(VOVworld) – Administrative documents signed by the Nguyen kings (1802-1945) have received the certificate of the Asia-Pacific Region's Memory of the World Programme.

Administrative documents signed by the Nguyen kings (1802-1945) have received the certificate of the Asia-Pacific Region's Memory of the World Programme (Photo: VNA)

Katherine Muller Marin, Chief Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in Vietnam on Wednesday granted the certificate to the Minister of Home Affairs, Nguyen Thai Binh. The Nguyen Dynasty’s royal documents were recognized for their diversity, uniqueness and great impact in the region and the world. Stored at the National Archives Centre No 1, the documents include those on laws, decrees, edicts and instructions for resolving problems in various fields such as politics, military and foreign affairs, the economy, society and culture. Among these valuable documents are also those that affirm Viet Nam's sacred sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagos. Professor Phan Huy Le, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Historical Science, said: "The royal documents clearly showed that Hoang Sa area, including Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelago belongs to Vietnam. This is a sea border with rough geographic conditions. Moreover, those archipelagoes were under the control and managed by the Nguyen Kings". 

Apart from this, Vietnam has other heritage items recognized as World Documentary Heritages, including wood blocks of the Nguyen dynasty and 82 doctoral stone steles of Le-Mac dynasties from the 15^th to 18^th century in the Temple of Literature, Hanoi.