Excavation in Ho Dynasty Citadel's central part (Photo: nld.com.vn) Unique architecture traces have been detected at the centre of the Ho Dynasty Citadel, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage site, during an excavation during the past two years, reported the Institute of Archaeology and the Ho Citadel Heritage Conservation Centre on December 14. In the 2020-2021 period, the Institute of Archaeology and the Ho Citadel Heritage Conservation Centre have dug six excavation holes with a total area of 25,000sq.m. The excavation has revealed four clusters of vestiges dating from the Tran Dynasty (1226-1400) and Ho Dynasty (1400-1407), and three architectural clusters of the Later Le Dynasty (1428–1788). Notably, architectural vestiges of the Tran - Ho dynasties were found in excavation holes in the central, Southeast and Southwest parts on an area of about 16,000sq.m. According to archaeologists, the found vestiges are thought to belong to the main hall of the Ho Dynasty Citade
Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting in both online and offline forms with overseas Vietnamese (OV) across the world on December 14 to gather their ideas to promote the city's comprehensive and sustainable development after COVID-19.
Chargé d'Affaires of Vietnam to the United Nations Ambassador Pham Hai Anh suggested the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly prioritise early finalising a code of conduct on seabed mining while attending the 26th session of the ISA Assembly held both online and offline in Jamaica from November 13-15.
Along with the Party and State diplomacy, people diplomacy has help create a synergy strength for Vietnamese diplomacy, contributing to the country’s achievements in 2021, said Director of the Russian-Vietnamese Cooperation Development Fund "Tradition and Friendship" Nguyen Quoc Hung.
Politburo member and Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man on December 15 extended his Christmas and New Year greetings to Catholic in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang’s My Tho city.