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Thursday, December 30, 2010

Top ten events in culture, sports and tourism in 2010

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism officially announced ten outstanding cultural, sports and
tourism activities in 2010 in Hanoi on Dec. 30. They are:

1.
Cultural and fine arts activities mark major celebrations, including the
80th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the
national commemoration of the Hung Kings and the Hung King Temple
Festival, the 35th anniversary of the liberation of the south and
national reunification, President Ho Chi Minh’s 120th birthday, the 65th
anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (Sept. 2) and the
80th anniversary of the Vietnam National United Front.

2.
Cultural, sports and tourism activities mark the grand celebration of
the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, including the biggest-ever
parade held at Ba Dinh Square on October 10, the opening of the
Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese ethnic groups, an exhibition on
Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements and Thang Long-Hanoi, the “Thang
Long-Hanoi craft villages and streets” festival, the sport competitions
and the Vietnamese film days for 1,000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi.

3.
Vietnam’s heritages have been recognised by UNESCO, including the Thang
Long Imperial Citadel recognised as a world cultural heritage site, the
Saint Giong Festival in Phu Dong and Soc Temples as an Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity and the 82 doctoral stone steles at the
Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university, recognised as a world
documentary heritage.

4. Cultural activities were held to
promote Vietnam’s land and people abroad, including the National Day at
the 2010 Shanghai EXPO and the Vietnam Culture Week in Cuba, Mexico,
Germany, Belgium, Cambodia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Russia, China
and India.

5. International cultural and sport events were held for
the first time in Vietnam, including the International Photo Exhibition,
International Film Festival, International Piano Contest, Miss Earth
and the Thang Long-Hanoi International Football Cup to celebrate the
capital city’s millennium birthday.

6. Director and People’s Artist
Dang Nhat Minh was honoured by the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences for his contributions to the Vietnam’s cinematography.

7. Sports festivals at all levels and the seventh national sports festival were held.

8.
The Vietnamese sport delegation bagged 33 medals including those at
five Olympics sport events for the first time at the 16th Asian Games
(ASIAD 16); and the Vietnamese disabled athletes secured 17 medals,
placing 11th out of 42 delegations at the first Asian Para Games.

9. Vietnam’s tourism sector welcomed five millionth foreign visitor.

10.
Tourism promotion campaign in 2010 “Vietnam-Your destination”
contributed to attract foreign tourists to Vietnam and promoting
domestic tourism. The campaign helped Vietnam welcome over five million
foreign arrivals, 28 million local visitors and grossed an estimated
revenue of 100 trillion VND./.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Activities mark Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday

An imposing street festival took place in Hanoi on October 8,
representing the Vietnamese young generation’s sentiment, responsibility
and love to Hanoi on the occasion of its 1,000 th birthday.

The programme, entitled “Youths ascend with the country”, drew the
participation of 10,000 Youth Union members, teenagers and artists of
professional art troupes from three regions of the country as well as
many foreign young people and students.

The
festival opened with a special art performance by Vietnamese and foreign
youths and continued with a parade of young people from the capital.

A tour of several streets around Hoan Kiem Lake wrapped up the
festival, leaving deep impressions on visitors to the 1,000-year-old
capital city of Hanoi .

At the festival, the Ho
Chi Minh City Youth Union Central Committee called on young people
throughout the country to support flood victims in central provinces .
To date, youth nationwide raised nearly 2 billion for the victims.

On the same day, more than 3,000 young people in Ho Chi Minh City
took part in a programme entitled, “Towards the capital city- 1,000
years of culture” in Dam Sen Cultural Park.

The
Hanoi People’s Committee held a ceremony to name “The work celebrating
the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi” for complexes of works at
Hanoi Elite Athlete Training Centre in Tu Liem district’s My Dinh
commune.

The Hai Phong city Buddhist Association
and the People’s Committee of Do Son district jointly held a programme
to celebrate the millennium anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and a
ceremony to inaugurate a bell of the Ly dynasty at the Tuong Long Tower
Pagoda.

On the day, the Mekong Delta province of
Vinh Long inaugurated the Binh Minh district General Hospital, which was
named, “The work celebrating the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang
Long-Hanoi”./.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Foreigners suggest measures to preserve Hanoi

Foreign contestants in the 2009-2010 international contest to discover
Thang Long-Hanoi, themed “ Hanoi -Your Destination,” have recommended
solutions for preserving the 1,000 year old city’s cultural relics.

