A man is seen sitting on a throne in footage circulating on social media and Vietnam news sites purportedly showing the Nguyen dynasty artefact incident in Vietnam. - SCREENGRAB FROM FACEBOOK VIDEO via ST/ANN
HANOI: Vietnamese police have detained a man who broke into a history exhibit and damaged an antique throne considered to be one of the nation's most precious artefacts, conservation officials said on Sunday (May 25).
The ornate red-and-gold Nguyen dynasty throne was the royal seat of the last feudal family to rule Vietnam between 1802 and 1945 and has been preserved for posterity in Hue city's Thai Hoa Palace.
