Aug 2, 2010

Hanoi plans special tours for millennial birthday

 Hanoi will organise seven special tourism programmes to celebrate the millennial birthday of the capital city in 2010, according to the Hanoi Cultural, Sports and Tourism Department.

Aug 1, 2010

VGP to open online talks on Thăng Long–Hà Nội’s millennium imprints

VGP – The Việt Nam Government Web Portal (VGP) will host an online talk, themed “Thousand-year imprints of Thăng Long–Hà Nội,” on July 3, the date marking 100 remaining days towards the grand anniversary of the capital city.

Thang Long citadel to be considered for UNESCO recognition

The World Heritage Committee will consider the request for the inscription of the Thang Long Royal Citadel on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites when it convents its 34 th session in Brazil from July 25 to August 3.

Talk show on millennium imprints of Thăng Long–Hà Nội

VGP – A talk show was kick-started this morning at the headquarters of VGP in Hà Nội, focusing on the thousand-year civilization of Thăng Long–Hà Nội, the preparation for the city’s millennium anniversary, and the conservation of its tangible and intangible cultural heritages.

Japan financially helps to preserve Thăng Long–Hà Nội cultural heritage site

VGP - UNESCO and the Hà Nội People’s Committee on Wednesday in Hà Nội signed the project “Preserving the cultural heritage site of Thăng Long-Hà Nội,” under which a Japanese trust fund will offer over US $1.1 million.