Ha Noi’s culture has been the main inspiration for tour operators to develop services to lure more visitors to the capital city, according to the municipal Department of Tourism. “Hop on Hop off” bus service designed by Hanoitourist travel company aims to offer tourists a new and more convenient way to explore Hanoi’s tourist attractions. The bus route connects the Literature of Temple and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum with other renowned sites around the capital like Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, Hoa Lo Prison, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Quan Thanh Temple, West Lake, Thang Long Royal Citadel and the Hanoi Opera House. Foreign visitors are impressed with Vietnamtourism Ha Noi’s free walking tour to discover the beauty of the Hanoi Old Quarter and Thang Long craft village. Meanwhile, Vietravel Hanoi Company launched five free walking tours for foreign tourists and Vietnamese outside Hanoi to explore local morning routine, the West Lake area, northern … [Read more...] about Culture tours designed to attract tourists to Ha Noi
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Ha Noi’s export value up 24% in January
Capital city Ha Noi gained a year-on-year growth of 24 per cent in export value to reach US$1.05 billion in January. The export value from the state-owned sector was $139 million, up 9.8 per cent; it was $352 million from the private sector, up 16.6 per cent; and $556 million from foreign direct investment, up 33.6 per cent. In January, all key export items achieved strong growth in export value, including agricultural products (up 3.6 per cent against the same period last year); computer, components and peripherals (up 68.1 per cent); transport means and components (up 12.7 per cent); machinery and components (up 21.8 per cent); and glass and glass products (up 25 per cent). Ha Noi’s export value has increased sharply in recent years because businesses in the city have taken advantage of the recovery of major economies of the world, such as the United States, Japan, the European Union and China, reported kinhtedothi.com.vn. Meanwhile, municipal authorities have also come up with … [Read more...] about Ha Noi’s export value up 24% in January
Argentines make music in Ha Noi
Classical favourites from Europe and South America will resound in the capital tomorrow as two Argentinean musicians take the stage at the Ha Noi Opera House. The concert is in honour of the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Argentina . Violinist Pablo Saravi and pianist Ines Sabatini will also play Mien Nam Que Huong Ta Oi (The South, My Nativeland) by Vietnamese composer Huy Du. The first half of the performance includes well-known classics Sonata in A by Vivaldi; Six Variations by Mozart and Sonata in F by Edvard Grieg. After the intermission, works by Argentinean composers Pablo Sarasate, Luis Gianneo, Carlos Guastavino and Astor Piazzolla will be performed. Renowned violinist Pablo Saravi was born in Parana , Argentina . He started playing the violin when he was only eight-years-old. Between 1987-89, he taught violin at the International Menuhin … [Read more...] about Argentines make music in Ha Noi
Quatuor Diotima rock Ha Noi
The internationally acclaimed Quatuor Diotima string quartet is coming to Ha Noi next Friday to entertain audiences with an original classic and contemporary musical performance. The group which includes Naaman Sluchin, violin, Yun-Peng Zhao, violin, Franck Chevalier, viola and Pierre Morlet, violoncello, are known around the world, particularly in Europe, for their contributions to the development of contemporary music. The group is leading the scene of French chamber music. The group’s name pays tribute to Luigi Nono’s work Fragmente Stille, an Diotima, a wellknown composer from the 20th century. The group’s focus, however, is beyond performing contemporary music and 20th century classics in the context of the classical and romantic string quartet tradition, but to equally immerse themselves in the works of Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms. The group was founded by graduates of the Paris and Lyon conservatories and was awarded a first prize at the FNAPEC … [Read more...] about Quatuor Diotima rock Ha Noi
City hosts Ha Noi artist show
"Same same but different" is a message from a group of 10 artists from Ha Noi in their exhibit now showing at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.The exhibit includes 157 works in different styles, using traditional materials such as giay do (poonah paper) and lacquer."Many things are repeated over and over in our lives, but each time and for each person it is different," said Pham Ngoc Lieu, one of the event's three male artists."Through my sketching, I'm trying to show that even when things are constantly repeated, there is an evolution and change that makes them different," said the 58-year-old artist.Lieu said his 30 works "combine facts and feelings" and the best ones capture love, peace and people in daily life.His highlighted works include O Du Kich Vinh Linh (Vinh Linh Female Guerrilla), a work featuring a female guerrilla in Vinh Linh District, a common battle site in Quang Tri Province's during the American war.Ta Thi Thanh Tam found her source of inspiration in rural children.All … [Read more...] about City hosts Ha Noi artist show
