HCM City leader commends religious dignitaries during pre-Tết visits Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân on January 20 extended best wishes to religious dignitaries and followers in the city on the occasion of the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, which starts this weekend (Jan 25).

Hà Nội's oldest heritage site calls out for protection

Hà Nội’s Department of Culture and Sports has sent a letter urging authorities to save the pre-historic archaeological site, popularly known as Vườn Chuối, to preserve ancient artefacts that belonged to the city's earliest residents.

Church complex on Thủ Thiêm peninsula to be preserved as national relic The Thủ Thiêm Catholic Church complex will be preserved as a national relic under the Cultural Heritage Law, an official said yesterday at a meeting in HCM City.

Stop monkeying around with our heritage sites

Long popular with tourists, the Kong film site in Tràng An in the northern province of Ninh Bình was packed up and closed to the public last month.

Hidden bas-reliefs unveil the early history of modern Vietnamese fine art

Hà Nội's artists, from the past to the present, have long talked about two giant bas-relief sculptures on a wall hidden behind a row of houses at the Việt Nam Fine Arts University.

Architects protest tearing down old church A group of architects and cultural experts have signed a petition sent to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and chairman of Nam Định Province’s People’s Committee to stop the renovation of Bùi Chu Church.

Hương Sơn Landscape Complex still protected despite new tourism projects: local leader

The original area of Hương Sơn Landscape Complex – home to 21 pagodas and dozens of grottoes in local mountains of Mỹ Đức District, Hà Nội – will remain unchanged amidst the development of tourism infrastructure, local authorities confirmed at a recent meeting held by Hà Nội authorities.

Hà Nội’s new urban underground station will not harm historical sites

The underground station C9, part of Hà Nội’s urban railway line No 2 connecting Bắc Từ Liêm District to Hoàn Kiếm District, will not harm the historical sites surrounding Hoàn Kiếm Lake.

Underground railway station will not harm historic Hoàn Kiếm Lake area

Dr Đào Ngọc Nghiêm, vice chairman of the Hà Nội Urban Planning and Development Association discussed with Kinh tế & Đô thị (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper the future metro station located near the Hoàn Kiếm Lake.

Privately owned heritages need different rules

Vương Duy Bảo, grandson of the last Mong King Vương Chí Sình, in late July wrote a letter to the Prime Minister to ask for the return of a century-old palace to his family.