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Restoration begins at Tu Duc's resting place

Work was started yesterday on a project to restore some ruined buildings at Khiem Lang Mausoleum, the site of King Tu Duc's tomb, in Hue City.

Paintings portray royal retreat

A "getaway" tomb with a lake built by a poetic king to frolic with his royal concubines is the focus of an art camp being attended by 15 people in Hue.

Hue researcher opens museum

Researcher Tran Dinh Son opened his private museum in Hue to the public yesterday, revealing a vast collection of rare antiques he and his ancestors collected.

Ancient objects at Yen Bai museum under threat

Concerns have been raised over the preservation of more than 20,000 ancient objects at the Yen Bai provincial museum, some as old as 13,000 years.

Hue forms conservation ties with Luang Prabang

Laos and Hue are to exchange information on conservation work following an understanding signed by The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre and its Laos counterpart yesterday (Apr 22).

Exhibition features royal objects

As many as 37 items used by the Nguyen Kings are on display at an exhibition in the ancient royal city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Valuable Hong River antiques displayed in Hung Yen

As many as 600 antiques from ten Hong (Red) River delta provinces are on display at the Hung Yen Museum in the northern province of Hung Yen.

Hoa Chau Citadel deteriorating, experts warn

Hoa Chau Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is deteriorating through want of protection and preservation, researchers said in a report.

JICA supports tourism info centre

The new Tourism Information Centre of Phuoc Tich Village, a destination in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, has now been completed and is open to serve visitors, thanks to the support of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).

Ancient jar discovered in Quang Binh Province

Some tourist guides working in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang tourism centre in the central province of Quang Binh yesterday discovered, quite by chance, an ancient jar inside the Phong Nha grotto.

Dig sheds light on ancient citadel

Archaeologists have discovered typical techniques applied in building the Dai La Citadel in the 8th century at an excavation site at the junction of Dao Tan-Nguyen Khanh Toan in downtown Ha Noi.

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Disabled speaker inspires audience

More than 2,500 people attended a talk by Nick Vujicic, an inspirational speaker without arms and legs, at the White Palace Conference Centre in HCM City's Tan Binh District yesterday.

Crane accident leads to major power cut

A two-hour power failure caused by an incident on the 500kV north-south transmission line hindered road traffic in many southern provinces and HCM City yesterday afternoon.

Spread of hand-foot-mouth disease concerns hospitals

Hand-Foot-Mouth disease (HFMD) is now at its peak, having infected a total of 796 children in HCM City in April, an increase of 127 per cent against the same period last year.

US steel producers make dumping claim

After welded steel pipes and steel wire garment hangers, now welded stainless pressure pipe from Viet Nam continue to face charges of dumping in the US.