Song: Hanoi- Dinh Manh Ninh

A beautiful song performed by Dinh Manh Ninh
In this video clip, you can see a lot of familiar places in Hanoi

Enjoy!

Schedule for the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi

Schedule for the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi

2010-09-15

Thang Long – Hanoi has 1000-year history and is the concentration of country’s quintessence. The 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi (1010 – 2010) is the opportunity to express gratefulness to ancestor’s effort and honour country’s traditional values. This is also the occasion to introduce and enhance image of Hanoi Capital in particular and Viet Nam in general.

The 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi will take place in 10 days (from October 1 to 10) with many attractive activities of culture, art and sport.

Time	Event	Place
October 1
8h	The opening of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi	The park of King Ly Thai To statue (Dinh Tien Hoang Road)
9h30	Art performances	5 stages around Hoan Kiem Lake
14h	The opening of the exhibition named “Art and literature works through different periods”	Viet Nam Exhibition Center for Culture and Arts (2 Hoa Lu Street)
15h	The opening of the exhibition of Hanoi’s art images	Showrooms at 45 Trang Tien Street
19h30	The opening of the exhibition named “Social and economic achievements of Viet Nam and Thang Long – Hanoi”	Viet Nam Exhibition and Fair Center (138 Giang Vo Street)
19h30	The opening of historical and revolutionary film week	National Cinema Center (87 Lang Ha Street)
20h	The special art program named “The whole country with Hanoi” (live)	The park of Ba Kieu Temple (Dinh Tien Hoang Road)
20h	Concert named “International integration – faith in the future”	Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang Tien Street)
October 2
8h	Display of typical documents, items, antiques of Thang Long – Hanoi	Imperial Citadel of Thang Long (9 Hoang Dieu and 19 Nguyen Tri Phuong streets)
9h	Introduction of the bookshelf named “1000-year culture of Thang Long”	National Library (31 Trang Thi Street)
14h	Checking and announcing result of science research work at state level named “Researching and promoting natural, economic, social conditions and historical, cultural values of Thang Long – Hanoi for comprehensive development”	Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang Tien Street)
20h	Performance of selected songs composed in honour of Thang Long – Hanoi	The park of Ba Kieu Temple (Dinh Tien Hoang Road)
20h	The opening of Thang Long international tourism festival	Bao Son Paradise (An Khanh Commune, Hoai Duc District)
October 3
7h	Marathon for the peace	Around Hoan Kiem Lake
20h	The art program named “Thang Long – Hanoi in Ho Chi Minh age”	Hang Day Stadium (10 Trinh Hoai Duc Street)
October 4
8h30	The closing and prize awarding ceremony for the contest named “1000-year culture of heroic Thang Long – Hanoi”	Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang Tien Street)
15h	The opening of the exhibition named “Vietnamese heroes and cultural celebrities”	Revolution Museum (25 Tong Dan Street)
15h30	The opening of the exhibition named ”Famous battles and campaigns in Vietnam’s history”	Viet Nam Military History Museum (28A Dien Bien Phu Street)
17h	The opening of Thang Long – Hanoi calligraphy exhibition and festival	Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (58 Quoc Tu Giam Street)
20h	Announcing and awarding the nationwide press prize about Thang Long – Hanoi	Au Co Art Center (8 Huynh Thuc Khang Street)
20h	Performance of ancient dances	The park of King Ly Thai To statue (Dinh Tien Hoang Road)
October 5
9h	Introduction of art work named “Pottery Road”	Yen Phu Road
14h	The opening of the exhibition named “Bat Trang Pottery – tradition and modern”	Bat Trang Pottery Village (Bat Trang Commune, Gia Lam District)
14h	The opening of the exhibition named “Hearts with Thang Long – Hanoi”	Friendship Culture Palace (91 Tran Hung Dao Street)
20h	Performance of Vietnamese famous artists	Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang Tien Street)
20h	The art performance named of “Thang Long’s strong impetus and the country’s song”	Hang Day Stadium (10 Trinh Hoai Duc Street)
October 6
8h	The opening of Hanoi kite art festival	Square of My Dinh Stadium (Le Duc Tho Road)
8h	Vietnamese martial art performance named “Thang Long Spirit”	Quan Ngua Sport Palace (55 Doc Ngu Street)
8h30	The opening of Hanoi Museum	Hanoi Museum (Pham Hung Road)
14h	The opening of statues of Ho Chi Minh and Ton Duc Thang	Thong Nhat Park (354 Le Duan Street)
14h	The opening of Hoa Binh Park	Hoa Binh Park (Co Nhue Commune, Tu Liem District)
14h	The opening of exhibition on ancient Thang Long – Hanoi	Hanoi Museum (Pham Hung Road)
14h30	The opening of Kim Dong Theater	Kim Dong Theater (19 Hang Bai Street)
20h	The opening of Hanoi Worker Theater	Hanoi Worker Theater (42 Trang Tien Street)
20h	The opening of Dai Nam Theater	Dai Nam Theater (89 Pho Hue Street)
20h	The opening of Hanoi gastronomy festival	Ho Tay Water Park (614 Lac Long Quan Road)
October 7
8h	The opening of international conference named “Sustainable development of heroic and cultural capital, the city for peace”	International Convention Center (11 Le Hong Phong Street)
9h	The closing and prize awarding ceremony for the international contest named “Hanoi – Your Rendezvous”	Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang Tien Street)
20h	Traditional music performance	Hanoi Opera House (1 Trang Tien Street)
October 8
7h	Art and culture programs of Hanoi’s youth	Outdoor stages in the whole city
20h	Exchange program named “Thang Long – spirit of the country”	National Convention Center (Pham Hung Street, Me Tri Commune, Tu Liem District)
20h	Street festival	State Bank Square (49 Ly Thai To Street)
October 9
8h	The opening of Thanh Tri and Vinh Tuy bridges	The southern head of bridges of Thanh Tri and Vinh Tuy
9h30	The opening of Thang Long Boulevard	Intersection of Pham Hung and Tran Duy Hung roads
20h	Performances of international art troupes	Outdoor stages in the whole city
October 10
8h	The 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi	Ba Dinh Square
20h	The art and culture program to celebrate the 1000th birthday of Thang Long – Hanoi	My Dinh Stadium (Le Duc Tho Road)

