Then French Ambassador Jean-Noel Poirier acts as a tour guide, talking to visitors to the French Embassy during the European Heritage Days held on September 14, 2015. HÀ NỘI Every year, during European Heritage Days, millions of people have been given the chance to access thousands of rarely-opened sites and unique events. During this day, doors are opened to thousands of monuments and sites (some of them normally closed to the public), allowing people to enjoy free visits and learn about cultural heritage, thus become actively involved in the safeguarding of Europe's heritage for present and future generations. In Hà Nội, the European Heritage Days, which will take place on September 14, will offer the public the opportunity to visit the French Embassy, the French School of the Far East (École française d'Extrême-Orient or EFEO) and the National Archives Centre No. 1. An exhibition by the EFEO at the L’espace … [Read more...] about European Heritage Days offer free visits to rarely opened sites
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Buckingham Palace conjures up Victorian ghosts in new show
The Victorian illusion technique known as Pepper's Ghost was used to recreate a waltz danced at the Crimean Ball of 1856 in the Ballroom of Buckingham Palace. — AFP Photo … [Read more...] about Buckingham Palace conjures up Victorian ghosts in new show
Trump turns to trade talks on UK state visit
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II laughs with US President Donald Trump during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. — AFP Photo LONDON — US President Donald Trump meets outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday for trade-centred talks during his state visit to Britain, with protesters set to gather outside the gates. After a glittering banquet thrown by Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, the second day of Trump's trip turns from pomp and ceremony to politics and business. The president's three-day visit -- centred around Wednesday's D-Day 75th-anniversary commemorations -- comes at a tricky time for Britain, with May stepping down within weeks over her handling of Brexit. The UK-US "special relationship" has been under strain over different approaches to Iran, the use of Chinese technology in 5G networks, climate change, and Trump's personal politics. May is due to step down as leader of the governing Conservative … [Read more...] about Trump turns to trade talks on UK state visit
US hopes for second Vietnam aircraft carrier visit this year: official
By Reuters  April 4, 2019 | 08:02 am GMT+7 The USS Carl Vinson docks at a port in Da Nang, Vietnam on March 5, 2018. Photo by Reuters/Kham The United States hopes to reach agreement with Vietnam on another aircraft carrier visit to the country this year. It also expects such port stops to become a regular feature of the increasingly close relationship between the former Vietnam War enemies, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday. The USS Carl Vinson stopped in Vietnam in March last year in the first such visit since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, underscoring the growing strategic ties between the former foes at a time when China's regional influence is rising. "We had our first aircraft carrier visit to Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War and we very much hope we can reach agreement with our colleagues in Vietnam for a second aircraft carrier visit this year," Randall Schriver, the assistant secretary of defense for the Indo-Pacific region, … [Read more...] about US hopes for second Vietnam aircraft carrier visit this year: official
French PM wraps up official visit to VN
Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) shakes hands with French PM Édouard Philippe, Ha Noi - Photo: VNA During the official visit to Viet Nam, PM Edouard Philippe held talks with PM Phuc and paid a courtesy visit to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong. He also met with Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thien Nhan and Chairman of the Ha Noi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung. The PM visited the Presidential Palace relic site and attended a ceremony to inaugurate a new facility of France's International School Alexandre Yersin in Ha Noi. He also visited the A1 Hill relic site and laid a wreath at the Dien Bien Phu martyrs’ cemetery in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, and attended ceremonies to inaugurate the French medical centre and open the France-Vietnam technological … [Read more...] about French PM wraps up official visit to VN