VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was visiting Vietnam, made a tour of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, the former name of present-day Hanoi, on January 30.

A kaleidoscope of festive activities will be held throughout 2024 in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue in the framework of the Hue Festival 2024, the provincial People’s Committee said on January 1.

Experts, managers and artisans looked into intangible cultural heritage preservation in Vietnam over the past 20 years at a workshop in Hanoi on December 26.

A photo exhibition on natural and cultural heritage in Vietnam took place at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on December 11.

VOV.VN - Located on the bank of the Red River, 2000-year-old Chem Temple in Hanoi is Vietnam’s oldest temple, which is not only of great historical, cultural, and spiritual importance but also has a unique architecture.

The south central provinces of Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan, home to the art of pottery making of Cham ethnic people, have been taking steps to preserve and bring into play the value of this UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage at the same time with developing community-based tourism.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese homepage of tech giant Google currently features a group of people playing Đờn Ca Tài Tử to honour the traditional art genre from the country’s southern region as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Visitors will have a chance to gain an insight into the space of the gong culture in the Central Highlands and the art of Xoe dance of the Thai people, two UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage elements of Vietnam, at an exhibition to be held in Hanoi on December 1, according to organisers.

VOV.VN - Safeguarding and promoting cultural heritages fulfil the cultural aspirations of the people, building an integrated Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity and generating resources for the overall development of Vietnam.

The “Great Solidarity of Ethnic Groups-Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week 2023" opened at a grand ceremony held in Hanoi on November 23.