President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga received a delegation from the Indian Society for Cultural Co-operation and Friendship (ISCUF) led by its deputy head Mohanty Bijay in Hanoi on July 7.

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.

An event named “Tet in summer” was held in Gent city, Belgium on July 1 to promote Vietnamese culture and raise funds for poor children in Vietnam.

A wide range of activities took place in Larmor-Plage city of France’s Morbihan department of Brittany from June 30 to July 2 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam - France diplomatic relations and 10 years of the two countries’ strategic partnership.

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

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi will host a brocade festival throughout July, with the aim of preserving and promoting the value of ethnic brocade.

The first Vietnam-US Cultural Festival took place at the Vietnam Centre for Exhibition of Cultural and Arts in Hanoi on June 25.

Spouses of the Vietnamese Ambassador and other diplomats together with female diplomats of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands have hosted a programme to popularise the Vietnamese culture and cuisine to ASEAN and international friends within the framework of the activities of the ASEAN Women Group in the Netherlands (ALC).

Visiting President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol and his spouse attended a music gala of cultural exchange between the two countries held at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on late June 22.

With cultural richness and a vast array of tangible and intangible cultural heritages, Vietnam is endowed with abundant resources for the development of cultural tourism.