Ha Noi Cultural Heritage

Online Contest on Ha Noi Cultural Heritage Launched

An international online contest on Ha Noi’s historical works and cultural heritage was launched on May 31 towards the 1,000 th birthday of the capital city.
This is part of a series of contests, held between 2000-2010, with different topics for each year, and targeting foreigners and overseas Vietnamese

Entries can be written in one of the six following languages: Vietnamese, English, Russian, Chinese, French and Esperanto and should be sent to the organising board no later than August 30.

Forty awards will be given to individuals and organisations, with the highest one worth up to VND4 million.

Detailed information on the contest is available at www.haufo.org.vn.

Source: VNA

Tag: Foreigners , Ha Noi , International , Vietnam , Vietnamese

Dien Bien Phu	Can Tho City
Da Nang City	Lao Cai
Seoul	Yangon
Dong Nai	Phu Quoc
Ho Chi Minh City	London

Ankara	Vientiane
Singapore	Kuala Lumpur
Berlin	Salaam
Stockholm	El Dorado
Batambang	Kun Ming

Binh Thuan	Can Tho
Cat Ba	Da Lat
Da Nang	Ha Long
Ha Noi	Ho Chi Minh
Hoi An	Hue
Mui Ne - Phan Thiet	Nha Trang
Ninh Binh	Phu Quoc
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