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Petitioners lose battle to keep Vietnam's 135-year-old cathedral

Petitioners lose battle to keep Vietnam's 135-year-old cathedral

With the government rejecting a petition not to demolish and rebuild the Bui Chu Cathedral in Nam Dinh Province, the dismantling work has resumed.
Saigon museum dresses the part to tell an ao dai story

Saigon museum dresses the part to tell an ao dai story

A permanent ao dai exhibition in Saigon displays around 150 models of the national dress, tracing its development through different historical periods.
January 24, 2020 | 02:59 pm GMT+7
1,000-year-old wreck relics find central Vietnam berth

1,000-year-old wreck relics find central Vietnam berth

Artifacts up to 1,300 years in age extracted from shipwrecks are on display at the Center for Promoting Value of Quang Ngai Multipurpose Cultural Heritage.
January 22, 2020 | 06:30 pm GMT+7
Saigon’s history traced via yesteryear charms

Saigon’s history traced via yesteryear charms

The transition of Saigon from an idyllic paradise to a colonial city is captured in an exhibition of 19th century photos and paintings.
January 11, 2020 | 09:31 am GMT+7
Thinking out of the box on heritage protection

Thinking out of the box on heritage protection

Sometimes life confronts us with difficult choices, where we can obtain something we value only at the expense of losing something else that we care about too.
December 24, 2019 | 09:05 am GMT+7
Exhibition looks back at Hanoi in the 19th century

Exhibition looks back at Hanoi in the 19th century

More than 70 documents, maps and images of Hanoi Citadel during the Nguyen Dynasty era (1802-1945) are on display at an exhibition.
November 30, 2019 | 06:00 pm GMT+7
65 years ago, a flag hoisting ceremony marked Hanoi’s liberation

65 years ago, a flag hoisting ceremony marked Hanoi’s liberation

On October 10, 1954, Vietnam’s national flag was hoisted at Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel, symbolizing the nation throwing off its colonial yoke.
October 09, 2019 | 04:56 pm GMT+7
Proposal to name Da Nang streets after foreign missionaries arouses controversy

Proposal to name Da Nang streets after foreign missionaries arouses controversy

A move to rename Da Nang’s streets after two Portuguese missionaries has been objected to for the colonial context in which they worked.
October 08, 2019 | 07:00 pm GMT+7
Stele inscriptions establish Champa Kingdom’s Central Highlands presence

Stele inscriptions establish Champa Kingdom’s Central Highlands presence

Experts have deciphered 11 lines on a stele discovered nine years ago in Gia Lai, showing the Champa Kingdom’s reach in the Central Highlands.
October 07, 2019 | 01:24 pm GMT+7
HCMC seeks to conserve pre-1975 villas

HCMC seeks to conserve pre-1975 villas

HCMC is set to announce policies for the conservation of old villas to safeguard its architectural heritage and stop unauthorized demolitions.
October 06, 2019 | 05:15 pm GMT+7
The fine art of listening to a Vietnamese museum’s stories

The fine art of listening to a Vietnamese museum’s stories

Works at the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi tell fascinating stories from the Bronze Age through revolutions.
August 26, 2019 | 01:19 pm GMT+7
Vietnam protests South China Sea distortion in Chinese history books

Vietnam protests South China Sea distortion in Chinese history books

Vietnam has strongly protested the upcoming release of Chinese history books that incorrectly say the South China Sea was "part of China".
August 08, 2019 | 07:48 pm GMT+7
Archaeologists discover prehistoric relics inside northern Vietnam caves

Archaeologists discover prehistoric relics inside northern Vietnam caves

Nearly 100 relics have been discovered inside caves in the Ba Be limestone mountain range in Bac Kan Province.
June 18, 2019 | 06:47 pm GMT+7
A Dien Bien Phu flashback in black and white

A Dien Bien Phu flashback in black and white

65 years ago, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu was decisively won by Vietnamese forces, forcing the French out of Indochina.
May 07, 2019 | 07:30 pm GMT+7
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