Under the mossy old gate of the Son Tay Ancient Citadel, embraced by
huge roots of 100-year-old trees, a group of teenagers were chatting and
laughing and trying to take photos of each other. Not far from them,
two young boys were fishing...
The Institute of Han-Nom Studies yesterday introduced a book that
confirms the Paracel and Spratly islands are owned by Viet Nam. (Han-Nom
is an old form of Vietnamese script using modified Chinese characters).
The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre opened the Ta
Tung Tu relic (Left Temple) after a year of restoration work, said Phan
Thanh Hai, the centre''s director.
The Da Nang Museum received a 170-year-old royal
decree nominating a mandarin to lead troops to defend the city''s Dien
Hai Citadel during the reign of King Minh Mang.
