Festival to celebrate ethnic Then singing and Tinh musical instruments
Artists nationwide will gather to celebrate the seventh festival of the traditional Then singing and Tinh musical instrument of the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic groups, which will take place from November 15 to November 17 in the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the outskirts of Ha Noi.
Vietnam diversifies ways to promote the art of Cheo
Vietnam has submitted a dossier to seek UNESCO recognition for Cheo, Vietnamese traditional opera, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This is a good opportunity to promote Vietnamese folk…
Quang Nam pilot project on teaching Bai Choi performance art at schools
According to the pilot project, Bai Choi performance art will be taught at schools as a subject, an extracurricular activity, or part of students’ festivals and exchanges.
15 Vietnamese Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Inscribed by UNESCO
To date, Vietnam has fifteen elements inscribed on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Via Ba Chua Xu festival nominated for UNESCO recognition
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that the Via Ba Chua Xu festival in An Giang Province will be selected to be Vietnam’s nomination in 2024 for UNESCO's recognition as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Vinh Long preserves and promotes tai tu music
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vinh Long is seeking to preserve and promote tai tu music, a traditional art genre of the south.
Dossier of Via Ba Chua Xu festival approved for submission to UNESCO
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has approved the submission of the dossier of the Via Ba Chua Xu festival in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang for UNESCO's recognition as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Hung Kings' death anniversary to be commemorated both at home and abroad
The death anniversary of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the nation – will be connected online to more than 40 countries and territories on April 10 or the 10th day of the third lunar month.
Xoan singing – spotlight of tour to ancestral land
Xoan-singing clubs in the ancestral land of Phu Tho have become busier welcoming both domestic and foreign tourists after the folk genre of music was added to the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in late 2017.
An Giang’s festival hoped to become part of world’s heritage
The administration of Chau Doc city, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, is asking for the Government’s opinion on the compilation of a dossier seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the Ba Chua Xu Temple Festival on Sam Mountain as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Folk singing festival opens in Ha Tinh
The fifth festival featuring Vi and Giam folk singing of Nghe Tinh, named an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, kicked off in the central province of Ha Tinh on August 25.  
Quang Nam welcomes UNESCO status for Bai Choi singing
A ceremony was held in Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam, on May 7 to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising Bai Choi singing, a popular folklore style of singing in central Viet Nam, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.  
The art of Bai Choi in Central Viet Nam to receive UNESCO certificate of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
(TITC) - On 5 May 2018, the ceremony to receive the certificate of UNESCO recognizing the art of Bai Choi in Central Viet Nam as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity will take place in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province.
Phu Tho receives UNESCO heritage of humanity certificate for Xoan Singing
Xoan Singing of the northern province of Phu Tho received a UNESCO certificate of an intangible cultural heritage of humanity at a ceremony at Lai Len Shrine, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho on February 3.
Viet Nam’s xoan singing recognised as intangible cultural heritage of humanity
Xoan singing, a community performance art from northern Viet Nam, which faced the risk of extinction several years ago, has been added by UNESCO to its representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
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