A festival to honour and showcase Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritages of humanity is underway in the northern province of Phu Tho from April 22 to 24, as part of the local 2023 Hung Kings Temple Festival and Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land. A corner of Van Lang park in Phu Tho where an event set a...

The Hung Kings Temple Festival 2023 and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land 2023 kicked off in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 21. A view of the Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phu Tho (File photo: VNA) A celebration of the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the...

On the occasion of the Hung Kings Temple Festival, which falls on April 29 this year (the 10th day of the third lunar month), Vietnamese communities, agencies, and organisations in countries across the world will celebrate the “Vietnam Ancestral Global Day” (VAGD). The worshipping ritual of the Hung Kings is honoured by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of...

Over the years, all levels and sectors in the province have implemented many specific solutions to preserve and preserve traditional cultural identities, in which activities of replicating the model of folk culture teams and clubs has been bringing practical effects. Increasing in quantity and quality Lang Son is a land of convergence of unique folk culture values of ethnic...

The Saigontourist Group Food and Culture Festival 2023 hosted by Saigontourist Group and some other units opened on April 20 at Van Thanh Tourist Site in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh district. A booth of Hotel Continental Saigon at the festival. (Photo: VNA) The four-day festival introduces more than 350 local dishes from provinces and cities in...

Vietnam has played an active role in implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003 Convention) in both international and national scales, stated Chief of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Section of UNESCO and Secretary of the 2003 Convention Tim Curtis. A performance of Hue court music, a UNESCO-recognised world intangible cultural heritage (Photo: thethaovanhoa.vn)...

The central coastal province of Binh Thuan will host the second Vietnam International Photography Festival 2023, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. A photo is displayed at the exhibition "Vietnam through the lens of international photographers" taking place within the framework of the first Vietnam International Photography Festival in 2021. (Photo: Courtesy of the festival...

On the evening of April 14, at Ky Lua Walking street, Lang Son city, the Department of Information and Communications in collaboration with the People's Committee of Lang Son city, the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized the opened the 2nd Vietnam Book and Reading Culture Day in 2023. Attending the opening...

An art performance celebrating the ongoing 12th Vietnam-France decentralised cooperation conference was held at the pedestrian spaces in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem district on April 14 night. An art performance at the event (Photo: VNA) Two other events with pavilions featuring the two countries also took place on the occasion as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the...

An international symposium was held by authorities of Hanoi, Toulouse city of France, and the French Development Agency (AFD) on April 13 to discuss ways for preserving and bringing into play values of the archaeological site of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel. The symposium in Hanoi on April 13. (Photo: VNA) Nguyen Thanh Quang, Director of the Thang...