Photo exhibition opens to celebrate Hanoi’s birthday 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.
VN welcomes 3.7 million foreign visitors in nine months The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam in the first nine months of this year reached over 3.7 million, up 34.2 % over the same period of last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
British Council holds activities to celebrate city’s birthday The British Council is organising a wide range of events designed to celebrate the 1,000 th birthday of Thang Long-Hanoi and promote cultural links between the United Kingdom and Vietnam throughout October.
August Revolution vestiges in the heart of Ha Noi Ha Noi Capital is not only the country's political and economical center, but also the land which has preserved many cultural and historical vestiges of the important moments of the nation. Therefore, the August Revolution in 1945 and its legend of this important event still echo forever in the life of everyone in Viet Nam.
“New life” in Son Dong craft village Son Dong craft village in Hoai Duc District, Ha Noi, is Vietnam’s largest craft village making wood statues of Buddha and objects of worship.
Interactive exhibits reflect loss, change in old Ha Noi A history of the Ha Noi Old Quarter is reflected in documentary photos and installation art works on display at an exhibition at the Viet Art Centre, 42 Yet Kieu, Ha Noi. In the exhibition, Reminders of Old Streets, young artists like Nguyen Huy An, Le Tran Hau Anh, Nguyen Quoc Thanh and Tran Hau Yen The tell stories of loss and change to the capital's cultural heritage.
Tour guides show off their skills Fifteen outstanding tour guides from travel agents across the country attended the final round of a contest held in Hanoi on August 15 by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism to honour the profession and set standards for tourism.
German students visit Bai Dinh pagoda One hundred outstanding Vietnamese and German students visited the Bai Dinh pagoda, which is considered the biggest one in Southeast Asia, in the northern province of Ninh Binh on August 14.
National Tourism Year 2011 launched The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Phu Yen provincial People’s Committee held a meeting in Tuy Hoa City on August 7 to launch the National Tourism Year 2011 in Phu Yen Province.
