The bas-reliefs on the Nine Bronze Urns at the Hue Imperial Palace have been recognised as documentary heritage of the Asia-Pacific region by the Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Committee (MOWCAP).
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is collecting feedback on the draft Law on Cultural Heritage (revised) which includes new provisions on documentary heritage, and is expected to facilitate the management, protection and promotion of this heritage type.
The Nine Dynastic Urns, housed in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, have been inscribed in the Memory of the World Programme for the Asia - Pacific Region, marking Vietnam’s 10th UNESCO-recognised documentary heritage.
A national conference on protection and preservation of documentary heritage will be held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in the central coastal city of Nha Trang in November.
Two heritage pieces of Vietnam were recognised as part of documentary heritage in Asia and the Pacific on November 26, at the 9th general meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) in Andong city, the Republic of Korea.
An exhibition featuring Thang Long imperial citadel through Nguyen dynasty’s woodblocks is taking place at the relic site in Hanoi. This is part of activities to mark the Vietnam Culture Day.
The People’s Committee of central Ha Tinh province held a ceremony on October 16 to receive a certificate recognising "Hoang Hoa su trinh do” (The Envoy’s Journey to China ) as one of documentary heritage in Asia and the Pacific under UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme.
The 7th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) is underway in Hue City, central Thue Thien-Hue province on May 18-21.
