Published:  00:00 Tuesday - August 18, 2009

The Asian American Association has received 120 typical Vietnamese antiques for exhibition in the US.

The first exhibition is scheduled to be held at the Houston Museum from September 13, 2009 to January 3, 2010 and the second will be at the Asian Association Museum in New York from February 2 to May 2, 2010.

The antiques were selected to represent the specific characteristics of the cultures in the northern, central and southern regions of Vietnam. The Asian American Association has drawn them from Vietnamese museums in Dong Nai, Long An, Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Thua Thien-Hue and Hoi An.