Travel News (VNA)

Visit Vietnam 2010

Scenes and sounds of people in Viet Nam during the Tet (Vietnamese lunar New Year) Holidays. Video clips from Hanoi, Da Nang and rural Quang Nam Province, Hue and Thua Thien Province and also from Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnamese music soundtrack.

Don't burn- Đừng đốt- new movie 2009

'Don’t Burn' nominated for VN’s Oscar entry

The movie “Dung dot” (Don’t Burn) will represent Vietnam for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010, it was recently announced.


"Dung dot" promises to present the Vietnamese side of the Vietnam War.
“Dung dot” is a production by Vietnam Cinema Association Production.

"Dung Dot", directed and written by Dang Nhat Minh, is about an heroic army doctor’s life and her love for her country and people.

The doctor, Dang Thuy Tram, dedicated her life to the country during the Vietnam War.


The film opens with a battle in Quang Ngai Province’s Duc Pho District, where Thuy Tram worked and was killed in 1970 from a US attack.

After Thuy Tram’s last battle, US soldier Fred Whitehurst chanced upon her two diaries, which haunted him for the next 35 years until he returned them to her family three years ago.


The private memoirs, popularly sought by readers both in Vietnam and around the world, are now preserved at the Vietnam Center and Archive in Lubbock, Texas.

The English version was released under the title “Last Night I Dreamed of Peace.”

"Dung dot" is the shortened form of what a Vietnamese interpreter named Huan, of the former Saigon regime, is supposed to have told Whitehurst when he handed them back after reading them: “Dung dot, trong do da co lua (Don’t burn [it], it has fire in it).”


Recently, “Dung dot” won the Fukuoka Audience Award at the 2009 Fukuoka International Film Festival.

The 2010 Academy Awards will be presented on March 7, 2010

Trailer:

Source: http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Culture_Art/2009/9/74691/

Embassies of foreign countries in Vietnam

Embassies of foreign countries in Vietnam & Vietnamese Embassies in other countries

