Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat and representatives from some UNESCO member countries exchanged views on the role of basic sciences in policy-making at a high-level seminar in Paris on July 8.

VOV.VN - The nation has been elected as a member of the UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage (Convention 2003) for the 2022 to 2026 term after receiving 120 approval votes, the highest among the elected countries.

VOV.VN - The “Vietnam cultural heritage space” exhibition is scheduled to take place from July 8 to July 13 at An Hoi Sculpture Garden in Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has highlighted significant contributions of blind poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu to Vietnam’s literature, education and culture, in his remarks delivered at the celebration of Chieu’s 200th birth anniversary (July 1, 1822 – 2022).

An international symposium was held in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on June 29 to discuss the life and career of UNESCO-recognised cultural celebrity Nguyen Dinh Chieu, a great poet, an enthusiastic teacher and a moral doctor.

VOV.VN - A total of 15 excellent female scientists, including Vietnamese Associate Professor Dr Ho Thi Thanh Van, were honoured at the annual L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Award ceremony held in Paris, France, on June 22.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will organise an international symposium on blind Vietnamese poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu (1822 – 1888) later this June, the first of its kind, spotlighting a man of culture from the southern region.

A hot air balloon festival, the largest of its kind held in Vietnam so far, will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 25 to 30 coinciding with the local signature Hue Festival this year.

As one of the Vice Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’s 77th session, Vietnam can bring into play its role in handling differences among countries and promoting consensus on the UNGA’s decisions, an official has said.

A non-profit sound workshop called “Sonic Ground” was opened in Hanoi on June 6 for ten micro-budget and independent filmmakers, video artists and artists of other mediums from all over Vietnam.