Four Hanoi promotion videos to be screened on CNN

The US’s Cable News Network (CNN) has announced the broadcast schedule for three 30-second promotion clips focusing on Hanoi.
Four Hanoi promotion videos to be screened on CNN ảnh 1Visitors visit Ngoc Son temple in Hanoi (Photo VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The US’s Cable News Network (CNN) has announced the broadcast schedule forthree 30-second promotion clips focusing on Hanoi.

The clips are partof an agreement signed by Hanoi and CNN on promoting Hanoi on the channel in2017 and 2018.

Three clips tobe screen in 2018 are “Hanoi – Heart of Vietnam”, “Hanoi – Cradle of Heritage”and “Hanoi – History, culture and people”.

The first twowere produced and broadcast on the channel in 2017, while the rest was producedin 2018, featuring the city’s thousand-year-old history, relic sites andbustling streets.

The clips willbe aired on the channel in three periods, from March 5 to May 6, from June 4 toAugust 5 and from October 15 to December 23 in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe,the Middle East, North America and South Asia.

In 2018, CNNwill make a fourth film on Hanoi as a tourism destination, expected to bescreened in June.-VNA
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