Hue residents refuse funding for refurbishment

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in UNESCO World Heritage, Vietnam | No Comments »

Residents of ancient houses known as Nha Ruong are refusing government funding for refurbishment because of the long-term costs of upkeeping such houses and the strict restrictions that are placed ... Read more..

Vietnamese king’s tomb to be restored

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »

Restoration works to the tomb of the 19th century King Dong Khanh begins in Hue. Hue begins restoration of royal tomb Thanh Nien News, 05 November 2009 Read more..

Cham ruins get much-needed protection

Friday, October 2nd, 2009 Posted in Champa, Vietnam | No Comments »

Protective works including a security post and information boards to safeguard an 8th century Cham sanctuary in Hue is set to complete this year. Sanctury remains of ancient Cham people gets ... Read more..

Archaeological sites among Vietnam’s 10 national treasures

Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »

A number of archaeological sites, including the My Son Sanctuary, the ancient capital of Hue, Hoi An Ancient Town and the Thang Long Citadel have been named in a list ... Read more..

Vietnam needs new legislation to protect relics

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »

The Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister of Vietnam has highlighted the need for new legislation to meet the demands of heritage conservation work, especially in the light that many conservation ... Read more..

Mausoleum to be restored

Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »

The mausoleum of the Nguyen Dynasty King Tu Duc (1829-1883) will be restored by a joint German-Vietnamese team from now until mid-next year. Tu Duc's tomb has been described as ... Read more..

Ancient ritual to be revived

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in Vietnam | No Comments »

An ancient ritual to the earth and sky gods dating to the 10th century but fell into disuse in the last 60 years, is to be revived as part of ... Read more..



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