Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has just instructed that Viet Nam will join the compilation of a multinational dossier to seek UNESCO’s recognition of the traditional craft of “son mai” (lacquer) as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has granted approval for Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board to open up the Da Chong (K9) historical relic site in Ha Noi’s Ba Vi district to the public as from March, 2016.
We take advantage of a weekend after Tet (Lunar New Year) to visit one of the most pristine and peaceful islands in the south of Viet Nam: Nam Du Island off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
The San Diu ethnic minority group, who live in northern mountainous areas with a population of nearly 147,000, celebrate quite a lot of festivals the most important of which is Tet, the lunar New Year festival.
The Viet Nam Federation of UNESCO Associations presented its certificate of patronage of the “Son Nam - Ba Chua Vuc Temple”, part of the Pho Hien relic complex in northern Hung Yen province, on January 6.
The northern mountainous town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province received around 30,000 holiday-makers during the New Year holiday, soaring 45 percent compared to the same period last year.
The Ninh Thuan provincial authorities have just sent dossier to the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism and the Viet Nam UNESCO Committee to ask for the recognition of Cham Towers as world heritage sites and Kate Festival of the Cham ethnic people in the province as intangible cultural heritage.
After years of dedicated work, half of the 326 Hung King relics found throughout Phu Tho province have been successfully restored.
Tugging rituals and games of Viet Nam, Cambodia, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea were added to the UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 2.
A string of cultural and sport events have been held in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam from November 23 to December 5 to mark the Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day and 16 years since Hoi An Ancient Town was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage Site.
Lang Biang Mountain is worth setting foot on for visitors to Da Lat City (Lam Dong Province) as the “roof” of the city is associated with a love story that touches the heart of every person.
A culture and tourism week in memory of UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Du was opened in his father’s hometown - Nghi Xuan district, the central province of Ha Tinh, on November 28.