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Temple in An Giang has kept deceased monk’s body for decade

The body of a monk who died 10 years ago in An Giang has not decomposed even though it was not preserved with chemicals or special methods.

Local man arrested for smuggling $530,000 across the border into Cambodia

A local man has been arrested by An Giang provincial police for smuggling over half a million US dollars into Cambodia.

Local residents unite to protect endangered langurs on Mount Co To

There are currently 14 langurs in Mount Co To, Tri Ton District in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

Festival promoting Cham culture held next month

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang will host the Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the Chăm ethnic minority people in April.

VN, South Korea excavate Óc Eo archaeological site in An Giang

Vietnamese and South Korean archaeologists are working on an excavation project at the Gò Danh Sang relic site in the Cửu Long Delta province of An Giang to explore more discoveries of Óc Eo culture.

Harvesting water lilies in An Giang

When floodwaters enter fields in the southern province of An Giang province, it is time for local farmers to harvest water lilies.

Bride in southern Vietnam gets VND100 billion dowry

A recent social media post in Vietnam has caused a stir, featuring a bride from An Giang Province who was bestowed a dowry worth almost VND100 billion (US$4.2 million) by her parents.

31-year-old monk ‘died and came back twice', 1.45m tall, weighs 28kg

Mr. Chau Soc Thon, 31, is a monk at Ta Pa pagoda in Tri Ton District in the southern province of An Giang, who stands at only 1m45 tall and weighs 28kg.

Rich man's peculiar interest: wearing gold everywhere

Mr. Loi has a luxury automobile and a dazzling gold-plated vintage car, and also wears jewelry consisting of more than 50 taels of 18K gold.

An Giang has the oldest yellow apricot tree in Vietnam

People are flocking to a coffee shop on Nguyen Hoang Road in My Hoa Ward in Long Xuyen City in An Giang Province to admire a 200-year-old yellow apricot tree owned by Mr. Duong Tan Dung, 57.