VOV.VN - Vietnam is proud to have a total of eight national cultural and natural heritages recognized by UNESCO as World Heritages after it joined the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1972.

The National Strategy on the Development of Vietnamese Cultural Industries is a huge effort of the country in realising UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Convention 2005).

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will accompany the central province of Thua Thien - Hue in the conservation and promotion of traditional cultural heritage values, Director-General Audrey Azoulay said on September 7.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed the nation’s recognition of great importance to cultural development, considering culture to be the driving force and a goal for national development.

VOV.VN - The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage highlighted the active companionship and responsibility of the nation has with the international community.

Vietnam expects to get support from UNESCO when it runs for a seat in the World Heritage Committee in the 2023-2027 tenure, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said while meeting with UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay in Hanoi on September 5.

Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay has hailed Vietnam as a model of effective cooperation with UNESCO.

VOV.VN - UNESCO has named Cao Lanh city in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap among the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), alongside 76 other cities from 43 countries worldwide.

Vietnam has made significant efforts to implement UNESCO Convention for the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage since its ratification of the treaty on October 19, 1987.

The 50th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage will be marked with a ceremony in northern Ninh Binh province on September 6.