More than 100 colour and black and white photos on the northern port city of Hai Phong and Hanoi taken by the Vietnam News Agency press photographers have been displayed in Hai Phong city.

The exhibition entitled “Hai Phong city marks the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi” depicted the August Revolution, the grand meeting at the historical Ba Dinh Square and Hai Phong and Hanoi’s socio-economic achievements during the renewal process.

On this occasion, Hai Phong launched a fine arts contest and exhibition with the theme of Hai Phong marks the grand celebrations of Thang Long-Hanoi’s millennium anniversary and the 65th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day (Sept. 2)./.