Last updated: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Tran Thi Vui, the sole remaining palace maid from the court of Emperor Bao Dai, Vietnam’s last monarch.
Tran Thi Vui’s mother named her “joy” in the hopes that she would have a happy life.
The name didn’t stick, she says. Not for most of her life.
Today, the 80-year-old woman claims that she can...
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Last updated: Saturday, September 4, 2010
In 1976, the National Assembly unanimously decided to rename Saigon-Cholon-Gia Dinh as Ho Chi Minh City.
The first settlers
Ben Thanh market.
In his book of literary works about the southern land in the 17th century when the first Vietnamese settlers arrived, Le Quy Don wrote: “From the Can Gio Estuary, the Soai Rap, Tieu...
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Last updated: Monday, August 2, 2010
One of the last imperial maids of the Nguyen dynasty now lives in a small house in Hue.
VietNamNet Bridge – One of the last imperial maids of the Nguyen dynasty now lives in a small house in Hue.
Nguyen Dynasty royal palace in unpublished photos
Ho Hoang Anh: Ambassador for Vietnamese cuisine
UNESCO names Vietnamese wood blocks...
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Last updated: Sunday, September 27, 2009
VnnNews – The Hue traditional enamelling industry has a great potential to develop. Its recovery would help restore royal relics and develop local fine arts and tourism.
VnnNews – The Hue traditional enamelling industry has a great potential to develop. Its recovery would help restore royal relics and develop local fine arts and...
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