Would-be thief flees smashed ATM

HA NOI — A would-be thief fled empty handed after a hotel security guard spotted him on Thursday at a smashed Vietcombank Automatic Teller Machine in Hang Bac Ward, Hoan Kiem District, reports the Ha Noi police.

The police are continuing their investigation.

‘Real man' exhibition tackles gender violence

HA NOI — A photographic exhibition titled "I'm a real man" opened in Ha Noi yesterday.

The Centre for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender-Family-Women and Adolescents has organised the two-day display as the climax to the Activism against Gender Violence Campaign.

The campaign began on Thursday, November 25.

The exhibition is also intended to summarise the results of the centre's "Men say no to domestic violence" campaign.

Donation to help fund surgery for poor kids

HCM CITY — The United Parcel Services Foundation has donated US$32,000 to Operation Smile, Viet Nam, for global volunteer month.

The not-for-profit charity provides corrective surgery and healthcare for needy children and this is the second successive year that has given money for facial surgery.

HCM City to celebrate volunteers on Sunday

HCM CITY — Thirteen HCM City volunteer organisations will offer opportunities for people to join the activities of non-profit, volunteer organisations as part of International Volunteers Day on Sunday.

This first-time event is expected to attract more than 200 people, say its organisers. Eleven of the 13 organisations are domestic and the other two international.

The briefing will be at the Sai Gon Pearl International School, the Binh Thanh District.

Top students get Toyota scholarships

HA NOI —Toyota Viet Nam Fund in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training yesterday granted a VND544 million scholarship to 144 outstanding university students nationwide studying engineering, technology and environment.

Eighty-one of the total scholarship receivers are from the Ha Noi University of Technology. — VNS

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Fair celebrates local products

An exhibition that honours locally made products opened on Nov. 3 in HCM City Ton vinh hang Vietnam (Honour Vietnamese products) , attracted the participation of 200 businesses with more than 250 booths.

The five-day fair showcases foodstuff, textiles, electronics, leather shoes and furniture.

Huynh Van Minh, chairman of HCM City Business Association, said the event would help local businesses advertise their goods and exchange experiences, as well as seek partners and gauge customer tastes.

The event is expected to be held annually. The fair is held as part of the Politburo's programme that encourages people to buy Vietnamese-made products.

Phan The Hao, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's southern office, said that businesses must begin to use high-tech production methods to increase their competitiveness in the domestic and international markets.

High quality products that had beautiful designs at reasonable prices were needed, he said.

The exhibition, organised by the HCM City Business Association, will end on Nov. 7 at the Tan Binh District's exhibition and fair centre./.

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Photos show national heroes, celebrities

Hanoians take a tour at the exhibition featuring the image of Vietnamese heroes and cultural celebrities at the Viet Nam Revolutionary Museum. — VNA/VNS Photo Quoc Khanh

HA NOI — More than 500 items, documents and photos featuring of the land and people of Viet Nam, particularly Vietnamese heroes and cultural celebrities, went on display at the Viet Nam Revolutionary Museum yesterday.

The exhibition showcases the lives and careers of more than 50 heroes and famous men of culture, who made great contributions to the country's national independence, construction and development during different periods. They include Le Loi - who successfully led the Lam Son insurrection which ended Ming domination- and Nguyen Trai - a national hero and cultural celebrity in the 15th century.

Exhibition goers also have a chance to see valuable documents and items relating to late President Ho Chi Minh, such as the original copy of his diary in prison and a picture depicting the President with representatives of children from three regions of the country which was painted in blood by painter Diep Minh Chau in 1947.

The exhibition, one of many events to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi, also spotlights the history, development and people of the capital city.

"The event expresses the current generation's gratitude to the previous generations who made great sacrifices for national independence and want to help educate the younger generation about the country's history and patriotism," said the museum director Pham Quoc Quan.

"I am deeply moved to visit the exhibition, which reminds me of historic moments," said 60-year-old Nguyen Thi Phuong My in Hoan Kiem District's Hang Bai Street.

"I am also very happy to see many young people here, which means that they are interested in the country's history," she said.

