From Publishers Weekly Set in 1948 in a small, unnamed Eastern European country devastated by WWII and still occupied by Russian troops, Steinhauer’s promising debut introduces 22-year-old homicide inspector Emil Brod of the People’s Militia. Brod’s police academy training has prepared him for neither the rude reception he receives from his homicide comrades nor the [...]
“2007 Trans-Asia Bridge Span” and “July Gratitude” festivals will be held in Quang Tri Province from July 24 to 30. The show is one of a series of festivals held in the province that celebrate important events throughout the year, others include the 100th Anniversary of late Secretary General Le Duan’s birthday, the 35th [...]
On the occasion of celebrating important events in 2007, Quang Tri Province planned to organize a series of festivals, especially the second “Trans-Asia Bridge Span Festival” from July 24 to 30. The festival is expected to make Quang Tri an interesting place for tourists. The second “Trans-Asia Bridge Span” Festival will host participation from numerous [...]
After many cancellations, the Long Bien Bridge Memory Festival, considered one of the biggest art festivals of the year, will take place from October 10-11 for the first time as part of the celebrations of the 55th anniversary of the Hanoi’s liberation and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. Proudly spanning the Red River for [...]
The art house at 31A Van Mieu in Hanoi will organize an exhibition entitled “Memory of Long Bien Bridge, past and present” in mid-June to mark the 105th anniversary of the bridge. Completed in 1903 by architect Gustave Eiffel, Long Bien Bridge crosses the Red river. Before seizing independence, the bridge was named Doumer Bridge [...]
Experts from the Vietnam Archeological Insitute and Cao Bang Province Museum have discovered an ancient stone bridge dating back 200 years in Coc Khoac hamlet, Hung Quoc town, Tra Linh district. According to local residents, this stone bridge, which is 13 m in length and 2.5 m in width and covered with green vines, used [...]