Big celebrations to S. Africa Freedom Day
At least nine events will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the week beginning April 28 to mark South Africa Day of Freedom, which falls on April 27.
A representative from the South African embassy in Hanoi told reporters on April 26 that there will be five events on April 28 alone, including a symphony jointly performed by the Basadi Women of Jazz band from the African country and the local Hoa Sen (Lotus) quartet.
The South African women jazz band will also meet with Quyen Van Minh Jazz club members in Hanoi on April 30.
HCM City will host a South African culinary art promotion fest on May 3 and welcome the Basadi Women of Jazz band to perform at the Foreign Language and Information Technology University .
On May 6, the largest national economic hub will open an exhibition on South Africa.
At the press briefing, the S. African embassy representative acknowledged that bilateral trade revenues remain modest at 156 million USD in 2007. He said also called on Vietnamese businesses to invest in a large range of areas from mining, metallurgy, electronics, garment-making, footwear industry, banking, hospitals and tourism.
Source VNA