The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan opened the Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki Festa 2010-2011 in Hanoi on October 13.

The first international film festival will be held in Hanoi on October 17-21, organised by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Binh Thuan Provincial People’s Committee approved a plan to organise the 2010 Miss Earth from November 12-14.

Sergey Afonin, a Russian journalist, praised the magnificent festival marking Hanoi’s 1000th birthday in the Tassovets newspaper, part of the ITAR TASS news agency, in its 2nd October issue.

The Japan Foundation for Cultural Exchanges in Vietnam and the Vietnam-Japan Human Resources Corporation Centre (VJCC) will hold a Japanese language festival in Hanoi on October 17.

Ten low income couples celebrated a joint wedding ceremony in HCM City on October 10 with hope that the lucky date would look kindly on their futures.

The Fine Art Publishing House has published a special book entitled President Ho Chi Minh and the Capital City Hanoi compiled by Do Hoang Linh and Nguyen Van Duong.

Thang Long-Hanoi City of the Soaring Dragon by director Trong Dai and script writer Nguyen Khac Phuc will be performed in Hanoi at 8pm on October 10.

A photography exhibition on Vietnam by famous Cuban photographer and war reporter Roberto Salas opened in Havana on October 8 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties.

The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee on October 9 inaugurated Dai Nam theatre as a construction to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

A gala night under the theme of “Proud of Hanoi” took place in Paris, France on October 8, with the participation of 80 Vietnamese young people from cities and provinces across this foreign country.   

The Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, has presented the Hanoi Zoo a pair of cranes, a valuable and rare kind of bird listed in the world’s Red Book, as a gift to the city on the occasion of its 1,000th anniversary.

An imposing street festival took place in Hanoi on October 8, representing the Vietnamese young generation’s sentiment, responsibility and love to Hanoi on the occasion of its 1,000 th birthday.

Audiences in Hanoi this week will be treated to classical music from a Finnish quartet and performances by a Russian folk troupe as part of a diverse entertainment programme being held to mark the capital city's 1,000th anniversary.

Japanese Film Week kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City at the BHD Star Cinema on October 8.

A seminar on youth’s contribution to preserving and upholding their nation’s cultural values was co-organised by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Hanoi municipal Youth Union on October 8 in Hanoi during the ASEAN+3 Youth Festival.

Peace (Hoa Binh) Park was inaugurated on October 8 to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Hundreds of objects and documents representing the development of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) over the past 80 years are being showcased at an exhibition opening in Hanoi on October 8.

Audiences in Hanoi this week will be treated to classical music from a Finnish quartet and performances by a Russian folk troupe as part of a diverse entertainment programme being held to mark the capital city's 1,000th anniversary.

Sailing teams from 20 countries and territories will take part in an International Sailing Festival in Mui Ne resort of Binh Thuan province from December 8-11.

An “I love Hanoi” event opened at Ly Thai To Park in Hanoi on October 8 to mark the ASEAN + 3 Youth Festival and the capital’s 1,000th birthday.

Utazo Katsura, a master of the traditional Japanese entertainment Rakugo, will perform in Hanoi at the Dance and Light Music Theatre and Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities on October 19 and 20.

Nearly 50 paintings, photos and poems about the Vietnamese land and people created by French artists to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi were on display at the New Ben Thanh Gallery in Ho Chi Minh City on October 6.

Hanoi held an awards ceremony at the Hanoi Opera House on October 7 for the “Hanoi-your destination” contest.  

A full-dress rehearsal of the art performance to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi was held at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi on October 7.

The 2010 Ha Thanh Culinary Festival opened in West Lake Park in Hanoi on October 6 as part of Hanoi’s millennial celebrations and National Tourism Year 2010.

A kite festival began at the My Dinh National Stadium on October 6 with the theme “Hanoi – a peaceful sky” to mark the capital’s millennium birthday.

The ASEAN+3 youth festival and “Peaceful melody” art festival opened on in Hanoi on the evening of October 6 with the participation of 65 youths from 13 countries and 3,000 youths from the capital city.

A ten-day exhibition of gifts, which were presented to the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, opened on October 6 in Cultural Friendship Palace, in Hanoi.  

An inauguration ceremony for Hanoi Museum was held in Hanoi on October 6 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.