Vietnam a great, reliable friend of Cambodia: King Sihamoni
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni received Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong in Phnom Penh on Monday
Cambodian king joins talks with Party chief during leisure trip to Vietnam
King Norodom Sihamoni is on a vacation trip to Vietnam from December 19 to 21
Vietnam’s royal rickshaw sparks suspicion on authenticity
The ending to a year-long quest to bring home a rickshaw, thought to be gifted by a Vietnamese king to his mother, is not exactly a happy one
Talk on Vietnamese king held today by French descendant
A French postgraduate student of Vietnamese art history will hold a talk in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday on the art heritage left behind by one of the Nguyen Dynasty’s kings, who is also her forefather
$140k traditional music play debuts in Hanoi
A performance of historical “cai luong” (reformed Vietnamese theater), which costs almost US$140,000, will be staged for free in Hanoi this week
Trees grown by Vietnam’s last king named heritage plants
A pair of century-old camphor trees planted by Vietnam’s last king at his mansion in the central region has been honored as heritage trees for their biological diversity and historical value
Hue to spend $4.9 mln restoring royal mausoleum
Thua 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.
Vietnam’s ‘music king’ featured on Thai television
A well-loved Vietnamese pop singer has been featured in a documentary series on ASEAN countries by Nine Entertain Television, one of Thailand’s leading entertainment channels
The ‘Tofu King’ in Vietnam’s capital
A man in Hanoi has started a successful business out of “tao pho” (tofu in sweetened soup with/without ice), a popular snack in Vietnam
Royal library restored in former Vietnam capital
Restoration has recently been kicked off at the royal library inside the Hue Royal Palace, the capital under the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945)- the country’s last monarchy - in central Thua Thien - Hue Province.