Well-known French pop-rock singer and songwriter
Sophie Huriaux, better known as La Grande Sophie performed in HCM City
and in Ha Noi last weekend during her tour to Asia.
The English version of a memoir by noted former
vice-president Nguyen Thi Binh has just been published by Tri Thuc
Publishers and Phuong Nam Books Company.
Like many Vietnamese people, Ngo Thi Thuc feels great admiration for
General Vo Nguyen Giap (1911-2013), who served as commander-in-chief of
the Viet Nam People''s Army in two wars against the French and the
Americans and led the Dien Bien Phu campaign in...
A pipe that brings clean water to the grave of General Vo Nguyen Giap on
Vung Chua- Yen Island in the central province of Quang Binh Province
was turned on yesterday.
A documentary on General Vo Nguyen Giap being made with direct donations
in cash and kind from the public has so far raised VND500 million
(US$24,000), producers say.
More than 20 years ago, Kiyotaka Yamaoka, who is now 34, dreamt he would
visit all the provinces and cities in Viet Nam. At the time, the
Japanese teenager could only learn about Viet Nam through books,
newspapers, and magazine.
Photographer Tran Tuan, a former photo journalist of the Vietnam News
Agency, has published a photo album on General Vo Nguyen Giap titled
"General Giap in People''s Hearts".
A book highlighting 103 events during the life and career of the late
General Vo Nguyen Giap has been released, marking the 100th day since
his death on October 4.
Following the death of the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap, experts and relevant authorities have said a museum should be established in memory of the General.