Giant, 1.8-kg Ruby on Display in Ha Noi
A giant gemstone weighing 1.8 kg, the second largest found so far in Viet Nam, is being on public display at Ha Noi’s Melia Hotel together with other precious stones as the Exhibition on Gemstones and Gemstone Products kicked off on November 6. The event is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Viet Nam Institute for Gemstones and Jewelry. Called Than Chau Bao Vat (Than Chau’s Treasure), the ruby weighs 1.8 kilos (9,000 carats) and is worth several million dollars.It belongs to the exhibition organizer - Than Chau Ngoc Viet Gemstones and Jewelry Company Limited, hence the ruby's name. The biggest ruby found in Viet Nam to date is the “Viet Nam Star”, a 2.1kg ruby worth more than US$10 million, which has been declared a national treasure.Also on display are various other natural and cut gemstones, including rubies, sapphires, spinels, peridots, tourmalines, quartz … [Read more...] about Giant, 1.8-kg Ruby on Display in Ha Noi
Ha Noi’s oldest pagoda gets facelift
The restoration of Tran Quoc Pagoda in Tay Ho district, the capital city’s oldest, got under way on Friday. The VND15 billion (USD 876,937) restoration work will include the construction of a three-door temple gate and two towers, the expansion of the pagoda’s corridor and an upgrade of plumbing and sewer systems. The work was slated for completion by next March, in ample time to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi in October 2010. In addition, Tay Ho’s Tao Sach and Kim Lien pagodas, and Dong Co Temple, are also being restored to mark the occasion. Located on the south shore of West Lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda is among the oldest in Viet Nam. It was built in Yen Hoa Village, near the bank of the Red River, in the 6th century under its original name of Khai Quoc (National Founder). In 1615, the pagoda was relocated to the current site. It was renamed An Quoc during the reign of King Le Dai Bao (1440) and finally Tran Quoc (National Defence) under … [Read more...] about Ha Noi’s oldest pagoda gets facelift
English variety show recreates 1940s Ha Noi
Vietnamese Charm, a variety show in English that portrays the cultures of different parts of the country through music, dance, and a fashion show, kept a Vietnamese and foreign audience enthralled in HCM City on New Year’s Eve.The programme at the Super Bowl entertainment complex was about Ha Noi in the middle of the last century.The most impressive part of the show was the play Nguoi Ngua, Ngua Nguoi (Horse or Man, Man or Horse) adapted from a short story by Nguyen Cong Hoan, which describes the historic hunger in the North in 1945.The acting by the two main actors, Lan Phuong and Tran Thanh, made it a moving drama, with their perfect English helping to convey its spirit fully."I am a horse, you’re a whore. The same misery...," says an actor who played a rickshaw-puller.Doan Khoa, co-director of the event, said: "Vietnamese Charm will feature the cultures of various areas in Viet Nam. Today we will show Ha Noi; the next will be about Sai Gon and so on."We target tourists, … [Read more...] about English variety show recreates 1940s Ha Noi
Photographers to snap liveable Ha Noi city
All Vietnamese citizens and foreigners living in Viet Nam are invited to submit their entries to the Ha Noi Liveable City photo competition. Co-organised by the Lac Viet Centre of Community Support and Development and the online magazine Vietnamnet, the contest is part of a research project on liveable cities in Viet Nam being conducted by the Globalization Research Centre (GRC) at Hawaii University. The project aims to help place the quality of human life at the forefront of public policy and community action in rapidly growing cities. Moment in life "Photographing a moment in the life of a city is not just capturing images of what is, after the click, an instant a memory. It can also show us what we want to see continue into the future. Then the question becomes, how do we help such moments happen again in their many variations? The starting point is to first be aware of its importance. That is what we hope to achieve by having this photo contest on Ha Noi – A Liveable … [Read more...] about Photographers to snap liveable Ha Noi city
Ha Noi sets Buddhist records
Ha Noi has the largest number of Buddhist pagodas and temples in Viet Nam.This and six other new records related to Buddhism and the capital city have been listed in the Viet Nam Book of Records (Vietbooks) on the occasion of a celebration last week by Buddhists to mark the 1,000th founding anniversary of the city.The capital, which was recently expanded and now includes Ha Tay Province and some districts of Hoa Binh Province, has 2,050 pagodas and temples.Others include the largest bronze Buddha statue – made in 1952 – at Ngu Xa Pagoda, Ba Dinh District and the tower decorated with the most Buddha statues at Bang Pagoda, Hoang Mai District.The 10-tonne statue is 3.95m high and 3.6m wide, and sits on a 3.9-tonne, 1.45m lotus-shaped Pedestal.The 54m Bao An Tower in Bang Pagoda has 104 bronze Buddha statues, 40 of them 1.55m tall.Vietbooks lists Huong Hai Pagoda as Viet Nam's first Buddhism institute for nuns while Nguyen Van Yen of Hoai Duc District is credited with making … [Read more...] about Ha Noi sets Buddhist records