Country	Foreign Embassy in Vietnam	Vietnam Embassy abroad
Albania	49 Dien Bien Phu, Ha Noi Tel: 84-4-8253865	Tirana, Tel 2556, Telex 2253 AMBRSV AB
Algeria	12 Phan Chu Trinh, Ha Noi Tel : 84 -4 - 8253865 Fax : 84 -4 -8260830 Website : http://www.ambalgvn.org.vn	30 Chenoua Hydra, Anger, Tel 600752
Australia	66 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8252763 Web: http://www.vietnam.embassy.gov.au	6 Timbarra Crescent, O'Malley, Canberra, ACT 2603 Tel (062) 866509, Fax 864534 http://www.au.vnembassy.org
Belgium	B3 Van Phuc, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 252263	Avenue De La Floride 130, 1180 Bruxells, Tel (02) 3749133 Fax 3749133
Bulgaria	2 Van Phuc, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 252908	Sofia-1113, Ul. Ilia, Petrovl, Tel 639043, 658486
Cambodia	Hanoi: 4 Thuyen Quang, Tel 8264816 Ho Chi Minh City: 41 Phung Khac Khoan, Tel: 84 - 8 - 8292751	Son Ngoc Minh area, Phnom Penh, Tel 25481
Canada	39 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8265840	470 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, K1N 6M8, Canada Tel: (613) 236-0772 Fax: (613) 236-2704
China	46 Hoang Dieu, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8253736, 253737	32 Guangua Lu, Jianguomenwai Dajie, Beijing, Tel 5321125, 5325414
Cuba	65 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 825477 http://www.vietnamembassy-cuba.org	5A, Avenida No. 1802, Miramar, Cuidad de la Habana, Tel 296262
Czech	13 Chu Van An, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8254131	Holeckova 6, Praha 5, Tel 546498, 531723
Denmark	19 Dien Bien Phu, Ha Noi Tel: +84 (4) 8 231 888 Web: http://www.dk-vn.dk	Gammel Vartov Vej 20, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark Telephone: 45 3918 3932 Fax: 45 3918 3932 http://www.vietnamemb.dk
Finland	Suite 603, Central Building, 31 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi. Tel: 84 - 4 - 826 6788 Web: www.finland.org.vn	Aleksanterinkatu 15, 5th floor 00100 Helsinki, Finland Tel. +358 9 562 6302 / +358 9 622 9900
France	Hanoi: 49 Ba Trieu, Tel: 84 - - 252719, 254367, 254368 Ho Chi Minh City: Consulate 102 Hai Ba Trung, Dist 1, Tel. 8-8297231 http://www.ambafrance-vn.org	62 Rue Boileau, 75016 Paris, Tel 45245063, 45276255, Fax 45243948
Germany	29 Tran Phu, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8253836 http://www.germanembhanoi.org.vn	Konstantinstrasse 37, 53179 Bonn, Tel (0228) 957540, Fax 351866
Hungary	43-47 Dien Bien Phu, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8252748	V1 Benczur U. 18, Budapest, Tel 429943
India	58 Tran Hung Dao, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8253409	42F, South Extension, New Delhi, Part 1, Tel 624 586, 623 823
Indonesia	50 Ngo Quyen, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8256316	25 Jalan Tenku Umar, Jakarta, Tel 6221/3100358, 325347, Fax: 6221 3100359 Telex 073 45211 SRVNM IA
Italy	9 Le Phung Hieu, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 825624 http://www.embitalyvietnam.org	Plazza Barberini 12, 00187 Roma, Tel 4755286, 4754098
Japan	49 Nguyen Du, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8257902	50-11, Motoyoyogi-Cho, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo, Tel 81334663315, Fax 813 3466 3312
Korea, (People's Dem. Rep.)	25 Cao Ba Quat, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8266621	7, Munxu Str., Pongyang, Tel: 291 Korea, South Tel: 722 704 3570/1, Fax 822 793 1009
Korea (Republic of Korea)	4th floor, 360 Kim Ma, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8315111 http://hanquocngaynay.com	Add: 7 Munsu Street , Pyongyang Tel: 381 7353 - Fax: 381 7632 Consulate: 381 7111 Code: 00- 850- 2 http://www.vietnamembassy-seoul.org
Laos	Hanoi: 22 Tran Binh Trong, Tel: 84 - 4 - 8254576 Ho Chi Minh City: Consulate 43 Phung Khac Hoan, District 1, Tel: 84 - 8 - 8292751, 8292744	1 Thanon That Luang Rd, Vientiane, Tel 413400, 413403, 413409
Malaysia	A3 Van Phuc, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8253371	4, Peslaran Stonor, Kuala Lumpur, Tel (03) 2484354, Fax 2483270
Mexico		Calle Sierra Ventana 255, 11000 Mexico, DF, Tel 5401612, 5401632
Netherlands	Daeha Office Tower, 360 Kim Ma, Hanoi. Tel. 84 4 8315650 http://www.netherlands-embassy.org.vn
Myanmar	Building A-3, Van Phuc, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 253369, Fax: 84 - 4 - 252404	40, Kmin Kochin Road, Yangon, Tel 50361
Philippines	E1 Trung Tu, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8257948	Philippines 54, Victor Cruz, Malate, Manila, Tel (632) 500364, 508101, Fax 508101
Poland	3 Chua Mot Cot, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8252027	0-468 Warszawa, Ul. Kawalerii 5, Tel 413369, 415867
Romania	5 Le Hong Phong, Ha Noi Tel: 84 4 8252014	15 Strada Autruliu, Bucharest, Tel 116120, Fax 11604
Russian Federation	58 Tran Phu, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 825463	Ul. Bolshaia Piragovxkaia 13, Moskwa, Tel 2450925
Singapore	B4 Van Phuc, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8233966	10 Leedon Park, Singapore 1026, Tel 468347 http://www.vinatradesingapore.org
Slovakia	13 Chu Van An, Ha Noi Tel: 84 4 8254131
Sweden	2 Van Phuc, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8254824 http://www.hanoi.embassy.ud.se	Slotsvaeg 26, 125 71 Alvsjo, Tel (08) 861218, 861418, Fax (08) 995713 http://www.vietnamemb.se
Switzerland	77b Kim Ma, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8232019, Fax: 84 - 4 - 232045	Ch. F. Lehmann 34, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Tel (022) 798 98 66, Fax 798 98 58
Thailand	63-65 Hoang Dieu, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 235092, 256053, 262644	83/1 Wireless Rd., Bangkok, Tel (02) 2517201, (02) 2515836 http://www.vietnamembassy.or.th/
United Kingdom	116 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8252510 http://www.uk-vietnam.org	12-14 Victoria Road, London, W8 5RD, Tel (071) 9371912, Fax. 8376108,
USA	7 Lang Ha, Ha Noi Tel: 84 - 4 - 8431500 Web: http://vietnam.usembassy.gov 4 Le Duan Blvd, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City; Tel 84-8-82209433	1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington DC, 20036 Tel (202) 861-0737, Fax (202) 861-0917 http://www.vietnamembassy-usa.org Consulate 1700 California, San Francisco, Tel (415) 922-1577 http://www.vietnamconsulate-sf.org

