HA NOI (VNS)— Visitors to the French Cultural Centre in Ha Noi can hear stories from those who survived US B-52 air raids against Ha Noi in 1972.

Vietnamese journalists Huyen Mermet and Dang Duc Tue spent two years meeting 100 survivors and recording their memories of the 12-day blitz. These stories provide material for a seminar at the centre, organised by Olivier Tessier, head of the Ha Noi-based L' Ecole Francaise d' Extreme-Orient (EFEO) (French school of Asian studies). Tessier received the Bui Xuan Phai – Love for Ha Noi award in September for his research on Ha Noi's Ancient Citadel.

The seminar also marks the end of the one-month photo and video exhibition Ha Noi's Days and Nights in 1972, which features photos taken during the US air blitz on the city.

The seminar will take place at 6pm today at 24 Trang Tien Street, Ha Noi.-VNS