Posts Tagged ‘ The But Thap Pagoda ’

Northern temples pillaged by bandits, ravaged by restoration

March 26, 2009
Northern temples pillaged by bandits, ravaged by restoration

Statues at the Tuong Pagoda in Bac Ninh Province have been improperly repainted Thousands of statues and other items, some centuries old, have been damaged or stolen from northern temples. Two months after Hanoi’s Hat Mon Temple lost dozens of centuries’ old documents and items to thieves in 2003, the crooks returned via mail 22 [...]

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in News | Comments Off

Feature

Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

By

Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...