Century-old French colonial building in Saigon stands to be demolished
Vietnam News 20:05 03/05/2018The suggestion that the building should be pulled down to give way to the construction of a municipal administrative complex is contentious
India to provide $2.5mn to restore My Son Sanctuary in central Vietnam
Travel 09:46 20/01/2015The Indian government will supply a funding package of roughly US$2.5 million for a project to restore the UNESCO-recognized My Son Sanctuary in central Vietnam
Nearly $7mn earmarked for relic restoration in central Vietnam
Travel 15:21 16/01/2015Authorities in a central Vietnamese province have decided to earmark almost US$7 million for restoring scores of relics belonging to a UNESCO-recognized complex this year
Free entry given to foreigners credited with promoting Vietnam’s Hoi An town
Travel 15:01 13/01/2015Authorities in a central Vietnamese province have given cards which allow free entry to UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town to scores of Vietnamese and expats credited with promoting the town
Vietnam adds 14 sites to special national relic list
Travel 10:50 08/01/2015Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision to recognize another 14 structures as special national relics
Hanoi charges new relic admission fees
Travel 10:01 08/01/2015Authorities in Hanoi have announced new entrance fees for the capital’s noted relics and scenic attractions for 2015
Vietnam province suspends restoration work on noted relic complex
Vietnam News 10:09 28/12/2014The relic preservation authorities in northern Quang Ninh Province on Friday suspended part of the restoration work on one of the country’s Buddhism hubs for undue intrusion on the time-honored structures.
Hue to spend $4.9 mln restoring royal mausoleum
Travel 20:21 18/11/2014Thua Thien- Hue Province in central Vietnam has given its nod to a US$4.9 million restoration project on the mausoleum of King Tu Duc, one of most resplendent mausoleums built under the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945), Vietnam’s last monarchy reigns, in Hue City- the country’s former imperial capital.
Hoi An town considers dismantling irreversibly damaged old houses
Travel 19:45 29/10/2014Authorities in Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam are taking into consideration the option of dismantling nine old houses which are beyond repair
Vietnam earmarks over $23k for house, relic restoration in Hoi An
Travel 13:45 25/09/2014Authorities in central Vietnam have allocated almost VND500 million (US$23,534) to immediately restore old houses and relics in UNESCO-recognized Hoi An Ancient Town
Vietnam hopes restoring old relics will bring Hanoi back to yesteryear
Travel 18:04 05/09/2014The ongoing restoration of cultural and historical relics in Hanoi’s Old Quarter is expected to help the capital recover its time-honored inner value
Another Cham tower relic unearthed in central Vietnam
Travel 17:41 02/08/2014Archeologists from Hanoi recently unearthed another Cham relic of great historical value in Da Nang City in central Vietnam.
