplines and scientific study groups. Last week TVF held handed out scholarships in Hanoi.

Individual students will receive VND3 million each, while study groups from each university will get VND10 million.

TMV will donate two Toyota Innova engines, 12 chassies and one transmission to 12 universities to be used to train students in mechanical engineering. The Toyota Scholarship program will also provides internships at the TMV plant and will send some businessmen and students to a Toyota course on manufacturing and business.

Since 1997, Toyota Scholarship Program has encouraged research and study in Vietnam universities by providing nearly 1,400 scholarships.

*The Japanese Business Association of HCMC and Japan Business Federation on Wednesday granted 90 scholarships to students from HCMC-based University of Social Sciences and Humanity and University of Technology.

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Toyota Vietnam Foundation (TVF) with founding members Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), Ministry of Education and Training, and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded 37 scholarships at a ceremony in HCMC on Wednesday.

TVF will award over 140 scholarships worth a total of VND544 million at 16 universities around the country till Dec.17 for mechanical engineering, environment disciplines and scientific study groups. Last week TVF held handed out scholarships in Hanoi.

Individual students will receive VND3 million each, while study groups from each university will get VND10 million.

TMV will donate two Toyota Innova engines, 12 chassies and one transmission to 12 universities to be used to train students in mechanical engineering. The Toyota Scholarship program will also provides internships at the TMV plant and will send some businessmen and students to a Toyota course on manufacturing and business.

Since 1997, Toyota Scholarship Program has encouraged research and study in Vietnam universities by providing nearly 1,400 scholarships.

*The Japanese Business Association of HCMC and Japan Business Federation on Wednesday granted 90 scholarships to students from HCMC-based University of Social Sciences and Humanity and University of Technology.

Each scholarship from the Japan-Vietnam human resources development program is worth VND2 million. Since it started in 2002, the program has donated 914 scholarships in the two universities.

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Toyota Vietnam Foundation (TVF) with founding members Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), Ministry of Education and Training, and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded 37 scholarships at a ceremony in HCMC on Wednesday.

TVF will award over 140 scholarships worth a total of VND544 million at 16 universities around the country till Dec.17 for mechanical engineering, environment disciplines and scientific study groups. Last week TVF held handed out scholarships in Hanoi.

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TMV will donate two Toyota Innova engines, 12 chassies and one transmission to 12 universities to be used to train students in mechanical engineering. The Toyota Scholarship program will also provides internships at the TMV plant and will send some businessmen and students to a Toyota course on manufacturing and business.

Since 1997, Toyota Scholarship Program has encouraged research and study in Vietnam universities by providing nearly 1,400 scholarships.

*The Japanese Business Association of HCMC and Japan Business Federation on Wednesday granted 90 scholarships to students from HCMC-based University of Social Sciences and Humanity and University of Technology.

Each scholarship from the Japan-Vietnam human resources development program is worth VND2 million. Since it started in 2002, the program has donated 914 scholarships in the two universities.

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Toyota Vietnam Foundation (TVF) with founding members Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), Ministry of Education and Training, and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded 37 scholarships at a ceremony in HCMC on Wednesday.

TVF will award over 140 scholarships worth a total of VND544 million at 16 universities around the country till Dec.17 for mechanical engineering, environment disciplines and scientific study groups. Last week TVF held handed out scholarships in Hanoi.

Individual students will receive VND3 million each, while study groups from each university will get VND10 million.

TMV will donate two Toyota Innova engines, 12 chassies and one transmission to 12 universities to be used to train students in mechanical engineering. The Toyota Scholarship program will also provides internships at the TMV plant and will send some businessmen and students to a Toyota course on manufacturing and business.

Since 1997, Toyota Scholarship Program has encouraged research and study in Vietnam universities by providing nearly 1,400 scholarships.

*The Japanese Business Association of HCMC and Japan Business Federation on Wednesday granted 90 scholarships to students from HCMC-based University of Social Sciences and Humanity and University of Technology.

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The village will also feature canals, rows of coconut trees, vegetable farms, cornfield and sugarcane.

Dang Van Hoang, director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Dong Thap Province, said the village will open for tourists in mid-2011 adding that visitors would be able to participate in traditional farming and learn about southern culture.

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A corner of the Hoa An ancient village

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The village will also feature canals, rows of coconut trees, vegetable farms, cornfield and sugarcane.

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