issue 49 - AsiaLIFE Magazine

NEWSEVENTSBlue Crab Opens inDistrict 2Promising to bring the best qualityseafood at reasonable prices,Blue Crab opened it’s doorslast month in District 2. Thesimply furnished venue is a mix ofwestern and Vietnamese seafooddishes from ralsev distinct areaswithin the restaurant. From theHome Cart comes Banh Canh,noodles with crab based soupwith a whole blue crab, shrimpand pork. The tanks are stockedwith live seafood from Nha Trangcooked as you like. Finally theBBQ house dishes up chicken,pork ribs and shrimp as well asthe ‘must-try’ duck tongues.Located at 49D Quoc Huong Stand open at the moment from 4to 11pm Tuesdays to SundaysCharity Art ExhibitLa Residence Hotel and Spa isrunning 'Breathtaking Vietnam',a charity exhibition featuring 13acrylic paintings by esteemedFrench painter Denis Boywd,until the end of May. Inspired byhis extensive visits to Vietnam,Boywd's vibrant paintingscapture day-to-day life, naturalNorfolk Tees Offlandscapes and fond memoriesheld by the artist from his timein the country. La ResidenceHotel hopes to collect up to VND390 million from the sale of thepaintings on behalf of Hue Help,an NGO that sponsors children’sshelters. ‘Breathtaking Vietnam’will run at 5 Le Loi St. until 31May.SoundFest in VietnamOn 14 April Saigon will hostthe first edition of SoundFest.Headlined by Channel V's recentartist of the month, Taio Cruzalong with Korean boy bandsensations Big Bang. The line upalso features American Idol finalistKimberly Caldwell, Thai popsensation Tata Young, and thecream of Vietnamese artists fromthe genres of rock, pop, hip-hopand R&B. SoundFest will featurea huge sound and light show,and there will also be a 'WipeOut' activity zone, numerousfood, beverage and merchandisingstalls, big shaded areas, artinstallations. SoundFest runsfrom 2pm to 11pm at Phu ThoStadium, District 11. Ticket specialsavailable before the eventor VND 500,000 at the gate. Formore information visit soundfest.com.vn.Know Your FinancesTotal Wealth Management willhold a financial workshop onSaturday, 14 April from 1.30pmto 3pm to outline the key financialratios every expat should know.Learn about your financial positionthrough a series of interactivefinancial exercises; understandyour finances and what your riskand investment profile is andhow to create wealth for yourretirement. For further informationand to register contact karin.eisenbach@t-wm.com. Seatingis limited.RMIT University andARC Launch Pet CareCampaignStudents at RMIT UniversityVietnam have launched a newcampaign in conjunction with AnimalRescue Centre to promote abetter attitude to pet ownershipand care in the local community.The ‘My Pet Friends’ initiativeaims to educate local youth onresponsible attitudes towards animalsalong with practical adviceon caring for your furry friends.There will be numerous activitiesat the RMIT campus in District 7and online, including a ‘Pet andMe’ photo contest. ARC will beproviding expert tips on pet careas well as encouraging the adoptionof cars and dogs from theirshelter. For more information visitmypetfriends.wordpress.com.Independent Film Festivalin HCMCFuture Shorts, a leading independentfilm label, has launched anew programme in Ho Chi MinhCity that will last through April.The programme features sevenclassic, cult and award-winningshort films, including: Nash Edgerton’sCannes and Sundance hitBear, the follow-up to his sensationalSpider; Sam Taylor-Wood’smulti-award winning and BAFTAnominated Love You More; andthe latest short film work fromSpike Jonze, among others.Updates on date and venue areavailable at www.facebook.com/futureshortsvietnam or emailfutureshortshcmc@gmail.com formore information.Loreto Opening DoorsDuring March, the LoretoVietnam-Australia Program (LVAP)created significant new educationalopportunities for more than400 disadvantaged kids in thefar-flung hamlets of Ca Mau andPhu Yen. Indescribable deprivationpermeates these remoteareas, but now for some kids lifeis imminently hopeful.The ‘Lifting learners into thefuture’ programme has cometo fruition through building earlyeducation centers in both prov-Rimowa Flagship Store OpensOn Saturday, 14 April the Norfolk Group will stage the 14th NorfolkInvitational Golf Tournament at Vietnam Golf & Country Club’sEast Course (VGCC) in District 9 in HCM City. Golfing legend GregNorman will be in attendance as part of his visit to Saigon to launchthe Reflection by Greg Norman villas and review his Saigon GolfClub designed course. Each competitor will receive three nights’accommodation at the Crown Melbourne Hotel, Australia with oneround at the Capital Golf Club. There will also be four opportunitiesto win a premier AUDI automobile for any player fortunate enoughto score the first Hole-in-One at any of the par 3 holes. The NorfolkInvitational Golf Tournament will begin with a Shotgun Start at12:00 noon. For further details contact Ms Nguyen Thi Minh Huy at0903 818 118 or norfolkgolf@norfolkgroup.com.vn.With much fanfare the German luxury luggage maker Rimowaopened the doors on their HCM City store on March 21. On handwere musician Tran Manh Tuan, a long-time fan of Rimowa’sproducts, and film star Michael Wong who flew in from Hong Kongfor the event. The new Rimowa store is located on the 1st floor ofthe Opera Tower at 161 Dong Khoi, above Louis Vuitton.8 asialife HCMC