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Tens of thousands of books can be viewed by readers at the Hanoi Book Fair which opened at the Royal Citadel Heritage site on September 26.

Historical evidence of Vietnam's sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes are featured is a book that Dr. Han Nguyen Nguyen Nha has devoted a great deal of effort, according to radio the Voice of Vietnam.

Vietnam was, is and will be an active, responsible member of the Francophone community, ready to build a bloc of solidarity and strength, said Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan at a ceremony to mark International Francophone Day (March 20) in Hanoi on March 14.

World recognition is being sought for a vast archive of administrative documents, many of them signed by the Nguyen kings from 1802 to 1945. Some of them record Vietnam's ownership of islands in the East Sea.

Veteran photographer Quang Phung has been nominated for the Grand Award in this year’s Bui Xuan Phai-Love for Hanoi Awards which will honour a host of individuals and projects making significant contributions to arts and culture in Hanoi.
 

A Cultural Camp and Festival of Xoan and Phu Tho folk singing are taking place in the northern midland province of Phu Tho from Mar. 26-31, as part of activities to celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival.

Images from the development of the Hanoi urban centre from 1873-1945 are on display at the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre.

Prof. Phan Huy Le chaired a seminar on the development history of Thang Long Citadel in Paris on Sept. 29.

As many as 200 black and white photos are being displayed at an exhibition entitled “Vietnam’s first independent days 1945 – 1946” in Paris in celebration of the country’s 66 th National Day.

Prof. Phan Huy Le, President of the Vietnam Association of Historical Science, has been elected as a foreign correspondent member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Letres (AIBL) (Academy of Inscriptions and Humanities).

The UNESCO recognition of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel as a world cultural heritage was the pride of the entire nation and people, said Pham Sanh Chau, General Secretary of the Vietnam National UNESCO Committee.