Hue and Its Specialties

Nestling against the famous Huong (fragrant) River, the old capital of Hue is internationally renowned for its architecture built under the Nguyen dynasty.

Exhibition of Dinh Chau Minh and Ngo Duc Hoang

Exhibition: from 07 – 21 June Gallery 1st floor, 16 Ngo Quyen St., Hanoi

60 craft villages show off skills at Da Nang festival

 The Festival for Vietnamese Craft Villages 2010 opened at 29/3 Park in the central city of Da Nang on May 19, introducing unique products of 60 craft villages throughout the country.

Buddhist prayer books made of leaves

Some Khmer-styled pagodas in the southern province of An Giang are preserving prayer-books written on “sach tra” leaves, which are similar to palm leaves.