The program, co-organized by the Thailand – Vietnam Association of Tourism, will take place between September 27th and October 2nd to celebrate great festive days of Vietnam, especially the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. 
In a press brief in Bangkok, Deputy Chairman of the Thailand – Vietnam Association of Tourism, Vu Nguyen Anh Tuyet said that the program aims to discover the culture and customs of Vietnamese people as well as to enhance the relation between the two countries.
The program will include an auto-procession attended by a group of famous scholars and artists, businesses, and reporters of Thailand. The group will depart at Bangkok on September 27th on the Road 8 through Savannakhet and Khammuon Provinces to visit the House of Uncle Ho in Vietnam’s Nghe An and the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital in Ninh Binh. The group is scheduled to come Hanoi in the morning of September 30th.
After enjoying diverse ativities to celebrate the giant celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi, they will leave the capital on October 2nd.
Also on this occasion, the group will present a sculpture picture of President Ho Chi Minh with 24 gilded carats to the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.
Also at the press brief, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Thailand, Ngo Duc Thang highlighted the meaning of the decision of the King Ly Thai To of choosing Thang Long as the capital city. Thang Long in the past and the present has always been politic, economic and cultural center of Vietnam; with the affirmed position in the region and the world.
Mr. Thang also introduced foreign press week which will be co-organized by the Hanoi People’s Committee and the Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs from September 9th to 15th in Thailand. At the event, activities of the great celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi will be launched.
Source: CPV
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