Palestinian Ambassador Saadi Salama, who won the exceptional prize at
the 2009-2010 contest, said, “1,000 years is not only a number of time
but also a thickness of historical value of Thang Long-Hanoi.”

As
a result, he said, it’s necessary for the city to promote its relics
and famous landscapes in different languages to help foreigners
understand more about the city’s history.

Meanwhile, Lasmisha
Rai from India , who bagged this year’s first prize, suggested that
the city organise more regular international seminars, conferences and
workshops to discuss how to preserve and restore the city’s relics,
especially the Royal Citadel.

He also stressed the importance
of involving the community, saying, “international students and friends
who are deeply interested in Hanoi ’s history and culture heritage
could become volunteers or cultural ambassadors to work with future
celebrations.”

Sharing the same view, Yu Chang Lin
from China said the city needs to encourage businesses to invest in
preserving Hanoi ’s historical relics.

Philippe
Chaplain, President of France’s National Heritage Federation, who won
two consecutive first prizes in the contest in 2007 and 2008, said even
though the city has had a tough time, it is still capable of retaining a
lot of its heritage for tourists to discover.

“ Hanoi is not only an ancient, traditional city but also a treasure of every civilian and the youth,” he said.

Chaplain, who won second prize in this-year contest, also said that he
has launched a website on life in Hanoi , available at hanoilavie.com,
in Vietnamese, French and English to introduce Hanoi ’s ancient
streets to people around the world./.

Rehearsal for Thang Long-Hanoi art and cultural festival

Tens of thousands of capital citizens gathered at the My Dinh National
Stadium in the evening of October 6 to see the final general rehearsal
for an art and cultural festival celebrating the Thang Long-Hanoi
millennium anniversary.

Attending the rehearsal were Deputy
Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, Head of the National Steering
Committee on the 1,000 th Anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, Secretary of
the Hanoi Party Committee Pham Quang Nghi and other senior officials.

The festival, entitled “Thang Long-Hanoi: City of
Soaring Dragon ”, scheduled for October 10’s night, will be an
important event that concludes ten days of celebrations for the
Millennium of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The festival will
review major milestones in the history of the Vietnamese nation in
general and Hanoi in particular, including King Ly Cong Uan’s capital
transfer in 1010, the Tran dynasty’s three victories over Chinese Mongol
invaders, King Le Loi’s sword return, President Ho Chi Minh with the
Independence Declaration, and Hanoi, the city for peace

It is expected to draw the participation of nearly 7,000 artists, athletes and students of art and sports schools.

Notably, a set of 100 bronze drums casted by artisans from the central
province of Thanh Hoa will be used during the festival./.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Palestinian diplomat wins highest prize of Hanoi contest

Palestinian Ambassador Saadi Salama has won the exceptional prize at the
2009-2010 international contest on Thang Long-Hanoi called “ Hanoi
-Your Destination.”

Addressing the awards
ceremony, held in Hanoi on October 7, the Deputy Chairwoman of the
municipal People’s Committee and Head of the contest’s Steering
Committee, Ngo Thi Thanh Hang said that the contest has contributed a
great deal to help Hanoi become familiar to international friends.

It has also increased the number of people who love Hanoi , a city
of peace, with national and international cultural heritages and a safe
and friendly destination for international visitors, said Hang.

Ambassador Salama, who used to study and work in Vietnam in the
1980s, said he felt lucky to return to work in Hanoi on the occasion
of the city’s millennium birthday.

The contest gave him a chance to express his love of Hanoi where he considers his second homeland.

“I hope that there will be more contests about the country’s
traditional culture to make international friends understanding your
beautiful capital more,” he said.

Jointly held
by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations and the National Steering
Committee for Thang Long-Hanoi thousand year anniversary, the contest
has attracted thousands of people from many countries around the world
since 2000.

This year’s competition received
1,789 entries in six languages including Chinese, Vietnamese, English,
French, Russian and Spanish.

At the awards
ceremony, the organising board also presented one first, five second and
10 third prizes to individuals and one first and two second prizes for
groups./.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Festival events bring young people to Hanoi

The ASEAN+3 youth festival and “Peaceful melody” art festival opened on
October 6 evening in Hanoi with the participation of 65 youths from 13
countries and 3,000 youths from the capital city.

