VOV.VN - A river festival, the first of its kind in Ho Chi Minh City, is scheduled to take place from August 4 to August 6, featuring various special culture, entertainment, and art activities with the goal of promoting local tourism.

VOV.VN - Vu Thu Ha, vice chairwoman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, hosted a reception on July 7 for Firmin Edouard Matoko, assistant director-general of UNESCO, who affirmed the organisation’s readiness to accompany the nation in general and Hanoi in particular in preserving and promoting its cultural heritage values.

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.