The exhibition will run until December 31.

On the same day, an exhibition featuring famous battles and campaigns opened in the Viet Nam Military History Museum, including the Battle of Bach Dang river in 938 against the invading forces of the Nanhan of China, the Dong Da-Ngoc Hoi battle against Qing invaders in 1789, the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 against the French colonialists and the Ho Chi Minh campaign in 1975 that led to the total liberation of South Viet Nam on April 30, 1975.

The exhibition, held to celebrate the capital city's 1,000th birthday, will last one month. — VNS

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Photo exhibition shows highlights of Hanoi, Hue

One hundred colour and black and white photos of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and Hanoi taken by Vietnam News Agency (VNA) press photographers are on display at an exhibition in Hue city which opened on October 4.

The event is part of activities during the celebration of the 1,000 th anniversary of the capital city of Thang Long-Hanoi as well as to mark the traditional close relations between Hanoi , Hue and HCM City .

With 70 photos of Thang Long-Hanoi and 30 others of Thua Thien-Hue province taken by generations of VNA photojournalists, the exhibition covers a wide range of topics from the past until the present, including images of Hanoi during the August Revolution in 1945, struggles against the French colonialists and the US imperialists, as well as the current cause of national construction.

The display also depicts the relations between leaders of the Party and State with the two localities, along with architectural works, relic sites and people’s daily lives, especially activities in Hue festivals.

The exhibition will last until October 15./.

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Hanoi on show through photographers’ eyes

Almost 200 photos taken and collected by foreign ambassadors and diplomats working in Vietnam , as well as researchers, artists and photographers from many countries worldwide are on display at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on September 24.

The black and white and colour photos record the simple moments of an ancient and peaceful Hanoi which is now on the pathway of development and integration.

Visitors have a chance to share with international friends their feelings about the capital city’s relics and landscapes through photos of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoa Phong Tower, The Huc Bridge, Tortoise Tower, Ngoc Son Temple, the Temple of Literature with doctors’ steles and antique Khue Van Cac (Pavilion of Constellation of Literature), as well as Long Bien Bridge and Tran Quoc Pagoda.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Ngo Thi Thanh Hang said the exhibition is a beautiful flower in the multicoloured flower garden celebrating the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, helping strengthen the friendship, understanding and cultural exchange between people of Hanoi and Vietnam with international friends.

The exhibition, entitled “1,000-year-old Hanoi through international friends’ eyes”, will run until September 28 at 45 Trang Tien St./.

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Display celebrates heroic Hanoi

An exhibition at the Ho Chi Minh Museum celebrates Hanoi's heroic struggle for independence, peace and reunification last century.

On display are more than 200 documents, pictures and objects, many of them for the first time, designed to give visitors an insight into the country's struggles during President Ho Chi Minh's life and the subsequent years that saw military victory against the US and the reunification of the country.

The exhibition is divided into three parts.

The first features famous quotations, and maps and pictures of old Hanoi that strive to capture the ancient city's elegance, refinement and beauty during its struggle for independence from colonial France .

Many documents and pictures celebrate the fearless determination of the people of Hanoi to overcome their colonial oppressors.

The second part of the exhibition covers the period during the American war of destruction against North Vietnam . It bids to depict Hanoi as the spiritual capital of the country.

Hanoi established itself as a centre of socialist construction while helping the rest of the country fight US forces.

The last part of the exhibition portrays Hanoi as the City for Peace, the titled bestowed by UNESCO.

In 1975, Vietnam gained total independence. Hanoi then set about healing the wounds of war. Pictures reflect the capital's socio-economic development and urban renewal.

A visitor from Germany said the exhibition had helped him see the war from a different perspective.

"I often see documents and pictures of the war in Vietnam through information sources of the US , but this is the first time I have seen the country and its capital through documents in Vietnam ," he said.

The National Archives Centre, the Ho Chi Minh Museum, the Party Central Committee's Archival Office and the Hanoi Central Archives have organised the exhibition to mark Hanoi 's 1,000th year.

The exhibition will run until October./.

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