The event aims to popularise the ASEAN+3 countries’ national images,
people and longstanding cultures and introduce Vietnamese images, people
and the capital city to the world on the occasion of the 1000 th
anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The festival is a
bridge connecting youths from Vietnam with ASEAN+3 countries to share
experiences in many areas, expressing the creativity and solidarity for
an internationally integrated ASEAN.

At the
ceremony, the exhibition on ASEAN+3 cultures with Thang Long-Hanoi
opened, introducing the unique cultures of ASEAN+3 to visitors. The
event will last till October 9.

Earlier in the
morning, Nguyen Dac Vinh, secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth
Union Central Committee (HCMCYY) and chairman of the Vietnamese Students
Association received the head of the ASEAN+3 countries delegation and
presented the HCMCYY insignias to representatives of those countries./.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Saint Giong statue recognised during millennium

A 14.2m statue of the mythical saviour of the nation, Saint Giong, was
inaugurated on Oct. 5 on top of Da Chong Mountain in Soc Son suburban
district of Hanoi.

The 85-tonne copper statue
of the saint holding a grove of bamboo in his hand while flying off into
the sky on his horse is a cultural project commissioned to celebrate
the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

At the inauguration ceremony, State President Nguyen Minh Triet
confirmed the great contributions of Saint Giong to the history of the
national defence and laid stress on the cultural significance of the
project to the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The construction of the statue was intended to express great
gratitude to the ancestor, he said, adding that the statue would be an
image to encourage people in study and work to contribute to national
construction and defence.

Legend has it that Giong was born after his mother stepped into the footprints of a giant.

At the age of three, when invaders attacked the country, Giong
suddenly grew into a giant himself. Giong wielded an enormous iron rod
and an entire grove of bamboo to chase the invaders out of the country
on the back of an iron horse presented to him by the king.

Following the enemy’s flight, Giong and his horse took off into the sky
from Soc Mountain , never to be seen again.

He was worshipped as one of the nation’s four immortal saints./.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Activities celebrate Hanoi’s millennium anniversary

A wide range of activities were held in Hanoi on October 2 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

A ten-day exhibition showcasing vestiges on the Thang Long Imperial
Citadel unearthed at 18 Hoang Dieu Street opened in the presence of
General Director of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO) Irina Bokova.

This is the first time relics from the archaeological site have been displayed to domestic and foreign visitors.

The Thang Long Royal Citadel was recognised by UNESCO as a World
Cultural Heritage on August 1, 2010 for its long-lasting cultural
history, the continuity of the citadel as a power centre and the variety
of relics it contains.

The Vietnam Stamp
Exhibition 2010 (Vietstampex 2010) jointly held by the Ministry of
Information and Communication, the Ministry of Culture and the Hanoi
People’s Committee also kicked off on the day.

On
display at the largest-ever exhibition are 500 stamps under the themes
of praising the Party, President Ho Chi Minh, the land and people of
Vietnam and the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Vietstamex will run until October 5.

An international seminar on Hanoi’s architecture also took place in
the capital city, drawing famous architects from Vietnam and foreign
countries, including France , Japan , Italy , Germany and
Australia .

As part of the chain of activities
celebrating the capital city’s 1,000 th birthday, the Hanoi Publishing
House and the National Library of Vietnam launched a book series
entitled “Thang Long – 1,000-year civilisation”.

The book series was built in order to systemise and summarise the value
of Thang Long-Hanoi civilisation over its 1,000-year history in all
fields, covering geography, economics, history, literature and art, and
socio-culture. It will help readers understand more about the capital
not only systematically and completely, but also generally and deeply.

A photo exhibition entitled “1,000 views of Hanoi ”
also opened at the Hanoi Library, showcasing 150 big-sized photos on
Hanoi and the largest photo on Ho Guom ( Sword Lake ) made of 1,000
small photos.

At the Ly Thai To Flower Garden,
the Hanoi Calligraphy Club, the Vietnam Craft Villages’ Association and
the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) presented the
largest gilded and wood-framed calligraphic work of “Chieu doi do” (the
Royal Edict on the Transfer of the Capital) to Hanoi city.

The 458cm x 385cm, 5-tonne work, was made from seven tonnes of block
wood. It was taken from the ancient capital of Hoa Lu in the northern
province of Ninh Binh to Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of
Literature) in Hanoi to be displayed at a calligraphic exhibition
from October 4-10.

The Dong Xuan Joint Stock
Company launched five tours discovering Hanoi's Old Quarter by
electric cars in order to diversify its tourism products and meet the
demand of domestic and foreign tourists during the grand celebrations.

