The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho has
launched five new tours of up to two days that take in popular
destinations, food, culture, and other entertainment.
The Quang Ninh provincial authorities have said they
will submit a profile of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308) to UNESCO
for recognition as a Great Man of Culture.
Clumsy restoration of religious sites such as
pagodas and temples is damaging their historical and cultural values,
according to speakers at a conference here yesterday.
The Buddha statue, the largest of its kind in France
made of jade, has been officiated in front of Truc Lam Zen Monastery in
Villebon sur Yvette, the southern surburb of Paris.
