An exhibition of 1,000 photos opened in October 1 starting a series of activities to celebrate the millennium anniversary of the capital.
The Spanish people community in Vietnam organised a street performance entitled Dragon Festival at My Dinh National Stadium on September 2 as part of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The 37th Hanoi Moi Newspaper Race for Peace was launched around the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on October 3.
The festival is a good chance to strengthen mutual understanding, tourism, and cultural co-operation between Hanoi and other cities as well as between Vietnam and international friends.
Luxury Travel Ltd received “the year’s best†award in the tourism industry in Vietnam with 124 leading tourism businesses at the 11th Guide Awards ceremony in Danang City on September 25.
Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh attended the launching ceremony for President Ho Chi Minh’s statue in the highland province of Gia Lai on October 3.
High-ranking tourism officials of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, often referred to as CLMV, on Thursday announced in HCMC that they had agreed to join hands in many activities to develop tourism in the four countries.
State President Nguyen Minh Triet on Oct. 3 joined Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City authorities in a ceremony in Hanoi to inaugurate a monument dedicated to Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Ton Duc Thang.
An exhibition entitled “Ho Chi Minh and lifelong study†opened in Hanoi on October 2 in response to the “Studying and Following President Ho Chi Minh’s Moral Example†campaign and mark the Vietnam Study Encouragement Day (October 2).
A solemn ceremony was held at the Ly Thai To Flower Garden in the morning of October 1 to kick off 10 days of celebrations for the Millennium of Thang Long-Hanoi.
A photo exhibition entitled “From Van Lang capital city to Thang Long-Hanoi†opened in Viet Tri city, the northern midland province of Phu Tho on September 30. The exhibition is jointly held by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Phu Tho People’s Committee to celebrate the 1,000 th anniversary of Hanoi and the provincial Party Congress.
Two press centres that will accommodate journalists covering the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi opened in Hanoi on September 30.