Also the same day, the Hanoi People’s Committee
organised ceremonies to inaugurate and name works celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi for the Workers’ Theatre and the An
Khanh Eco-tourism Area in Hoai Duc district./.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

French historian falls in love with Hanoi

Philippe Chaplain, chairman of France’s National Heritage League, has a
deep fondness of Hanoi and has spent many years researching the thousand
year old capital city.

Chaplain first set foot in Hanoi in 2002 and was attracted by the city’s
peaceful settings and landscapes, its Old Quarter and historical and
cultural sites, especially the Thang Long Royal Citadel, which inspired
him to collect information on the city such as books, photos and CDs.

Since 2006, Chaplain has taken part in contests on Thang Long-Hanoi and has won prizes four times.

After seven years, he had amassed over 1,000 photos of Hanoi and
subsequently has put on two photo exhibitions about the Vietnamese
capital to mark the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

According to Vietnamese historian Duong Trung Quoc, this is a precious
photo collection and will help young Vietnamese people to understand
more about the capital’s past.

In 2007, Chaplain
launched a website in French, Vietnamese and English at:
http://www.hanoilavie.com , which is the first website on Hanoi run by a
foreigner. He said he hoped that the site would act as a bridge of
friendship and a meeting place for fans of Hanoi.

At present, he is in Hanoi to enjoy the atmosphere of the grand
millennium. He says that Hanoi is always in his heart and he wants to
protect and preserve it along with Hanoi’s citizens./.

Doves released as Hanoi celebrates birthday

A thousand doves, the symbol of peace, were released at the opening
ceremony of the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary celebrations on
October 1.

The owner of the doves is Pham Tai Thu, who was born in the central
province of Quang Nam. Thu started a business in the Central
Highlands city of Da Lat growing orchids and later became famous for
his flowers, which have been presented to several central provinces
and Ho Chi Minh City .

He first started to raise birds in 1998, breeding from Vietnamese, French, Thai and Japanese varieties.

He
has so far set up bird sanctuaries in Da Lat, Dam Sen park in Ho Chi
Minh City, and Pham Van Dong park on Son Tra island and at a steel
plant in the central city of Da Nang, raising a total of 3,800
doves.

His desire to release 1,000 doves at the opening
ceremony of the Thang Long-Hanoi millennium celebrations as a gift to
the capital received the support of the city’s fathers.

Hanoi has chosen its Botanical Gardens as the doves’ new home./.

Major works celebrating Hanoi’s birthday inaugurated

The inaugural ceremony for the upgraded Tung Van Pagoda in Vinh Phuc
province’s Vinh Tuong district and its two gemstone Buddha statues was
held on October 1 as one of the cultural events celebrating the 1,000 th
anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The statues of
the Buddha Shakyamuni and the Buddhist Bodhisattva were made from a
20-tonne blue stone block found in Van Chan district of the northern
mountainous Yen Bai province.

To celebrate the
event, many significant programmes have been implemented at the pagoda,
including exhibitions of Buddhist cultural calligraphy, village
paintings, a talk on the art of drinking tea and practices of Buddhist
rituals.

On the October 1 night, 5,000 candles
will be lighted up in the surrounding of the pagoda to worship for peace
world and happy people.

The Tung Van Pagoda is
the largest ancient pagoda in Vinh Tuong district which was built 327
years ago under the reign of Kinh Le Huy Tong. The pagoda was recognised
as a national cultural heritage in 1964.

Earlier
on September 30, the People’s Committees of Hanoi and Ninh Binh province
jointly held an art programme entitled “Hoa Lu-Thang Long-Hanoi” to
celebrate the capital city’s millennium anniversary./.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Numerous activities to be held during Hanoi’s anniversary

Hanoi will organise firework displays in 29 locations on Oct. 10 to mark
the grand ceremony of the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The 15-minute fireworks will be set off following the
end of an artistic fireworks programme at the My Dinh National Stadium
in Tu Liem district on Oct. 10.

Four locations for
high-range display will include Hoan Kiem Lake (Hoan Kiem
district), Ly Tu Trong Garden (Tay Ho district), Thong Nhat
Park (Hai Ba Trung district), and Van Quan Lake (Ha Dong district).

The other 24 locations will be for low-range displays.

Some 31,000 people will participate in the march and parade at the Ba Dinh Square on Oct. 10 to mark the event.

