UNESCO recognition of the Cham people’s pottery making as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Protection was announced at the Ninh Thuan Grape-Wine Festival 2023 on June 16. The recognition encourages local administration and Cham ethnic people to preserve and promote their heritage, preserve their traditional crafts, and increase their income by doing tourism based on pottery making.
The celebration of 30th anniversary (1993-2023) of the Complex of Hue Monuments and the 20th anniversary (2003 - 2023) of Hue Royal Court Music being honored by the UNESCO as world heritages took place during June 16-18. On this occasion, Thua Thien Hue Weekly had a conversation with Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, Director of Hue Monuments Conservation Center about the process of preserving and developing…
President Vo Van Thuong and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on Thursday attended a ceremony to receive a certificate from UNESCO recognising the pottery-making art of the Cham ethnic minority people as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in Ninh Thuan Province.
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.
Cat Ba island, in Lan Ha bay adjacent to world heritage site of Ha Long bay, is a popular tourist destination near Hai Phong city. Cat Ba, which has been called the “Pearl of Tonkin”, offers a wonderful blend of sea, islands, and mountains.
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.
Local students won prizes at a contest on preserving Asian cultural heritage as part of the Asian cultural heritage youth forum organised by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held recently in China.
‘Ca tru’ (ceremonial singing) and traditional Giong festival - two UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritages of Hanoi, will be introduced to visitors within the framework of Hung Kings Temple Festival, which is taking place in Phu Tho province from April 20 to 29.
Aatreyee Mohanta, an Indian journalist of Telegraph India, enjoyed plenty of quintessential experiences in Vietnam as she travelled on the Aspira Cruise around Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, a site that has been twice recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.
On November 29, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) inscribed "The art of pottery making of the Cham people" onto the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, making it the 15th intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam to be recognised by UNESCO.
A space introducing archaeological artefacts unearthed at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, in Hanoi was opened at Saint-Ayoul Monastery, in the ancient city of Provins, Ile-de-France region of France.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has inscribed the art of pottery making of the Cham people on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.