Ancient artfacts stolen from communal hall in Thừa Thiên-Huế

Two rare and valuable antiques dating from the reign of King Tự Đức (1829-1883) have been stolen from their worship site at Hiền Sỹ Village's communal hall in Phong Điền District, the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế.

Back to bronze

The making of bronze products in one village of Thanh Hóa Province goes back a long way. It was possibly introduced there in the 11th century. Bronze products were always popular but then cheaper aluminium and stainless steel products came along. Now, people are once again making and buying bronze products.

Experts revive traditional costumes on the screen

Traditional costumes made with sophisticated sewing, embroidering and decorating techniques are more in the public eye than ever as they are featured in more films and television shows.

Trà Đông beats the drum for bronze

Trà Đông Village in Thanh Hóa Province’s Thiệu Hóa District has a long history of traditional bronze casting.

Ancient cannon in Đà Nẵng believed to be 350 years old

A bronze cannon, which was found at a construction site on a beach in Đà Nẵng on May 24, has been identified as having been created in the Netherlands around 350 years ago.

Royal concubine’s tomb to be rebuilt at original site The tomb of King Tự Đức’s wife Lê Thị Thục Thuận, which was intentionally bulldozed by a construction company while clearing the site to build a parking lot in Thủy Xuân Ward, Huế City, will be rebuilt at the same site meeting all requirements by the Nguyễn Family Committee.

Map on King’s wives’ tombs discovered Information from a map featuring Tự Đức King’s (1847-1883) tomb area, drawn during the revolutionary regime after 1975, will be used to assist efforts to rebuild the tomb of one of the wives of King Tự Đức of the Nguyễn Dynasty.

Solutions proposed for demolished tomb of king’s wife The Culture and Sports Department of Thừa Thiên Huế Province has proposed two possible solutions to deal with the tomb of one of the wives of King Tự Đức (1847-1883) which was intentionally bulldozed by a construction company clearing the site to build a parking lot.

Project on TV series about Nguyễn Dynasty launched

A TV series about the Nguyễn Dynasty in the 19th century will be filmed next month by a private film company in HCM City

1858-60 fight: a history of the country’s defence in retrospect

The central city has been a key port for geopolitics and a crucial military post for Viet Nam since the first battle against French and Spanish forces in 1858-60. Hoài Nam reports.