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Conservation efforts continue in Hue

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ongoing conservation efforts have saved 136 heritage buildings of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) in Hue - including  palaces, pavilions and tombs - but experts say more work is needed.

An Englishman keen on heritage preservation in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Saigonese last week rushed to the Saigon Tax Trade Center in HCMC’s District 1 to bid farewell to one of the city’s iconic buildings with 130 years of history before it is demolished to build a skyscraper.

Old Quarter residents to be relocated in new urban area

 VietNamNet Bridge – A resettlement plan that will relocate more than 1,500 households in Hoan Kiem's Old Quarter to the Viet Hung Urban Area is expected to kick off this month.