Architect Hoang Thuc Hao has won first
prize in a design contest organised by the Vietnam Architects’
Association for his project to renovate 2km of Buoi Street near the
Thang Long Citadel.
Over 40 foreign art troupes from 31
countries of five continents will participate in Hue Festival 2010 in
the central province of Thua Thien - Hue from June 5-13.
A master plan for the capital of Hanoi
through 2030 with a vision to 2050 has received special attention
from the public as it is expected to create an image of a “green,
civilised, and modern” city.
On the occasion of the up-coming 16th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem granted the Vietnam News Agency an interview about the summit’s agenda and significance as well as Vietnam’s suggestions for the event.
The Hanoi People’s Committee and the
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) have agreed to showcase a part
of the relics at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel on the occasion of the
capital city’s 1,000 th founding anniversary.
Hanoi ’s first safari park will be opened at the Bao Son Paradise park in Hoai
Duc district on March 27 together with five other entertainment facilities to
celebrate the 1,000 th birthday anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
A poetry and music night entitled
“Country-Love-Spring” was held in Laos on February 28--the fifteen day
of the first lunar month--as an activity to mark the 1,000th
anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The 8th annual Vietnamese Poetry Day kicked off on Feb. 26 with a special
procession of the sacred flame from the Hung Kings’ Temple in Phu Tho province
to Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam in Hanoi.
A spring flower festival, the largest
of its kind, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 8 as part of the
activities to welcome the Lunar New Year Festival.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on
February 7 led a government delegation to visit the central province of
Thua Thien Hue on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.
On Nguoihanoi.net created by Phung Nguyen Phong, visitors can enjoy “
Hanoi art” through categories like Hanoi in literature and songs,
photos, paintings, architecture, and tourism.
The Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee
on Feb. 3 honoured 16 traditional craft villages and 17 artisans for
2009 in contributing to restoring and developing traditional
handicrafts.
Hanoi ’s Spring Fair will be held from Feb. 2-12 at the Vietnam Exhibition and
Fair Centre to satisfy the consumption needs of city dwellers as the Lunar New
Year festival is approaching.
The fifth congress of representatives of the Association for Solidarity of
Patriotic Buddhist Bonzes – the 2009-2014 tenure--opened in the Mekong Delta
province of Kien Giang on January 27 with the participation of over 400
delegates.
The Central Highlands province of Gia
Lai should pay attention to training grassroots-level officials,
especially ethnic minority ones, as they directly work with and bring
the Party and State’s policies to the people.
The Vietnamese cultural association in
Germany was founded at a congress in Berlin on Oct. 24, which will work
to maintain and develop the Vietnamese cultural values as well as
promote the country’s images.
The United Nations Human Rights Council
on Sept. 24 endorsed Vietnam’s national report under the Universal
Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism at a session that drew the
participation of representatives of all 192 Council members, and
international and non-governmental organisations.
XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
