The annual awards, initiated by the VNA’s "The thao va Van hoa" (Sports and Culture) newspaper and the family of the late painter Bui Xuan Phai in 2008, aim to honour authors, works, ideas and jobs with high scientific and artistic values inspired by the love for Hanoi. Painter Bui Xuan Phai is a founder of modern art in Vietnam and is famous for his paintings of old Hanoi.

Film director Tran Van Thuy (right) receives the Bui Xuan Phai Grand Prize.

The Grand Prize honours Director Tran Van Thuy for his films about Hanoi such as Hanoi In Whose Eyes, and The Story of Kindness.

The Work Prize was granted to the book ‘Tranh dan gian Kim Hoang’ (Kim Hoang folk painting) by Nguyen Thi Thu Hoai.

The Job Prize went to a project on preserving a nearly 1,000-m2 villa located at 49 Tran Hung Dao Street, conducted by the Board for Management of Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarters with technical support of experts from the French region Ile-de-France.

The Idea Prize was awarded to a research project to turn the mudflats of the Red River into a cultural and tourist park by the People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem district.

In the framework of the 15th Bui Xuan Phai Awards, The Thao va Van Hoa newspaper also presented prizes for winners of a phot and video clip contest on Hanoi.

Programme promotes Bac Ninh’s culture and tourism in Hanoi

A programme to promote the culture, people and tourism of the northern province of Bac Ninh began in the pedestrian area around Hoan Kiem Lake in the capital of Hanoi on September 23.

Dish combining Vietnamese and US culinary culture wins blueberry cooking contest

The US Blueberries – Vietnam Association has announced the winners of the cooking contest entitled ‘Create summer flavours with US berries’, with the first prize going to ‘pho’ (Vietnamese rice noodle) served with blueberry sauce, a dish that combines Vietnamese and US culinary culture.

Vietnamese culture, tourism promoted in Malaysia

The Vietnam – Malaysia Business Association (VMBIZ) hosted an exhibition promoting Vietnamese culture, arts and destinations within the framework of a celebration of Malaysia – Japan diplomatic relations on September 10 – 11.

Pig deaths after vaccination not because of vaccine quality: agriculture official

In June this year, Vietnam announced that it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce and export it.

Bac Giang strongly invests in agriculture, farmer and rural to be key agriculture area of nation

(BGO) – The Executive Board of the 13 Central Party Committee on June 16 issued Resolution No.19-NQ-TW about agriculture, farmer and rural till 2030 with the vision to 2045 (Resolution 19). Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) Duong Thanh Tung granted an interview to Bac Giang News about new features and breakthrough solutions in implementation of the Resolution.

Source: VNA