VOV.VN - This year marks the 20th anniversary of UNESCO recognition of Nha Nhac (royal court music) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

A ceremony was held in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on June 15 to receive the UNESCO certificate inscribing the art of pottery making of Cham people on the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding and kick off the Ninh Thuan Grape - Wine Festival 2023.

VOV.VN - A painting contest to honour Vietnam’s cultural heritage has opened for entries from all comers of the country.

The National Master Programme on Development of Vietnamese Culture in the 2023-2025 period has been approved under a decision recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government has approved a national programme on cultural development for the 2023 - 2025 period.

The People's Committees of the northern provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Duong and Bac Giang have agreed to consult leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism about adding Bach Dang pile yard to the scientific dossier on the Complex of Yen Tu Monuments and Landscapes to seek UNESCO's recognition as world culture heritage.

VOV.VN - Thua Thien-Hue province in central Vietnam will hold a ceremony in June to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Hue Monuments complex and the 20th anniversary of Nha Nhac (Hue royal court music) winning world cultural heritage titles from UNESCO.

VOV.VN - In December, 2017, UNESCO inscribed Xoan singing, a Vietnamese folk music genre in Phu Tho province, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

VOV.VN - The worship of the Hung Kings in Phu Tho province was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at a UNESCO meeting in Paris on December 6, 2012.

VOV.VN - People were treated to an impressive light extravaganza as part of a festival to honour traditional craft villages in Hue, the former capital city of Vietnam, that was inaugurated on April 28 evening.