Foreigners to take part in parade during Great Festival

150 foreigners will join a parade, to be held at the Ba Dinh Square on October 1st, to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Ha Noi, according to the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO).
During the upcoming Great Festival, HUFO will work with other agencies and organisations for 12 activities to mark the event.
Accordingly, HUFO will host an international contest to learn about Hanoi, as part of a plan to improve relations between Vietnam and foreign countries, and this will be held on October 7th at the Hanoi Opera House.
On September 24th at 45 Trang Tien Street, a five-day photo exhibition, “Hanoi of 1,000 Years through Foreigners’ Eyes”, will display beautiful photos, taken by international friends and various diplomats.
In addition, HUFO will work with the UNESCO and the Vietnam–Cuba Friendship Association to launch art performances and music programs during the Great Festival.
In particular, diplomats’ wives will present gifts to certain babies, all of whom will be born on October 10th. On this occasion, a charity marathon race will be launched to raise funds for children suffering from childhood illnesses.