HA NOI (VNS)- Visitors to the French Cultural Centre in Ha Noi can hear stories from those who survived US B-52 air raids 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 tomorrow night, organised by Olivier Tessier, head of the Ha Noi-based 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- long photo and video exhibition "Ha Noi's Days and Nights in 1972", which features photos taken during the 1972 US B52 blitz of the city.

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