Collaborative research on the history of Hai Phong

On September 24, 2012, Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh met and worked with Dr. Hoang Van Ke, Chairman of the Union of Science and Technology Associations of Hai Phong City. Also present at the meeting were Professor Dinh Xuan Lam and several scientists from the Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the Hai Phong Science and Technology Association.The meeting focused on the possibility of collaborative activities between the two sides to explore and research the history of Hai Phong city's formation and development, in commemoration of its 125th anniversary and 58th anniversary of liberation in 2013. Both sides initially proposed several potential areas of cooperation, including: gathering, reviewing, and systematizing historical documents and materials related to the construction and development of Hai Phong city; establishing a research group comprising experts from both sides to carry out specific tasks; organizing a scientific conference on Hai Phong's modernization and international integration; and supplementing, revising, and publishing a historical account of Hai Phong's formation and development.