NDO/VNA – An exhibition on Quan ho (love duet) songs opened in the northern province of Bac Ninh on January 23 to mark a decade since the traditional art form was recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity (2009-2019).
NDO - The Sanskrit texts inscribed on the relics at My Son Sanctuary, a UNESCO world heritage site in central Vietnam, will be translated into Vietnamese and English with the assistance of Indian experts.
NDO/VNA – ‘Sac bua’ (Tet greeting) singing in Phu Le commune, Ba Tri district, in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, has been named a national intangible cultural heritage.
NDO – The central province of Quang Binh held a ceremony in Dong Hoi city on April 24 to receive the UNESCO certificate in recognition of Bai Choi singing, a popular style of folklore singing in the central and south-central regions of Vietnam, as an intangible heritage of humanity.
NDO/VNA – An international seminar on world natural heritages and sustainable development in the new context opened in the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 9.
NDO – A Neu pole, a tall bamboo tree with red garment strips used to dispel evil spirits during Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, was erected at Hue Imperial Citadel in Thua Thien-Hue province on January 28.
NDO/VNA – The 2018 Asia-Pacific Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Conference opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on November 6, under the theme of “ICH NGOs towards the Sustainable Development of Communities”.
NDO – The Hanoi History Association (HHA) and Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) on June 29 announced the establishment of the Centre for Heritage Research and Conservation.
