A grand ceremony was held on March 27 evening in Bac Ninh province to receive UNESCO’s certificate inscribing the craft of making Dong Ho folk woodblock printings on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s water puppetry, a unique art form dating back to the 11th century, is emerging as a cultural ambassador as the country seeks UNESCO recognition.

The Hanoi People’s Committee held a ceremony on January 29 at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) in Hanoi to receive UNESCO’s recognition of the capital as a member of the Global Network of Learning Cities.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh has approved the submission of the scientific dossier on the Oc Eo – Ba The archaeological site in southern An Giang province to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for consideration and inclusion on the world heritage list.

VOV.VN - The Management Board of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri province, central Vietnam, has prepared a dossier to seek UNESCO recognition as a World Natural Heritage site for a third time, with a renewed focus on aesthetic value as a key criterion of outstanding universal value.

VOV.VN - The recognition of the Phong Nha–Ke Bang and Hin Nam No national parks as a joint World Heritage Site stands as a meaningful symbol of the enduring friendship between Vietnam and Laos.

The Department of Culture and Sports of Ninh Binh province, in collaboration with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies, on June 4 organised an international scientific conference themed "Han-Nom Inscriptions on Non Nuoc Mountain – Potential Documentary Heritage."

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang aims to complete a nomination dossier next year to seek UNESCO recognition for the Oc Eo - Ba The archaeological site as world cultural heritage, a local official has said.

VOV.VN - Authorities of Khammouane province of Laos and Quang Binh province of Vietnam said on July 3 that they are preparing a dossier for UNESCO recognition of Hin Namno National Park (Laos) and Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (Vietnam) as a trans-boundary World Heritage Site.

A dossier has been built by the People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Lang Son to seek the UNESCO recognition of Lang Son Geopark as a global one.