Showing posts with label Hanoi millennium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hanoi millennium. Show all posts

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Hanoi’s millennium marked abroad

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Ta Minh Chau on Oct. 11 gave a reception to the delegation of the overseas Vietnamese community in Laos who had returned from the grand celebrations of Hanoi ’s millennium.

At the function held in Vientiane , President Hoang Dieu of the Vietnamese People Federation in Laos said that the federation has donated 50 million VND to help flood victims in central Vietnam .

Earlier, on Oct. 10, the Vietnamese embassy in Algeria held a celebration to mark the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi in the capital city of Algiers .

Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador Do Trong Cuong reviewed the country’s historical ups and downs and called on the overseas Vietnamese community in Algeria to contribute to the construction of the capital city and the nation.

Former Algerian Ambassador to Vietnam Boucherif Nacer wished the Hanoians and Vietnamese people prosperity and more achievements.

Honorary President of the Algeria-Vietnam Friendship Association Abdelkrim Hassani expressed his admiration at the 1,000-year-old capital city and said he would visit the city soon.

At a music festival to mark Hanoi ’s 1,000 th birthday in China , Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Tho said that wherever they go, all Vietnamese people look toward the homeland.

He called on the Vietnamese people in China to take part in practical activities and contribute their intelligence and strengths to the country and the capital city’s prosperity.

The festival raised nearly 1,570 USD and 5,835 CHY for flood victims in Vietnamm.

For the same purpose, the Vietnamese embassy in Mexico held a celebration on Oct. 9 in which Ambassador Pham Van Que called on the Vietnamese people in the country to contribute to consolidating the nation’s image on the international arena and expanding the fine relationship with the resident country.

He took the occasion to appeal for donations for flood victims in the homeland’s central provinces./.

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Palace inauguration marks Hanoi’s birthday

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi unveiled a plate entitled “Project in celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary” on the wall of the intellectuals’ palace in Hanoi on Monday.

Located on an area of 6,668 square meters in Cau Giay district, the palace includes two buildings, one of three stories and one of 15 stories.

Inaugurating the palace contributes to solving a shortage of headquarters for research institutes and associations and facilitates intellectuals and artists to make more contributions to the capital city’s development, said Phi Thai Binh, Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee.

Also, as part of celebrations of the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium, an exhibition of more than 250 calligraphic paintings opened at the Temple of Literature, honoring the long-lasting culture and talent of Thang Long-Hanoi people.

Nearly 50 nationwide calligraphers aging from 25-90 showed their works in various ways and on different materials such as paper, wood, bronze, ceramics and even flowers.

The works focus on Thang Long-Hanoi, education and landscapes of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Along with the exhibition, a calligraphy festival presents visitors with calligraphy writing performances and extracts of historians’ stories.

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Palace inauguration marks city’s birthday

Palace inauguration marks city’s birthday

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi unveiled a plate entitled, “Project in celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary” on the wall of the intellectuals’ palace in Hanoi on October 4.

Located on an area of 6,668 sq.m. in Cau Giay district, the palace includes two buildings, one of three stories and one of 15 stories.

Inaugurating the palace contributes to solving a shortage of headquarters for research institutes and associations and facilitates intellectuals and artists to make more contributions to the capital city’s development, said Phi Thai Binh, Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee.

Also, as part of celebrations of the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium, an exhibition of more than 250 calligraphic paintings opened at the Temple of Literature , honouring the long-lasting culture and talent of Thang Long-Hanoi people.

Nearly 50 nationwide calligraphers aging from 25-90 showed their works in various ways and on different materials such as paper, wood, bronze, ceramics and even flowers.

The works focus on Thang Long-Hanoi, education and landscapes of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Along with the exhibition, a calligraphy festival presents visitors with calligraphy writing performances and extracts of historians’ stories./.

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Friday, October 8, 2010

Aussie footballers join Hanoi’s millennium celebration

The Australian Mens Under 23 Football Team, nicknamed the Olyroos, will participate in the Thang Long Cup from September 18-25 to celebrate Hanoi’s millennium, according to the Australian embassy in Hanoi.

The 20-member squad will take on the Vietnam National Team on September 22, and the U23 teams from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on September 21 and Kuwait on September 24.

“Australia and Vietnam share a common passion for football and this tournament is a great opportunity to enjoy the beautiful game together. We are pleased the Olyroos will participate in this tournament, an ideal warm-up ahead of the start of their London 2012 Olympics campaign,” said the Australian Ambassador Allaster Cox.

While in Vietnam, the team will also participate in charity activities for young Vietnamese footballers, organised in cooperation with the Australian embassy in Hanoi.

Football is increasingly prominent in Australia, with over one million Aussies playing in one form or another. The country is also currently bidding to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which would witness a welcome return of the World Cup to the Oceanic and Asian regions./.

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

3,000 people to walk for Hanoi’s millennium

3,000 people to walk for Hanoi’s millennium

Over 3,000 representatives from Hanoi-based businesses and organisations will walk around Hoan Kiem Lake on September 26 to mark the 1000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The event is being jointly held by UNESCO’s Corporate Culture Centre, the Hoang Dung Media Company, the Mekong Trading Joint Stock Company and Vietnam Synergy Ltd.

The participants will include Party and State officials, representatives from the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Vietnam’s Union of Science and Technology, the Vietnamese Association for Encouraging Study, the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxide, the Vietnamese Family Planning Association, the National Fund for Vietnamese Children and several media agencies.

It is also a chance for Hanoi’s businesses to show how responsible they are on the environment, express sympathy to Agent Orange victims and disadvantaged children as well as express a determination to build and develop sustainable businesses during international and regional integration./.

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