Winners of the Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards 2020 were announced on September 21.

VOV.VN - The HCM City People's Committee has sent a document to the Ministry of National Defense as it seeks advice on compiling relevant dossiers about the historic Cu Chi Tunnels as its strives to gain UNESCO’s recognition as a world heritage site.

An agreement on scientific cooperation in the field of culture was signed between representatives of the Ho Chi Minh City Museum and the Ben Gurion Heritage Institute of Israel via a video conference on September 8.

VOV.VN - Quang Nam province has decided to extend the ongoing social distancing order imposed on Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, starting from August 14 in an effort to curb the novel coronavirus.

UNESCO in Vietnam in partnership with the Germany Embassy is organising Vietnam Photo Expression 2020, themed “Showing we care, sharing our vision on cultural diversity”.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 30 requested the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh to balance their annual budgets and mobilise funding from other sources to implement projects on protection and promotion of Vi Giam folk singing.

VOV.VN - The central province of Quang Nam will impose social distancing on Hoi An tourist city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, starting 00.00hrs July 31, after a local resident was infected with COVID-19.

VOV.VN - My Son Sanctuary is a large complex featuring religious relics, including temples, shrines, and towers, with the 1,000-year UNESCO-recognised world heritage site being the capital of the ancient Champa Kingdom.

The Hue Festival 2020 will open on August 26 this year, two days earlier than the previously-decided date of August 28, the festival organising board said on July 21.

The eighth Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards is accepting entries from both amateur and professional photographers living in Vietnam and abroad from June 1 to the end of August.