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A delegation from the Supreme People’s Court led by Chief Justice Truong Hoa Binh presented 50 bicycles worth a combined 100 million VND (4,650 USD) to outstanding ethnic students in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan on June 29.

Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) announced its documentary series on the Vietnamese sea and islands on June 18, demonstrating the country’s national sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

A cultural programme to award scholarships to ethnic minority students nationwide who performed outstandingly in the 2014-2015 school year will take place in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to organise a number of activities to celebrate the 125th birthday of the late President Ho Chi Minh for whom the city is named after.

The 27th annual Ho Chi Minh City Television Cycling Tournament concluded on April 30, with riders taking on the final 165km stage from Bao Loc city in Lam Dong province to Ho Chi Minh City’s Thong Nhat Square.

The best cyclists from 12 teams nationwide will participate in the 27th Ho Chi Minh City Television Cycling Tournament that begins on April 11 in Hanoi.

The Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) began broadcasting a new TV series featuring the life and love of navy soldiers who are stationed in the seas and islands of Vietnam on February 14.

The Ho Chi Minh City Television will broadcast a music show on December 3 featuring soldiers stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago.

The Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) is set to produce a TV series featuring traditional opera by late playwright Tran Huu Trang, one of the region's foremost artists in cai luong (reformed theatre).

A series of activities will be held nationwide to mark the 85th founding anniversary of the national trade union organisation - the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) (July 28, 1929-July 28, 2014).

Japanese documentary filmmakers have highly appreciated their Vietnamese colleagues' skills and expressed willingness to cooperate with them in producing and broadcasting documentary films.

Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, 23, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music in the US. Continuing what has the makings of a sparkling career, he has just won the excellent conductor award in the Chorus Show " Viet Nam - Dat Nuoc Anh Hung " (Vietnam - The Heroic Country) held by the Ho Chi Minh Youth Federation and Ho Chi Minh City Television. He talks to Viet Nam News about his path to stardom.