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Opened in haste… 

June 4, 2011
Opened in haste… 

  The building was unique, and it opened to befitting fanfare on a very special occasion – the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. Easily the largest museum in Vietnam, the four-storey reverse pyramid shaped building was received with appropriate “oohs” and “aahs.” Thousand of people gathered to celebrate the inauguration of the building, [...]

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Thanh Chuong Residence to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary

November 24, 2009
Thanh Chuong Residence to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary

Painter Thanh Chuong has spent several years completing works for Thanh Chuong Residence to welcome Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary. He has also designed seven events for this occasion. Artist Thanh Chuong.LookAtVietnam – Painter Thanh Chuong has spent several years completing works for the Thanh Chuong Residence, built from 2001-2003 as a museum of Vietnamese culture, to welcome [...]

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Transportation Minister to probe nation-wide road tolls

November 12, 2009
Transportation Minister to probe nation-wide road tolls

After three illegal road tolls on Thang Long-Noi Bai highway were brought to light, the Transportation Ministry has asked the Vietnam Road Administration to check on all road tolls.  The Ministry told the Vietnam Road Administration to keep to using existing stations, rather than set up new ones. Meanwhile, Toll stations that are located not [...]

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Festival celebrates Red River Delta

October 15, 2009
Festival celebrates Red River Delta

A festival celebrating the culture, sports and tourist attractions of the Hong (Red) River Delta provinces opened on October 14, in the northern province of Thai Binh. Seeing red: Local people and officials at a ceremony in Thai Binh Province to open a festival celebrating the culture, sport and tourist attractions of the Hong (Red) River [...]

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Anthology on 1000-year culture of Thang Long – Hanoi made debut

September 15, 2009
Anthology on 1000-year culture of Thang Long – Hanoi made debut

LookAtVietnam – An anthology on 1000-year culture of Thang Long – Hanoi made its debut on September 13 in Hanoi. LookAtVietnam – An anthology on 1000 year culture of Thang Long – Hanoi made its debut on September 13 in Hanoi in anticipation of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi celebration.The book introduces [...]

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Hanoi’s Ceramic Road receiving complaints

September 8, 2009
Hanoi’s Ceramic Road receiving complaints

People’s complaints about the Ceramic Road project have urged the Hanoi People’s Council to ask the local People’s Committee to look into the huge project. A big logo of a sponsor on the Ceramic Road.LookAtVietnam – People’s complaints about the Ceramic Road project along the Red River dike in Hanoi have urged the local People’s [...]

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Investment needed for Hanoi’s first subway soars

August 19, 2009
Investment needed for Hanoi’s first subway soars

LookAtVietnam – The total investment capital needed for the first subway project in Hanoi, Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station, has increased by 71% though this project is not implemented yet. Hanoi will have five metro routes: Nam Thang Long – Tran Hung Dao, Nhon – Hanoi Railway Station, Cat Linh – Ha Dong and Yen Vien – [...]

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TRAVEL IN BRIEF 14/8

August 14, 2009
TRAVEL IN BRIEF 14/8

Da Lat park to plant special trees; Tours to mark Ha Noi anniversary; Mt Fansipan to fly flag for Ha Noi; City to welcome charter tourists Tuyen Lam Tourist Park in Da Lat has unveiled plans to plant 600,000 mai anh dao, a special tree that has pink blossoms in late winter and early spring, [...]

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Website celebrating Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary goes online

August 12, 2009
Website celebrating Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary goes online

LookAtVietnam – The National Steering Board for the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi Anniversary has launched a website, “Thousand-year culture of Thang Long, Hanoi.”   LookAtVietnam – The National Steering Board for the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi Anniversary, in cooperation with the Hanoi Department of Information and Communication, has set up a website, “Thousand-year culture of [...]

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1000th Thang Long – Hanoi flag to fly on Fansipan

July 31, 2009
1000th Thang Long – Hanoi flag to fly on Fansipan

Lao Cai province and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) will launch a special tour for foreign visitors called “Pitching the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi flag on the peak of Fansipan” in early October 2010.  Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s director Tran Huu Son said that this special tour will [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...