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Archaeologists digs in Vietnam unearth 'surprising' artifacts: conference 

October 10, 2011
Archaeologists digs in Vietnam unearth 'surprising' artifacts: conference 

The Tay Son (1778-1802) Dynasty's coin which was unearthed from a Nguyen Dynasty's high-ranking official. Over 400 archaeological researches have been carried out nationwide in Vietnam this year, according to reports at the national conference on archaeological discoveries held in Hanoi on Sep 29-30.   In addition to the submission of 430 reports and announcements, [...]

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East Sea issue in the spotlight 

May 31, 2011
East Sea issue in the spotlight 

This photo shows a part of the Truong Sa (Spratly) District in Truong Sa archipelago. On March 23, 2011, Xinhua, the official news agency of China, published an article titled "The Nanhai sea dispute from the perspective of the international law of the sea" by scholars He Jian and Wang Ao from the Xiang Tan [...]

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Sprightly at 101, court musician promotes royal music 

March 17, 2011
Sprightly at 101, court musician promotes royal music 

  Lu Huu Thi is one of two sole surviving members of the musical entourage – the Hoa Thanh Band – that served Vietnam’s last king Bao Dai from 1926 until the end of the Vietnamese feudal dynasty in 1945 At 101, Lu Huu Thi is the undisputed doyen of nha nhac cung dinh Hue [...]

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The last courtier 

March 9, 2011
The last courtier 

Tran Thi Vui, the sole remaining palace maid from the court of Emperor Bao Dai, Vietnam’s last monarch. Tran Thi Vui’s mother named her “joy” in the hopes that she would have a happy life. The name didn’t stick, she says. Not for most of her life. Today, the 80-year-old woman claims that she can [...]

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At home in antique houses 

January 16, 2011
At home in antique houses 

The Tam Coc Wharf where tourists can take a boat trip along the Ngo Dong River to discover the caverns of Tam Coc (three caves) and Bich Dong (emerald grotto). Nestled on the bank of the Ngo Dong River in the northern province of Ninh Binh, the Co Vien Lau private museum presents an ancient [...]

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UNESCO honours 300-year-old Nguyen dynasty wood blocks

December 17, 2009
UNESCO honours 300-year-old Nguyen dynasty wood blocks

LookAtVietnam – A collection of Nguyen dynasty wood blocks was recognised by UNESCO yesterday, December 16, as a Memory of the World. New kid on the block: A wood block dating from the Nguyen dynasty and a print of it on paper.The wood blocks, Viet Nam’s first submission for this particular recognition, are part of [...]

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Storming a historic bastion

December 6, 2009
Storming a historic bastion

A 7th-9th century well unearthed at No.18 Hoang Dieu Street in Ba Dinh District.LookAtVietnam – An imperial citadel in Hanoi dating back several centuries to the Tran Dynasty might have been larger than originally thought, archaeologists speculate. As befits a capital city that celebrates its 1,000th anniversary next year, the soil of Hanoi continues to [...]

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Storming a historic bastion

December 6, 2009
Storming a historic bastion

A 7th-9th century well unearthed at No.18 Hoang Dieu Street in Ba Dinh District. An imperial citadel in Hanoi dating back several centuries to the Tran Dynasty might have been larger than originally thought, archaeologists speculate. As befits a capital city that celebrates its 1,000th anniversary next year, the soil of Hanoi continues to yield [...]

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Centuries of Vietnamese fashions documented

October 27, 2009
Centuries of Vietnamese fashions documented

LookAtVietnam – Three years is a long time to spend filming a documentary on “Vietnamese Costumes” but not when you consider it features 4,000 outfits. Director Nguyen Hai Anh.VietNamNet Bridge – Three years is a long time to spend filming a documentary on “Vietnamese Costumes” but not when you consider it features 4,000 outfits. Here [...]

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Writers’ blocks

September 28, 2009
Writers’ blocks

A woodblock of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) used to print sets of books used in the Imperial Court. Local experts and scientists are stepping up efforts to preserve Vietnam’s first and on UNESCO-recognized documentary heritage. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published another 35 documentary heritages in its Memory of the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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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...