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

A tourism channel on Vietnam will officially be aired on October 9 on a VCTV channel of Vietnam Television.

For the first time, the Asian-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) awarded an official prize to Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV).

A seminar themed “the traditional and modern features of Vietnam’s urban culture” was held in Russia on October 5 to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The State Museum of Oriental Arts of Russia on October 5 held a seminar focusing on traditional and modern features in Vietnamese urban culture on the occasion of the 1,000 anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. 

The Netherlands Government on October 5 presented the capital city of Hanoi with a new species of tulip named after Thang Long-Hanoi, as a special gift to mark the city’s 1,000th anniversary.

A statue of legendary hero Thanh Giong (Saint Giong) was inaugurated at Da Chong Mountain in Hanoi’s suburban district of Soc Son on October 5.

The exhibition A Glimpse into Southeast Asia will be held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (VME) from October 4, 2010-November 5, 2011.  

The Director of New7Wonders Foundation, Jean-Paul de la Fuente discussed the possibility of Ha Long Bay becoming a new World Wonder of Nature with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism during his visit to Hanoi for the capital city’s 1000th anniversary on October 4.  

The youth troupe Soweto from South Africa will organise music shows in Hanoi and Thai Nguyen on October 6 and 8.  

Hanoi has held its inauguration ceremony for the city’s ceramic mosaic mural and received a Certificate for the largest Ceramic mosaic by the Guinness Book of World Records, on October 5.

The Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee, Pham Quang Nghi, unveiled a plate entitled “Project in celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi millennium anniversary” on the wall of the intellectuals’ palace in Hanoi on October 4.

Russian reporter Sergey Aphonin had an article titled “Hanoi in my heart” in October’s first edition of the Russian news agency Itar-Tass’s fortnightly publication, Tassovets, on the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi.

As many as 42 objects related to Southeast Asian cultures are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on October 4 in the presence of the Swiss, French, Swedish and Indonesian diplomatic corps in Hanoi.

Travel agents from across the country and abroad gathered for a seminar on cultural heritage and craft village development, held in Bao Son Paradise Theme Park, Hanoi, on October 4.

The Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee and Moscow authorities will jointly hold “Moscow Days in Hanoi” from October 8-10 to celebrate Hanoi’s millennial anniversary.

Eighty-four individuals were awarded prizes for a literary contest over Hanoi’ thousand years of civilization by the Communist Ho Chi Minh Youth Union and Hanoi People’s Committee on October 4.

An exhibition displayed more than 500 objects, documents and photos highlighting Vietnam’s national heroes and cultural celebrities at the Vietnam Revolutionary Museum in Hanoi on October 4.

A sapphire turtle made by the DOJI Gold and Gems Group was presented to the Hanoi People's Committee as a gift for the city's millennial anniversary on October 3. 

The Thua Thien-Hue municipal People’s Committee organised a photography exhibition on October 4 to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Eight Vietnamese artists have been selected for the final round of a painting contest launched by the Denmark-Vietnam Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF).

The Spanish people community in Vietnam organised a street performance entitled Dragon Festival at My Dinh National Stadium on October 2 as part of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The awards ceremony for the national film making contest for Vietnamese students was held in Hanoi on October 2, as part of activities to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Many programmes were held on October 2 to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Fans of Japanese films in Ho Chi Minh City will have their dreams become true soon as eight popular films will be screened from October 8-14.

A concert entitled “International integration – toward future” took place on the opening night of Hanoi millennium celebrations on October 1 at the Hanoi Opera House.

A programme both jubilant and solemn was held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on October 1 to re-enact the Royal Proclamation to relocate the capital from Ninh Binh to Thang Long (Hanoi) and the relocation journey.

A photo exhibition on Ho Chi Minh City’s renewal, development and, integration opened at Lam Son Park on October 1 to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the 11th Party Congress.  

A photo exhibition entitled “From Van Lang capital city to Thang Long-Hanoi” opened in Viet Tri city, the northern midland province of Phu Tho on September 30.

Hanoi will organise firework displays in 29 locations to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi on October 10