Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh has approved the submission of a proposal to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the inclusion of "Binh Dinh Traditional Martial Arts" in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on the evening of March 19 at the Sam Mountain National Tourist Area in Chau Doc City, An Giang province, to receive UNESCO’s certificate recognizing the Festival of the Ba Chua Xu Goddess at Sam Mountain as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and to kick off the 2025 festival.

VOV.VN - The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is set to hold a ceremony on March 19 in Chau Doc City to receive a UNESCO certificate recognizing the Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival on Mount Sam as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

VOV.VN - A Business Matching programme will take place at the National Convention Center in Hanoi in mid-March as part of UNESCO Travel Fest 2025 which aims to help tourism firms nationwide to strengthen connectivity and expand cooperation opportunities.

VOV.VN - Da Lat city will implement various initiatives and solutions to uphold its status as a UNESCO Creative City in Music, a title recently granted, affirmed the local leadership at a consultation workshop held on February 22.

VOV.VN - In 2024, Ho Chi Minh City’s film industry recorded US$500 million in box office earnings, accounting for 40% of Vietnam’s cinema market.

The northern mountainous province of Lang Son is taking measures to preserve and promote the ecotourism value and potential of the Lang Son Global Geopark, recognised by UNESCO in September 2024.

The Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Hanoi, has gained an additional area of 13,800sq.m, given to it by the Ministry of National Defence.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi, which is part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, has set a target of welcoming more than 30 million visitors ahead in 2025, 11.1% higher than that of 2024.

As 2024 draws to a close with a series of “significant successes,” Vietnam is gearing up for an even more active year in 2025, Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO, told Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in Paris, where UNESCO’s headquarters is based.