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 remained modest at US$156 million in
2007. He said he 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.