Over 12,000 army soldiers and officers, police and local security force with 10 helicopters will join the march.

The
demonstration will be the largest in Vietnam to display forces and
achievements of Hanoi and the country over the past 1,000 years,
especially those in the national renewal process, the honour of
civilised and heroic capital and the city of peace.

According to
Le Tien Tho, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the event
will begin with a torch procession from the Ho Chi Minh Museum to his
mausoleum and light up at the torch tower. After the tower was light up,
a ceremony to salute the national flag and shooting of 21 battery
salvos will take place. Later, there will be an art performance on
Hanoi .

The event which will be broadcast live by the Vietnam Television will conclude by pigeon and balloon release by 1,000 children.

On Sept. 28, procession of Vietnam ’s largest embroidered picture to Hanoi completed.

Embroidery
artisans held a ceremony to offer the picture as gift for Hanoi ’s
birthday. Pham Quang Nghi, municipal Party Committee Secretary, on
behalf of Hanoi received the gift.

The 4m-long and 3m-wide picture was made by nine artisans of XQ Da Lat embroidery painting company during 1000 days.

The embroidered picture features a brilliant lotus and the letter “S”
for Vietnam in the lotus lake, with a temple, clouds, moon, cranes,
and old villages.

Also on Sept. 28, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) opened a photo exhibition on the 1,000 year-old capital city.

On
display are 100 photos by VNA reporters and its freelance
photographers. They depict Hanoi now and then, President Ho Chi
Minh and Party and government leaders with Hanoi , as well as
historical events of the capital city.

The exhibition will run until Oct. 2.

For the same purpose, a ceramic statue of the old tortoise of Hoan
Kiem Lake made by artisan Tran Do from Hanoi ’s Bat Trang
Pottery Village was handed to the Hanoi Culture-Sports-Tourism
Department on Sept. 28.

The 4-tonne tortoise was made as a replica of the tortoise which is being displayed at the Ngoc Son temple.

The same day, the delegation of Hanoi’s Party’s and People’s
Committees, People’s Council and Fatherland Front paid floral tributes
to Kings Dinh and Le at their temples and King Ly Thai To stele in the
northern province of Ninh Binh on the occasion of the capital’s
birthday.

Hoa Lu is the first ancient capital of the
feudal Vietnamese State and the firm military stronghold of the
Dinh, pre-Le and Ly dynasties for 42 years. One year after ascending the
throne, King Ly Thai To decided to move the capital city from Hoa Ly to
Thang Long (now Hanoi) in 1010./.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Gala night in Paris celebrates Hanoi’s anniversary

A gala night to celebrate the millennial anniversary of Thang
Long-Hanoi opened at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on September
24.

The gala, organised by the national flag carrier, Vietnam
Airlines, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy in France,
the Vietnam Permanent Delegation to UNESCO and the Hanoi Municipal
People’s Committee, was part of oversea activities to celebrate the
1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi next month.

It was also
held at a time when the Thang Long Royal Citadel has been recognised
by UNESCO as a cultural heritage site of the world.

Addressing
the function, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Le Kinh Tai spoke highly
of the initiative to organise the event and stressed traditional
cooperation in many areas, particularly in culture and arts, between
Vietnam and France .

The selection of the UNESCO headquarters
in Paris as a venue for the gala shows Vietnam’s gratitude to
French leaders and UNESCO for practical assistance to Hanoi ’s
millennium celebrations, he said.

The gala night featured performances by Vietnamese singers and an art troupe from the Thang Long Song and Dance Theatre./.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Ao dai to be honoured at Hanoi’s grand anniversary

A magnificent ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) exhibition will
take place in Hanoi on the evening of Oct. 1, kicking off the
festival of the grand millennial anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Collections of ao dai from northern, central and southern regions of
Vietnam will be performed by both professional and amateur models.

The 45-minute performance, which will be
broadcast live on television, will be followed by a 15-minute light and
fireworks displays.

As part of activities to mark the
1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, the People’s Committee of
the northern province of Bac Ninh and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha
will inaugurate the great Buddha statute on the Phat Tich mountain peak
on Sept. 25.

The statue, which 27m in height and weighs 3,000 tonnes, is one of the biggest stone statues in Southeast Asia.

