Book on Vietnam in 19th century debuts
06/03/2022 10:19
The book, issued by the History Institute under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), was first published in Vietnamese six decades ago and first reprinted in 2001.
Associate Prof. Dr. Do Bang, Vice President of the Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA), said the book features the construction of the former royal capital of Hue (now in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue) and citadels in localities, as well as the development of the domestic shipbuilding industry.
King Minh Mang then dispatched representatives of various central office to the archipelago to exercise Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty./.