Vietnamese Etiquette

Vietnam is one of the oldest Southeast Asian countries. Vietnam’s prolonged fight for freedom has instilled a strong sense of self respect in its people. In fact the Vietnamese are extremely simple and down to earth people who know how to respect other individuals and expect the same from them. Vietnam is a country, rich in culture and traditions and is very particular about their codes of social interaction. Needless to say that Vietnamese etiquette is actually a reflection of the culture of Vietnam and the lifestyle of the Vietnamese as a whole.

Vietnamese Social Etiquettes:

- They avoid loud conversations and using too many gestures as it is considered very rude.
- Pointing fingers or calling anyone with fingers pointed upward is impolite. - Rather you should use your entire hand with fingers placed downwards.
- The Vietnamese are not too fond of any kind of physical contact in public, especially with the opposite sex.
- They bow down to show respect specially to an elderly person
- They generally do not shake hands with an older person. The young generally shake both hands, if at all they do.
- Only the elderly touches a child’s head.
- They use both their hands when passing on any object.
- According to Vietnamese etiquette standing with arms on the hips is considered ill-mannered.
- Crossing ones arms on the chest is also a very rude gesture.

Social Visits and Gifts in Vietnam

- If you plan to visit a Vietnamese family then it is considered polite if you bring a gift for the host especially the woman in the family.
- Packing the gift items in colorful paper is appreciated.
- Ideal gift items include sweets, flowers, fruits, incense or items for daily use.
- Never present handkerchiefs or anything black as a gift, because it is considered ominous.

Vietnamese Table Etiquette

- You should wait until you are showed your seat at the table.
- The elderly usually sit before the others.
- The Vietnamese use chopsticks and rice bowls as their eating utensils.
- The Chopsticks must be kept on the table or a chopstick rest after taking a few mouthfuls and at the end of the meal.
- The rice bowls should be held up closer to the mouth otherwise it is considered idleness.
- Vietnamese etiquette demands that spoons should be held with the left hand while eating soup.
- It is polite to finish every food item on the platter.
- Toothpicks should be used with the mouth covered.


Business Etiquettes in Vietnam

- The Vietnamese are extremely punctual for business meetings and look for the same from others.
- They appreciate formal dressing in official programs.
- They shake hands at the beginning and end of meetings, but it is not done among the opposite sex.
- They exchange business cards on the very first encounter.
- The entire dealing should be done very politely, without any sort of hostility because the Vietnamese are peace loving and look down upon any kind of temper flares.

There is surely a long list of Vietnamese etiquette, and codes of conduct, but all are meant to uphold the peace and harmony of the society. Being very simple themselves the Vietnamese expect the same love and affection from their visitors.


Source: http://www.asiarooms.com/travel-guide/vietnam/culture-of-vietnam/vietnamese-etiquette.html