To many first-time visitors, Ha Noi seems to be a young city not only because of so many young people out on its streets, but also because of new buildings and supermarkets, shops and restaurants, colleges and libraries. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Committee of northern Quang Ninh Province unveiled a monument to cosmonaut hero Gherman Titov on an island in Ha Long Bay on September 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four sculptures of Vietnamese historical figures have been presented to the public as part of efforts to publicise them.

On November 6, several social networking sites shared photos and video clips in which people denounced a monk of the Chan Long temple in Thach That district, Hanoi, of arbitrarily changing an ancient Buddha statue with a statue of himself.

White "mummies" at the doorstep, hundreds of "heads", dozens of bloody faces and statues of strange shapes are placed rampantly in a 1,000 m2 garden in Hoa Thanh district of Tay Ninh province, scaring local people.

Nearly 150 Buddhist antiques, including paintings, statues, woodblock, worshiping items and musical instruments dating back to the 7th-8th centuries are displayed at an exhibition in Da Nang Museum.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The gold-inlaid temple in the Dai Nam tourist site in Binh Duong province is open for free now. Previously, visitors had to pay VND 100,000 ($5) for the entrance ticket.

With approximately 300 artifacts related to Buddhism through the Ly - Tran - Le – Nguyen dynasties, the exhibition of Buddhism cultural heritage open on May 17 at Xa Loi Temple in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The monument "Uncle Ho with children" in front of the HCM City People's Committee headquarters will be removed to the city’s Children’s House on Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Road.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 200 documents and artifacts are displayed in the Vietnamese Buddhist Cultural Heritage exhibition at the National History Museum, No. 25 Tong Dan Street, Hanoi.

With more than 200 documents and many precious objects, including national treasures, the display of Vietnamese Buddhist Cultural Heritage, held at the National History Museum in Hanoi, has attracted special attention of the public.

VietnamNet Bridge – Charnel house statues – part of the unique cultural identity of the Central Highlands ethnic groups, are likely to disappear because of theft. 

 Da Nang monk Thich Tu Nghiem has amassed a dazzling collection of over 200 Buddhist statues made from wood, silver, brass and even ox horn. Now he plans to hold an exhibition at his pagoda to pass on the treasures to future generations.