Hanoi begins renovating old French villa
Vietnam News 11:47 28/04/2022The renovation is expected to be complete in March 2023
Vietnam transport ministry floats quarantine regulation relaxation to restore int’l flights
Vietnam News 11:44 06/12/2021Vietnam should loosen quarantine regulations and expedite recognition of ‘vaccine passports’ to prepare for the resumption of international flights
The restoration of Da Lat’s abandoned monastery
Travel 18:55 05/03/2021The iconic chapel has been an inspiration for Vietnamese artists and photographers
Ho Chi Minh City solicits expert advice on preserving valuable old buildings
Vietnam News 16:00 02/12/2018Pundits advised against demolition and held out tourism-based heritage preservation as a sustainable way to gain financial benefits
Ho Chi Minh City’s iconic Binh Tay market to reopen after restoration
Travel 19:22 20/10/2018Binh Tay Market has borne witness to the history of the local Chinese-Vietnamese community
Experts blast Saigon Central Post Office’s new paint job
Travel 10:53 07/01/2015Architects and artists in Vietnam have frowned on the overly bright new paint job on the Saigon Central Post Office, one of Ho Chi Minh City’s most prominent icons and tourist attractions
Vietnam province suspends restoration work on noted relic complex
Vietnam News 10:09 28/12/2014The relic preservation authorities in northern Quang Ninh Province on Friday suspended part of the restoration work on one of the country’s Buddhism hubs for undue intrusion on the time-honored structures.
Experts disagree on plans to restore Hanoi’s iconic bridge
Travel 12:37 12/12/2014Experts were divided on Wednesday at a symposium on how to renovate a century-old bridge in Hanoi in respect to its crucial transport function and suggestions to turn it into a museum and pedestrian bridge to promote green traffic
Restoration starts on southern Vietnam’s only surviving ancient citadel
Travel 10:53 07/12/2014Dong Nai Province on Thursday started restoration work on an ancient citadel, the southern region’s only surviving one so far.
Millennium-old well system in central Vietnam dries up, requires restoration
Travel 17:36 03/12/2014A well system built by the ethnic Cham minority thousands of years ago in the central province of Quang Tri has seen unprecedented, alarming draining and is thus in bad need of restoration, a cultural official said Tuesday
Businesses spend $659k revamping pedestrian street in Vietnam's former capital
Travel 11:56 21/11/2014Authorities in Hue – Vietnam’s former capital located in the central region – announced on Wednesday that four local companies have spent over VND14 billion (US$659,000) renovating a pedestrian street in time for the New Year
$564k to be spent on restoration of royal edifice in Hue
Travel 14:23 29/10/2014The Thua Thien- Hue People’s Committee in central Vietnam has approved a US$564,812 restoration project for one of its royal edifices, which is part of the UNESCO-recognized Hue monuments.
