A stately ceremony to celebrate the great poet
Nguyen Du''s 250th birth anniversary was held in his birth place, the
central province of Ha Tinh on Saturday, with State and Party leaders,
and many other provincial officials in attendance.
Vietnamese Professor Vu Khieu has been honoured with
Hungary''s Knight''s Cross Order for his contributions to fostering the
relationship between Viet Nam and Hungary.
A festival was held at the Dong Da Park in Ha Noi yesterday, to mark
the 226th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory over the Chinese
Qing invaders.
Drum beats announced the start of a traditional wrestling festival in
the central province of Thua Thien-Hue''s Sinh Village, where thousands
of people gathered yesterday to watch the games.
Giang Sinh (The Birth of Jesus), one of the most famous works by
renowned artist Nguyen Gia Tri, has suffered considerable wear and tear
and needs to be restored.
One hundred photos featuring the landscapes and
people of Viet Nam taken by a Vietnamese painter and the Charge
d''Affairs from the Panama Embassy are on display in Ha Noi.
A collection of abstract paintings by artist Vinh
Phoi called Khong Gian va Tiet Dieu II (Space and Rhythm II) is on
display at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.
Cua Lo Town in central Nghe An Province hosted a
ceremony on Monday to launch this year''s sea tourism season, with
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung attending the event.
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung
yesterday stressed Viet Nam''s commitment to promoting solidarity among
its 54 ethnic groups, calling cultural development a consistent national
priority and motivator for socio-economic development.
Viet Nam is taking part in the second Francophone film festival in Paris this week. The
festival, entitled Voyages Through Films, will feature two Vietnamese
films, Sinh Menh (The Destiny), and Chuyen Cua Pao (The Story of Pao),
both produced in 2006.
