Published:  00:00 Thursday - January 08, 2009

The Ho Chi Minh City music troupe, led by Huynh Minh Thien, deputy head of the HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations, left for the US on January 8 to give performances during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

The performance tour was organised by the Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco.

The performers, including members of the Tam ca Ao Trang group and artist Mai Dinh Toi, will have a culture exchange with Vietnamese residents in San Francisco, California on January 10.