Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Minister has signeddecisions to recognise 27 more national treasures dating back to the second andthird century B.C at the earliest.

They include a collection of stone items dating back toabout 3,500 years ago now kept at the Hung Vuong Museum in Phu Tho province;and Quang Chinh and Tra Loc bronze drums from Dong Son culture nearly 2,500years ago, which are being stored by the museums of Quang Ninh and Quang Tri provinces,respectively.

Also in the list are several items dating from the Oc Eoculture in the 4th-6th century: the Nhon Thanh Linga –Yoni wooden statue in Can Tho city’s museum, the Giong Xoai wooden Buddhiststatue and the Khanh Binh stone Buddhist statue in An Giang province’s museum.

A stone lion statute at Huong Lang pagoda in Hung Yenprovince, a pair of stone lion statues at Ba Tam pagoda in Hanoi, and severalsteles in Hung Yen, Cao Bang, Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien – Hue, Bac Ninhprovinces, were also recognized this time, to name just a few.

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, chairs ofpeople’s committees of provinces holding national treasures, and heads ofministry-level agencies are required to manage national treasures in line withlegal regulations on cultural heritages within their authority./.