Vietnam is gradually diversifying financial mechanisms for nature conservation, with trillions of Vietnamese dong mobilised each year for forest protection and development, as well as livelihood support for local communities.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam enters a period of profound transformation in its development model, Ho Chi Minh Thought continues to be viewed not merely as a historical legacy, but as a guiding value system for innovation, international integration and sustainable development.

As modernisation threatens to wash away traditional culture, artisan Nguyen Huu Hoa and his wife, Meritorious Artisan Nguyen Thi Oanh, are holding the line for Dong Ho folk painting, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

VOV.VN - The Ha Long Carnival 2026 took place in Ha Long ward, Quang Ninh province, with the participation of approximately 80,000 local people and visitors, reinforcing Ha Long’s position as one of Vietnam’s leading tourism and festival destinations.

Vietnam supports the vision and approach of “UNESCO for the people,” placing people at the centre of the organisation, with all policies and programmes meeting the practical needs of the public, especially vulnerable groups, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ngo Le Van, Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, has said.

VOV.VN - Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day, observed on the 10th day of the third lunar month, honours Vietnam’s legendary founders and highlights enduring cultural values and national identity, a tradition recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.

VOV.VN - As global competition increasingly extends into culture, Vietnam’s iconic Phở has emerged as a widely recognised culinary symbol worldwide, yet its influence has largely spread organically, prompting questions about how it can be strategically developed into a true cultural ambassador and soft power asset.

The UNESCO Executive Board on April 15 approved decisions to extend the status of two Vietnamese Category II centres under UNESCO’s auspices for a further eight years during its 224th session in Paris.

VOV.VN - The UNESCO Office in Vietnam, in coordination with the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has launched a nationwide graphic design contest to create an official commemorative visual design marking the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s accession to UNESCO (1976-2026).

A grand ceremony was held on March 27 evening in Bac Ninh province to receive UNESCO’s certificate inscribing the craft of making Dong Ho folk woodblock printings on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.