Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed decisions to recognise 23 more national treasures.

A bronze bell dating back to the 10th century at Nhat Tao Communal House in Dong Ngac ward, Hanoi’s Bac Tu Liem district, was recently recognised as a national treasure.

Currently, 140 of 164 recognised national treasures are being preserved and displayed in museums nationwide, while the remainder are located in monuments and religious facilities. 

The Prime Minister has signed decisions to recognise 27 more national treasures dating back to the second and third century B.C at the earliest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Phuoc has announced a Government decision recognising the ancient Loc Hoa Lithophone as a national treasure.

Authorities of Tay Ninh Province have submitted a dossier to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, asking for an ancient stone sculpture to be recognised as a national treasure.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ancient drums and hundreds of antiques of the Dong Son culture are on display at the National History Museum in Hanoi.

Ho Van Tinh, deputy director of the city's culture department, told Viet Nam News yesterday that the statue was discovered near the E4 tower of the My Son Sanctuary after a heavy downpour.

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 VietNamNet Bridge - That's the lacquer paintings in the form of a screen, with two paintings on two sides: “Landscape” in the front and “Maidens in the garden” in the back side, by well-known painter Nguyen Gia Tri.

While Ass. Prof. Ha Dinh Duc says the Hoan Kiem lake turtle is worthy of national treasures by its cultural and historical values, cultural researcher Tran Lam Bien denies this, saying that it only has the scientific value.