Foreigners mingling with crowds of local people during Thang Long-Hanoi’s birthday celebrations, spoke of their feelings about the 1,000 year old capital city
Vietnamese food-lovers will be able to tuck into quintessential Hanoian fare during a six-day festival that started on October 6 at Ho Tay Park on Lac Long Quan Street to mark the capital's millennium.
Vietnam’s first tourism TV channel will start broadcasting on Saturday (Oct 9), the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and Vietnam Television (VTV) announced.
Laos Airlines will open a new air route connecting its capital city of Vientiane with Ho Chi Minh City via Pakse Airport in Champasak province on October 19.
Tens of thousands of capital citizens gathered at the My Dinh National Stadium in the evening of October 6 to see the final general rehearsal for an art and cultural festival celebrating the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary.
More than 200 works of art, which are gifts from organisations and individuals at home and abroad to Hanoi, are on display at “The hearts to Thang Long-Hanoi†exhibition, which opened in the capital city on October 6.
About 300 domestic and foreign woodwork and handicraft enterprises gathered for the EXPO 2010 in HCM city on October 6.
A kite festival began at the My Dinh National Stadium on October 6 with the theme “Hanoi – a peaceful skyâ€.
The ASEAN+3 youth festival and “Peaceful melody†art festival opened on October 6 evening in Hanoi with the participation of 65 youths from 13 countries and 3,000 youths from the capital city.
A 810m section of Hanoi’s ceramic mosaic along the Red River road has set a new Guinness World Record. Beatriz Fernandez, a representative from the Guinness Book of World Records, presented the city with a certificate for the largest ceramic mosaic at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 5, when a plaque with “in celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi’s millennium anniversaryâ€, was placed on the mural.
Young people will hold many activities from art performances to exhibitions and street festivals across the country on October 8 to celebrate the 1,000 th birthday of Hanoi.
Many overseas visitors felt happy and extremely lucky to be in Hanoi for its millennium anniversary, both those who have lived in Hanoi for many years as well as newcomers to the city.