Vietnamese architect Nguyen Dinh Thanh and his partners have won first
prize in a contest to upgrade Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square, the large
public space at the top of Hoan Kiem Lake.
Amateur singer Nguyen Dinh Thanh Tam won the highest
prize at a singing contest on Saturday. Tam, an architect, performed
the songs Het Duyen (No More Alluring) and Phat Ba Nghin Mat Nghin Tay
(One-Thousand-Hand & Eye Buddha).