New TV programme on Vietnamese music, theatre airs

HCM CITY— Hồ Chí Minh Television (HTV) will offer a new TV programme about HCM City and its people this weekend. The programme, called Thành Phố Tình Ca (City of Love), features a series of songs, music pieces, and dances, by famous artists who played a role in the city’s music and theatre developments. The first 30-minute show, featuring images of HCM City and its historical sites and tourist destinations, will be aired on January 6. “Our programme, Thành Phố Tình Ca, will offer quality shows in a southern style, a style that requires specific performance skills,” said musician Đỗ Anh Hùng, a TV producer of HTV. Each 30-minute show of the programme, Thành Phố Tình Ca, will broadcast on channel HTV9 at 10pm every Saturday.