Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Le Hung Dung has called for joint efforts to preserve and promote local cultural heritages from 2016-2020.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Le Hung Dung has called for joint efforts to preserve and promote local cultural heritages from 2016-2020.
During a working session with the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on September 8, Dung said 572 billion VND (26 million USD) will be earmarked to cover specific plans for the preservation.
Director of the Department Tran Viet Phuong said his agency will work closely with relevant bodies to preserve, promote and manage local recognised historical and cultural sites in the city.
Priority will be given to protecting and upholding the values of local intangible culture, including the Cai Rang floating market culture and traditional music such as Can Tho’s Don Ca Tai Tu (amateur singing) and Ho Song Hau (Ho singing on the Hau River).
Focus will also be on preserving antique houses, traditional trade villages, festivals and antique item collections.
To date, a number of popular relic sites in the city have been repaired and upgraded, including the Lo Vong Cung revolutionary base in Phong Dien district, the memorial of composer Nguyen Trong Quyen (a.k.a. Moc Quan) in Thot Not district, and the Hung kings Temple in Binh Thuy district, among others.-VNA
Experts and educators gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on March 24 to discuss how to include intangible cultural heritage in education for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Thanh Hoa, renowned for its Dong Son culture, has province has been selected to host the 2015 National Tourism Year with the theme ‘Connecting World Heritage’, Nhan Dan newspaper reported.
The Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has implemented a number of projects to preserve the city’s intangible cultural heritages, including a project carried out from 2014-2015 to review the city’s intangible cultural heritages and apply effective conservation methods.
The northeast province of Phu Tho is undertaking all necessary actions to preserve and revive Xoan singing, according to Vice-Chairman of the People's Committee of the northern province of Phu Tho.
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
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The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
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The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
An art exchange programme between Vietnam and Cambodia was held on the evening of June 13 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long as part of the 2025 Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
Digitalisation does not mean commercialisation or oversimplification of culture. It is a way of selecting, adapting, and spreading traditional values through a modern language.
Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho (Source: VNA)
