Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A special arts performance willtake place at the Hanoi Opera House on May 17 and be broadcast live on Vietnam Television’sVTV1 channel to mark the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May19).
The event is being jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism,the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, andthe national TV.
With popular singers nationwide taking part, it aims to spotlight the latePresident’s life and career and his substantial contributions to the country’s revolution.
It will form part of the events in response to the movement “Studying and followingHo Chi Minh’s moral example”.
Hanoi authorities will host a wide range of otheractivities paying tribute to the late President, including photo exhibitions tellingstories about him and the screening of a documentarycalled “Bac Ho voi Thu Do Ha Noi” (Uncle Ho with Hanoi capital).
A series of arts shows will be organised at public places across Hanoi, such asLy Thai To Statue and Park and My Dinh Stadium, while mobile outdoor cinemas willscreen films in remote areas and at industrial parks.
Hanoi will also launch writing contests about PresidentHo Chi Minh and accelerate the promotion of art, literary, and journalism worksabout him./.
VNA
