Helicopters rehearse flag display in Ho Chi Minh City ahead of Vietnam’s Reunification Day
Ho Chi Minh City 11:56 19/04/2025Ho Chi Minh City residents on Friday morning witnessed a striking display of national pride as helicopters flew overhead, trailing Vietnam's Party and national flags, while artillery crews rehearsed a ceremonial cannon fire by the Saigon River.
Vietnamese scientists trace origin of centuries-old cannon found in Da Nang
Travel 15:04 30/07/2019The ancient weapon originated in the Netherlands and dates back some 350 years
Scrap dealer rewarded for giving centuries-old cannons to museum in central Vietnam
Travel 21:05 30/09/2014A scrap dealer in central Vietnam's Nghe An Province was rewarded last week for handing two centuries-old cannons to the provincial museum two years back
Historical objects from Vietnam’s Nguyen dynasty found
Travel 15:50 10/05/2014A rare, historically-significant title conferral document released by a king of the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945), the country’s last monarchy rule, has recently been found in the former imperial city of Hue in central Thua Thien- Hue province, while four cannons also from the Nguyen period have also been unearthed in HCMC.