The provincial library of Thanh Hoa province on Sept. 23 announced a
collection of Sino-Vietnamese written documents introducing people who
have a close connection to the history of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The library inaugurated a reading room that offers 500 books on Thang Long-Hanoi./.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

N Korea confident of winning Hanoi football cup

North Korean fans cheer their team during a Thang Long-Hanoi Cup match at the My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi September 22

Photo: Tuoi Tre

Favorites North Korea are hopeful of lifting the Thang Long-Hanoi Cup when they take on hosts Vietnam in the final match of the four-team event Friday.

In the tournament being played in Hanoi to mark the 1,000th anniversary of the city, the Koreans have won both their matches, scoring identical 1-0 victories over Australia and Kuwait.

They need just one point against Vietnam to assure themselves of the title.

Kim Jong Su, chief of the North Korean football delegation, said fans can guess what will happen in the North Korea – Vietnam game from the fact that Australia defeated the hosts 2-0.

The Korean side have been cheered on by some 20 young women working at the embassy and Pyongyang restaurant in Hanoi dressed in the traditional Hanbok.

North Korea have six points while Vietnam and Australia with three points each.

The Vietnamese team saw the video tapes of Korea’s two matches yesterday.

Except Phuoc Tu who is out with two yellow cards, the rest of team is fit and available for selection.

Nguyen dynasty woodblocks reproduced

The State Records and Archives Department will present a set of
reproduced woodblocks “Chieu doi Do” (the royal proclamation to change
the capital city) and 1,000 copies of two books on Thang Long-Hanoi
featuring the Nguyen dynasty woodblocks, to the Hanoi People’s Committee
on September 24.

The head of the department Vu
Thi Minh Huong said that the woodblocks are the same size as the
original ones, which are 20x29.5cm and 3cm thick.

The original engraved woodblocks, which were discovered by the
National Archives Centre, were used by King Ly Cong Uan and include 214
Chinese characters.

As part of activities to
mark the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, an exhibition of oil
paintings by Croatian artist Anna Tzarev will also be opened in Hanoi
on September 24.

Her paintings of flowers
originate from a famous porcelain painting “Con duong gom su ven song
Hong” (the path along the banks of the Red River ) which will be opened
on the capital city’s millennial birthday.

Other activities include a performance by 18 Vietnamese circus artists
and 19 from a Spanish troupe at the Dragon festival, at the My Dinh
national stadium in Hanoi on October 2.

The programme will include music, the circus, dancing and a firework display./.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Hosts Vietnam humiliated at Hanoi football cup

Hosts Vietnam were beaten 2-0 by Australia on Wednesday, the second match-day of the Thang Long-Hanoi Football Cup.

The Socceroos sank the Henrique Calisto-coached side with two goals in the first half after displaying dominance in both physical fitness, speed and ball possession.

In the 19th minute, the player wearing number 11 jersey of the Socceroos, Jason Hoffman, separated two rival central defenders Nhu Thanh and Phuoc Tu and invaded the box to score his opening goal.

Seventeen minutes later, Tahj Rodney Minniecon escaped the offside trap of the defensive wall of Vietnam to double the scores.

Vietnam, who romped past Kuwait 3-0 on Monday, could almost set up no clear chances to threat the Australian goalkeeper Andrew James Redmayne after the visiting team performed close fighting for the ball to take advantage of their height and fitness.

It leaves no space for Vietnamese players to manage.

The hosts strived to launch more attacking efforts in the second half of the match but failed to convert any goal.

In the other game of the match-day two, North Korea, who won Australia 1-0 in the opening round, found their second straight victory after beating Kuwait 1-0 and are leading the table with six points.

The September 20-24 tournament to celebrate the 1,000 anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi has four teams partaking in single round robin format with the champions to pocket US$20,000. Two runners-up get $10,000 and $5,000 respectively.

In the last match-day on Friday, Vietnam will take on North Korea and Australia to face Kuwait.

The Socceroos to beat hosts Vietnam; coach

Australian players are playing football with Hanoi SOS Village on Tuesday

Photo: Khuong Xuan

Australia will win hosts Vietnam 1-0 on Wednesday at the Thang Long-Hanoi Football Cup when they play their second match-day in Hanoi, said Australia’s coach Aurelio Vidmar.

In the opening day on Monday of the four-team tournament, Australia was defeated 1-0 by the North Korea and Vietnam thrashed Kuwait 3-0.

“My biggest concern is hot weather here, that may badly affect the Socceroos,” Vidmar told Tuoi Tre. “We will perform an exciting game today.”

