VOV.VN - Vietnam is combining community-led preservation with digital technology to safeguard one of the traditional harvest rituals of the Ba Na ethnic minority, reflecting a broader effort to protect intangible cultural heritage while supporting sustainable tourism and cultural development.

The International Lion Dance Tournament 2026 opened on April 24 at the An Dong Ward Public Service Centre, bringing together 15 leading lion–dragon dance troupes, including 10 top teams of Vietnam and five invited international teams.

A ceremony was held on April 19 in the southern province of Dong Nai to recognise the Sayangva festival – rice worship ritual of the Cho Ro people – as national intangible cultural heritage.

VOV.VN - The “Cuc Phuong Highland 2026” Cultural and Sports Festival opened on April 17 in Cuc Phuong commune, Ninh Binh province, drawing a large number of delegates, local residents and visitors.

VOV.VN - The Het Cha festival was held in Moc Son ward, Son La province in northern Vietnam on March 28, a traditional spiritual practice of the Thai ethnic community recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has added five cultural practices and festivals to its national list of intangible cultural heritage, highlighting the country’s efforts to preserve traditional knowledge, rituals and community-based customs.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh has agreed in principle to the preparation of scientific dossiers on pho (rice noodle soup) and water puppetry as intangible cultural heritage, to be submitted to UNESCO for inscription on its heritage lists.

VOV.VN - Efforts are underway in the highland commune of Mu Cang Chai (Lao Cai province) to safeguard the traditional Mong panpipe, an art form recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - UNESCO has recently recognised the traditional craft of Dong Ho folk painting as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, raising the total number of the country’s such UNESCO-recognised intangible elements to 17.

VOV.VN - The traditional craft of Dong Ho folk painting has been inscribed on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, marking Vietnam’s 17th element recognised on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list.