Tower cluster in Vietnam’s Nha Trang overshadowed by buildings
Travel 10:50 26/04/2015Views to and from a famous tower cluster in Nha Trang City in south-central Vietnam have been worryingly obstructed by the tall buildings in its vicinity, experts have warned
Expert dubious about benefits of Vietnam’s plan to build world’s tallest TV tower
In-Depth 18:48 01/04/2015An authority in digital communications has expressed his doubts about the benefits which a plan by Vietnam’s national broadcaster to build the world’s tallest television tower would bring in comparison with the exorbitant costs it would incur
British book advises people to see Vietnam’s millennium-old Cham towers before death
Travel 22:03 10/03/2015A cluster of 1,000-year-old Cham towers in a central Vietnamese province has just been added to the revised edition of a British book that highlights must-see architectural buildings across the globe
Hanoi to have one of world’s tallest television towers
Travel 12:38 03/03/2015Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project to build one of the world’s tallest television towers in Hanoi
French-made fireworks show to light up Saigon on New Year’s Eve
Travel 13:05 31/12/2014A spectacular pyrotechnic and light show, estimated to cost over a million dollars and using materials and technology imported from France, is ready to set an iconic skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City “on fire” tonight – New Year’s Eve
Cham towers in Vietnam's UNESCO-recognized sanctuary leaning dangerously
Travel 17:01 05/11/2014Two ancient Cham towers in the UNESCO-recognized My Son Sanctuary in central Vietnam have leaned and sunk to an alarming extent, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism said Tuesday on its website, citing the relic’s management agency
Another Cham tower relic unearthed in central Vietnam
Travel 17:41 02/08/2014Archeologists from Hanoi recently unearthed another Cham relic of great historical value in Da Nang City in central Vietnam.
Buddhist monastery proposed to be special national relic
Travel 09:58 15/02/2014Quang Nam province has recently proposed recognizing the Dong Duong Buddhist Monastery, one of the country's Champa ruins, as a special national relic for better preservation.
Ethnic Cham people’s kate festival running
Travel 12:51 05/10/2013Thousands of Cham ethnic people and tourists from across the country have flocked to Ninh Thuan province to celebrate the ongoing traditional Kate festival, which kicked off on Oct 4.
My Son tower leaning, on brink of collapse
Travel 15:01 30/09/2013Head of the management of the UNESCO-recognized My Son relic in central Quang Nam province said on Sept 29 that local experts are closely examining the B3 tower, which is leaning and sustains wide cracks.
Relic restoration and preservation must go hand in hand
Travel 10:53 27/06/2013Three Italian experts who worked for over ten years on the recently completed restoration of the G Cham tower group, one of the key groups within the UNESCO-recognized My Son relic site, stressed that they always made sure the revamp didn’t spoil or change the original structures.
The mysterious, dilapidated leaning tower
Travel 10:18 03/06/2013A century-old tower in Nghe An province, which is believed to wield mysterious power and punish those who ransack its treasured statues, now faces serious structural deterioration.
