Published:  00:00 Tuesday - February 10, 2009

A Vietnam-Republic of Korea friendship concert took place in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 9, beginning a series of international cultural exchange events in the city this year.

The concert featured musicians from the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra and their RoK partners.

The performance highlighted pieces of music by well-known Vietnamese and RoK musicians alongside works by classical composers Giuseppe Verdi and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.