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Hanoi boasts many ancient citadels Ha Noi is the only locality in the country with many ancient citadels. Most popular are Co Loa, Thang Long Royal Citadel and Son Tay. They would become interesting destinations to attract tourists frome everywhere to Ha Noi.

Ao dai to be honoured at Hanoi’s grand anniversary A magnificent ao dai exhibition will take place in Hanoi on the evening of October 1, kicking off the festival of the grand millennial anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Dragon festival to mark 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a press conference on September 22 to announce a street art programme entitled “Dragon Festival”.

Metropole Hanoi Hotel launch tours to explore Hanoi On the occasion of the 1,000th Anniversary of Thang Long–Hanoi, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hotel, has introduced a special tour for visitors to explore Hanoi.

First compact disk exhibition to be launched in Hanoi The first CD exhibition will be held from September 23rd to 28th at 39 Hang Bai Street in Hanoi, by the Phuong Nam Film Company and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s agency to celebrate national events in 2010.

Long Bien Festival 2010 - expat’s gift to Hanoi Following the success of the Memories of Long Bien Bridge Festival 2009, Nguyen Nga, an overseas Vietnamese living in France, is busy completing her final preparations for the Long Bien Festival 2010 to mark the 1,000th birthday of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Hanoi ancient house popular to tourists The house is located at 115 Hang Bac (Silver) Street in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem district.

Thang Long-Hanoi in the eyes of foreign friends Hanoi, the 1,000-year-old city, is developing rapidly, yet still maintains its own unique character and traditional values.

Hanoi may lack hotel rooms during 1000th celebration Only after two weeks of searching, Vietsky Travel could find enough hotel rooms for its group of 100 tourists from HCM City who will arrive in Hanoi on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Ha Noi invests in developing trade villages Ha Noi will focus on training management skills and professionalism, constructing infrastructure, improving the environment and co-ordinating with tourism agencies to preserve and develop trade villages, Dao Thu Vinh, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade, said.

Dong Xuan market becomes a tourist site With its many interesting sights and attractions, the Dong Xuan market has become a tourist site for both domestic and foreign visitors.

Hanoi tourism ready for giant celebration Hotels, travel agents, and airlines in Hanoi finished preparations and are ready for welcoming tourists to the capital’s millennium birthday.

Hanoi Museum to open with 50,000 items The largest project invested by Hanoi authorities will open on October 6 with 50,000 artifacts.

The Thang Long-Hanoi International Tourism Festival will be held at the Bao Son Paradise Theme Park from October 2-5.

A Hanoi restaurant is offering 40 diners the chance to eat food from 1,000 years of Hanoi and pay only VND1,000 (5 Cents US) in return.

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