Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Science and Technology held a ceremony inHanoi on November 12 to receive the draft Vietnamese history after five yearsof compilation.
The draft history comprises 25 volumes ofgeneral history and five volumes of event chronicles.
Deputy Minister of Science and TechnologyPham Cong Tac said the project, funded by National Foundation for Science andTechnology Development, was carried out by nearly 300 scientists from researchinstitutes and universities, mostly those in Hanoi, Thua Thien-Hue and Ho Chi MinhCity.
He added that it is the first time a projecthas received great attention from scholars at home and abroad and the public.
Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, DeputyPrime Minister Vu Duc Dam highlighted the significance of the nationalscientific project, saying that it is part of efforts to reach the final stepof publishing an encyclopedia of Vietnamese national history.
He also lauded tireless dedication made by historians,including late Professor Phan Huy Le, for the compilation./.
