The Reverie Saigon is introducing Marco Polo Week at
its R&J Italian Lounge & Restaurant and The Royal Pavilion from
September 14 to 20, featuring two specialty set menus recognising the
legacy of the famous Venetian traveller who traded throughout Asia and
Europe.
Conservation work began yesterday on Hue''s iconic building, the Phu Van
Lau Pavilion, costing a total of VND12 billion (US$600,000) to be taken
from the local budget.
A design for the Viet Nam Pavilion for the Milan
2015 Expo in Italy, were ed as one of the top 15 most anticipated
buildings to look forward to this year by Dezeen, an internationally
renowned architecture magazine.
A corner of the roof of Phu Van Lau, a pavilion monument standing in
front of the Imperial Citadel in the former royal capital city of Hue,
collapsed early yesterday morning (May 15).
Hue, which is among the four localities ed for the 2014 United
Nation Days of Vesak, marked a grand opening ceremony on Saturday night,
gathering thousands of Buddhist followers.
Marking 20 years of diplomatic relations between the
Republic of Korea and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (1992-2012),
Korean ambassador to Viet Nam Ha Chan-ho wrote:
German conservation experts plan to help restore the
interior of Hue''s citadel''s Ta Vu Pavilion, which was used for
administrative functions and festivals, according to Phan Thanh Hai,
director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.
