HCM City (VNA), March 1 -- Over 5,000 people from all walks of life will join various activities during the 10th Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai (long dress) Festival from March 7-17, the event's organising board announced on March 1.

According to Nguyen Tran Phuong Tran, chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City Women's Union, the festival will include a variety of unique activities such as an art programme themed "Ao Dai - Colours of Ho Chi Minh City", an Ao Dai exhibition and interaction space, and an online Ao Dai competition.

This year's event will feature more than 20 key opinion leaders in various fields like politics, economy, beauty queens, singers, actors, actresses, and travel bloggers as image ambassadors. Along with that, the festival wil...