BTO - The art of pottery-making by Cham ethnic people was inscribed in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding by UNESCO on November 29. Thus, this is the first-of-its-kind of Vietnamese traditional craft to be nominated and registered for safeguarding.
BTO- Department of Culture-Sports and Tourism in collaboration with people’s committee of Phan Thiet city on June 12 held a ceremony to receive the certificates recognizing Cau Ngu festival (Whale Worshipping festival) in Van Thuy Tu...
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to work with relevant agencies on the preparation of dossiers on two of Vietnam’s intangible cultural heritages for UNESCO recognition.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has praised the central province of Quang Nam for its efforts to preserve the world heritage sites of Hoi An ancient town and My Son Sanctuary in the 20 years since their recognition by the UNESCO.
A programme has been held in Bac Ninh city, the northern province of Bac Ninh to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Quan ho (love duet) singing being recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
A ceremony was held in Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province, on October 16, to receive a certificate recognising "Hoang Hoa su trinh do” as a documentary heritage in Asia and the Pacific under UNESCO’s Memory of the World programme.
BTO – The 2017 cultural tourism festival at the Thay Thim Temple (Tan Tien commune- La Gi town Binh Thuan province) is to commence in early November to celebrate 20 years since the temple was recognized as a national historical-cultural...
