Thursday, March 11th, 2010 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »
The steles of Hanoi's Temple of Literature listing the doctoral candidates between the 15th-18th centuries are in danger of being literally erased from history as visitors run their fingers through ... Read more..Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Posted in Exhibitions, Vietnam | No Comments »
This might be the same exhibition that was featured here a couple of weeks ago, but this story carries a location: the Exhibition House at 93 Dinh Tien Hoang Street. ... Read more..Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »
In this Voice of Vietnam interview with Dr Tong Trung Tin, Dr Tin discusses the archaeological evidence unearthed from recent excavations at the 1,300-year-old citadel site in the heart of ... Read more..Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »
Visitors to Hanoi will probably make a stop to the famed Temple of Literature. This feature in the Saigon Giai Phong introduces the temple and its significance over its 900-year-old ... Read more..Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam | No Comments »
It's mid-December already, and I haven't posted any news so far on account of being in Hanoi for the first couple of weeks, and then falling majorly sick after returning. ... Read more..Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in Conferences, Vietnam | No Comments »
It's been two days at the 19th Indo-Pacific Prehistory Congress at Hanoi and it's been a massive gathering with lots of great meet-ups. The opening ceremony yesterday was quite big ... Read more..Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »
A 700-year-old pagoda just outside of Hanoi is on the verge of collapsing, and is awaiting funds for repairs. The money is in, but with the authorities. Meanwhile, the pagoda ... Read more..