On behalf of the Hanoi Party Committee, People’s Committee and people, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung recalled the resounding victory by King Quang Trung 230 years ago in the then Thang Long capital (now Hanoi). That year has gone down to the history of the Vietnamese nation and the heart of the people, the official stressed.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc offers incense at the event.

Dong Da mound in Hanoi’s inner district of the same name, where corpses of Qing invaders were buried, stands as a symbol of the long-lasting tradition of patriotism of the Vietnamese people, and the Prime Minister issued a decision on December 4, 2018, recognizing it as a special national relic. At this year’s ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc handed a certificate on this effect to representatives of the city and the district.

A day earlier, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh also offered incense in commemoration of King Quang Trung and his soldiers in the central province of Binh Dinh, which is the cradle of the movement against the Qing invaders.

Exhibition marks Hanoi liberation anniversary

An exhibition highlighting the people, culture and history of Hanoi opened in the city on October 5 on the occasion of the 64th liberation anniversary of the capital (October 10, 1954-2018).

 

Marathon marks 1,050th anniversary of Vietnam’s first feudal state

More than 800 runners from Vietnam and 16 other countries and territories raced in the first Trang An Marathon at the Trang An Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 9.

 

Get-together marks ASEAN’s 51st founding anniversary

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations and the municipal Vietnam-Southeast Asia Friendship Association held a get-together on August 23 on the occasion of the 51st founding anniversary of ASEAN (August 8).

 

Activities to be held to mark 50th anniversary of the Dong Loc victory

A wide range of activities will be held to observe the 50th anniversary of the Dong Loc victory in Ha Tinh province, heard a press conference in Hanoi on June 15.

 

Art programme marks 64th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory

An art programme entitled “Unforgettable Days” was held in the northern province of Dien Bien, where the battle of Dien Bien Phu took place 64 years ago, to celebrate the victory that ousted the French from Vietnam.

 

Source: VNA