After the loss over the North Korea, the Socceroos have made no training since. On Tuesday, the players and team managers relaxed in swimming pool and guided children at Hanoi SOS Village playing football.

Meanwhile, hard-working players of the North Korean side keep on encamping in the last three days since they arrived in Vietnam.

Besides training on field and having meals, they all keep on camping in hotel and refuse to reply the media.

The event, which is held to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the Thang Long–Hanoi, has four teams competing in single round robin format with the champions to pocket US$20,000. Two runners-up get $10,000 and $5,000 respectively.

The Socceroos to beat hosts Vietnam; coach

Australian players are playing football with Hanoi SOS Village on Tuesday

Photo: Khuong Xuan

Australia will win hosts Vietnam 1-0 on Wednesday at the Thang Long-Hanoi Football Cup when they play their second match-day in Hanoi, said Australia’s coach Aurelio Vidmar.

In the opening day on Monday of the four-team tournament, Australia was defeated 1-0 by the North Korea and Vietnam thrashed Kuwait 3-0.

“My biggest concern is hot weather here, that may badly affect the Socceroos,” Vidmar told Tuoi Tre. “We will perform an exciting game today.”

Meanwhile, hard-working players of the North Korean side keep on encamping in the last three days since they arrived in Vietnam.

Besides training on field and having meals, they all keep on camping in hotel and refuse to reply the media.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Vietnam secure early win in 1,000th Thang Long-Hanoi Cup

Kuwait goalie F.Marzouq challenges the ball with Vietnamese players during their 1000th Thang Long-Hanoi Footbal cup match at Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium on Tuesday - Photo: TTXVN

HCMC - The Vietnamese national squad defeated Kuwait U23 3-0 in the opener of the 1,000th Thang Long-Hanoi Cup Football Cup 2010 at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on Monday while North Korea beat Australia U23 1-0 in the earlier game.

The North Korean team was said to be strong because they would send their best players including 14 players who attended the World Cup 2010 in South Africa in June, and the Australian and Kuwait teams were also sending their strongest players.

However, the North Korean side had sent in the 23-member squad with only six who attended the World Cup 2010. The Kuwait U23’s coach Al Shemmari said his team would include 12 players who played in the Gulf Cup final against the United Arabs of Emirates last month.

The Vietnamese team participated in the round-robin tournament with their strongest squad in hopes of keeping the cup at home. However, Vietnam faced some disadvantage when star striker Le Cong Vinh and former star striker Pham Van Quyen skipped the tournament because of injury.

Under heavy pressure from local fans, hosts Vietnam, coached by Henrique Calisto, dominated the game from the beginning and they placed more pressure on their opponents. Despite good ball possession, Vietnamese forwarders failed to grasp any scoring chances.

The Vietnamese had to wait until the 44th minute when striker Nguyen Viet Thang opened the score with a penalty kick. A Kuwait defender made a mistake as he handballed to give Vietnam a penalty kick and Thang made no mistakes, scoring first goal for his team.

After the break, the home side continuously organized more attacks on Kuwait defending lines and captain Nguyen Minh Phuong doubled his team’s advantage in the 66th minute with a free kick outside penalty area.

The visitors bounced back after the second goal as they put more pressure on their opponents aiming to narrow the scoring gap but all their scoring chances were denied by goalie Nguyen Hong Son.

Substitute Nguyen Trong Hoang, who replaced Nguyen Quang Hai in the 79th minute, finalized the game at 3-0 in the 84th minute to keep Vietnam’s hopes of winning the cup.

In the earlier opening game, the North Korean showed why they were favorites. Park Song Chol scored the only goal for his team in the 16th minute despite North Korea dominated the game from the beginning.

Kuwait U23 will play North Korea at 5:00 p.m. and Australia U23 take on Vietnam at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

Kuwait U23, North Korea and Australia U23 together with the Vietnamese national squad are competing at the 1,000th Thang Long-Hanoi Football Cup.

The four teams are playing in a round-robin tournament with the team that gets the most points being declared the championship. The tournament is taking place from Monday to Friday at My Dinh National Stadium in the capital.

The winners will receive a cash prize of US$20,000, the runners-up US$10,000, and the third team US$5,000.

The tournament is seen as a warm-up for the Vietnamese team to prepare for the Southeast Asian championship - AFF Suzuki Cup 2010, co-hosted by Indonesia and Vietnam from December 1 to 29, where they are in Group B with Singapore, Myanmar and the runner-up team in the qualifying round.

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