Last updated: Thursday, September 2, 2010
The National Archives Centre in Da Lat City has discovered among its holdings a woodblock text of King Ly Thai To’s “Chieu Doi Do” (Royal Edict for Moving the Capital).
VnnNews – The National Archives Centre in Da Lat City has discovered among its holdings a woodblock text of King Ly Thai To’s “Chieu Doi...
Last updated: Monday, August 30, 2010
Major information about six tourist destinations, including: Hanoi, Sapa, Hue City, Da Nang City, Da Lat, Nha Trang and HCM City.
Hanoi
Hoan Kiem Lake (Hanoi).
Area: 3.324,92 sq. km
Population: 6,448,9 thousand habitants (April 2009).
Administrative divisions: -10 urban districts: Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba...
Last updated: Sunday, August 29, 2010
Major information about six tourist destinations, including: Hanoi, Sapa, Hue City, Da Nang City, Da Lat, Nha Trang and HCM City.
Hanoi
Hoan Kiem Lake (Hanoi).
Area: 3.324,92 sq. km
Population: 6,448,9 thousand habitants (April 2009).
Administrative divisions: -10 urban districts: Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba...
Last updated: Saturday, July 31, 2010
Exhibition to feature artworks and literature; TV series offers educational methods to teach children; Fireworks festival to be held on capital’s birthday; Int’l workshop on Hanoi’s millennium
Exhibition to feature artworks and literature
An exhibition of art and literature about Thang Long-Hanoi will be held from...
Last updated: Monday, July 26, 2010
Le Duc Thuy, Chair of the National Finance Supervision Council, commented that the credit growth rate of the whole banking system in the first six months was too low
VnnNews – Le Duc Thuy, Chair of the National Finance Supervision Council, commented that the credit growth rate of the whole banking system in the first six months was too...
Last updated: Friday, March 19, 2010
VnnNews – Elderly overseas Vietnamese Tran Thi Dy and her group from the US returned to Viet Nam last week after nearly 30 years from the country.
Echoes from the past: Kim Lien (Golden Lotus) Pagoda, built in 1771 during the reign of King Ly Than Tong, in Nghi Tam Village is said to be one of the most sacred pagodas in Ha Noi.Dy said...
Last updated: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Since its debut on Nguyen Tieu day in 2003, Vietnamese Poetry Day has become a national tradition in the early spring of each new year.
The Vietnam Poetry Day in HCM City in 2009.This year’s Poetry Day will be a “grand festival” held nationwide by the Viet Nam Writers’ Association to mark the 1,000th anniversary of the...
Last updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
O Quan Chuong is the only gate of its kind to survive defensive wars against the French invasions and bombing campaigns by the US army.VnnNews – Hanoi’s 1,000-year history is encapsulated in numerous relics of its glorious past that can be spotted now and then between its modern, often ungainly structures. “The king’s...
Last updated: Sunday, February 14, 2010
VnnNews – There’s no better place to let the time roll away than on the waterfront .Hoan Kiem Lake, which is the heart and soul of Hanoi, means “Lake of the Returned Sword”, in reference to the legend surrounding fifteenth century Vietnamese hero General Le LoiHanoi’s 20 lakes are renowned for bringing the city...
Last updated: Friday, February 12, 2010
Many members of the National Assembly Standing Committee said that it is unnecessary to approve the Capital Law this year to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary.
At the NA Standing Committee’s session, which opened on February 9, the government asked to add the draft Capital Law to the NA’s agenda 2010 and to approve...