A serene, almost sacred, atmosphere envelops the mountainous scenery of Ve Linh commune in Soc Son district, 30km north of Hanoi ’s centre, where legend has it Saint Giong flew back to heaven on his horse after defeating foreign invaders.

An exhibition representing the history of "Vietnam currency" was launched on Tuesday at the HCMC Museum on the occasion of the 310th anniversary of Saigon - HCMC.

A photo exhibition of the nation’s historical revolutionary sites opened at the Vietnam Revolution Museum in Hanoi on April 23.

A seminar entitled The General Offensive and Uprising of Mau Than Spring 1968, held by the Ministry of National Defence and the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Party’s Committee, successfully ended on Jan. 10 in Hue City .

A series of activities will be held to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Tet General Offensive (January 30, 1968), announced the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee.

An ancient stone incense burner and a document conferring honour title to Queen Dao Thanh Hong Nuong from the Tay Son dynasty have been discovered in the northern province of Hai Duong.

A pair of giant horns have been found recently in a mountainous area in Ba Thuoc district, central Thanh Hoa province. They had been under 200-year preservation by the locals.

The excavation at Go De site has recently unearthed two ancient graves, bringing to light greater understanding of the spiritual lives of locals in the Hung Vuong time and further confirming the area as the cradle of ancient Vietnam.

Thirty-one burial urns more than 2,000 years old have been unearthed at an excavation site in Thua Thien-Hue Province.

Archaeologists have just finished their three-week excavation to unearth 30 jar tombs from a resident’s garden in Hue City.