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.

Vietnamese cultural heritages and the image of a country of Vietnam with development, renovation and dynamism imbued with national identity were introduced to international friends during an event in Paris on May 3.

The central province of Quang Ngai is working to have Ly Son island, Binh Chau commune’s coastal area, and their vicinity included in the UNESCO list of global geoparks.