Viet Nam Tourism Environment

UNESCO World Heritage funds to preserve princess temple

The restoration of the temple of Princess Dien Phuoc, eldest sister of King Tu Duc (the fourth emperor of the Nguyen dynasty from 1847-83), will be funded by the UNESCO World Heritage Institute at Waseda University in Japan. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

Bottomless lakes in Phong Nha

Two lakes of "great mystery" are located about 500 meters from each other in the Phong Nha Cave. Experts could not reach the bottom of the lakes, although they used modern diving equipment and wires to measure their depth. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

Efforts to preserve Then singing

"Then" singing in Tuyen Quang and other northern Vietnamese provinces is making necessary preparations to seek United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognition as an intangible world cultural heritage in urgent need of protection.

Historical complex becomes special national heritage

Con Son-Kiep Bac historical complex in the northern province of Hai Duong has been recognised as a Special National Heritage and a ceremony to welcome the title was held at the site on Oct. 1. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

Vietnam lists 11 more national relics

Vietnam has named 11 more national relics recently, bringing the total number to 34. This is the third time Vietnam has announced more special national relics since August 2009. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

Ethnic costumes go on display in Belgium

An exhibition of traditional costumes worn by Vietnam’s ethnic groups was opened to the public at the Wallonie-Brussels regional government building in Belgium on October 1. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

An Giang Environment: Seven Mountain region environment is adapted to many precious and rare herbal remedies to extremely need the community joining hands to preserve, develop

It’s the policy of An Giang province, to focus on promotion, preservation, cultivation and exploitation of effect on potential of previous and rare herbal remedy in Bay Nui area (Seven Mountain area), An Giang province. From 2008 till now An Giang province has oriented and has taken advantage with many institutes, schools, agencies, businesses inside and outside of the province to deploy a great number of themes, projects for research, protection, preservation, development cultivation and reasonable exploitation of rare and precious herbal remedy resources before the eradication exploitation as the current circumstance. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }