Jointly hosted by the Cultural Heritage Department of UNESCO Office in Hanoi and the Hoi An Centre for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, the event aims to assess the management of world heritage sites in Vietnam and propose solutions to protect and promote the values of world cultural and natural heritage after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Measures to manage world cultural and natural heritage in Vietnam in accordance with the World Heritage Convention, and new trends worldwide in managing, conserving and promoting the world’s cultural and natural heritage values will also be put on the table, the ministry said.
Activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage will also be organised within the framework of the workshop.
Vietnam has a large number of heritage sites that are an invaluable cultural asset to the community and the nation, and contribute to national socio-economic development.
Vietnam boasts over 10,000 Â provincial-level relics, nearly 3,600 national relic sites, and 119 special national relic sites. A total of 396 intangible cultural sites in the country are recognised as national intangible cultural heritages, while eight world natural and cultural heritage and 14 intangible cultural heritage sites have been recognised by UNESCO.
Vietnam’s heritage is protected by UNESCO’s conventions such as the 1972 UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and legal regulations.
Hoi An, one of the most popular destinations for international tourists, was officially recognised as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO on December 4, 1999.
Enhancing Operational Efficiency at Vietnam’s World Heritage Sites
NDO—Nhan Dan recently published a Vietnamese-language story calling for an immediate end to the organisation of parties in the caverns at Ha Long Bay, which revealed typical shortcomings in the management of World Heritage Sites in Vietnam. But we must look no further than some limitations of the current management model to uncover the main cause of such confusion.
Joy and pride in international recognition of national heritages
NDO – As the art of xoan singing is soon to be lifted from the UNESCO list of cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding, Dr Le Thi Minh Ly from the National Cultural Heritage Centre expressed her joy at the achievements Vietnam has made over the past year in protecting cultural heritages.
Protecting Minority Culture Through Workshop
NDO/VNA – How to protect and bring into play the values of folk culture of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam was discussed at a workshop held at the National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi on December 14.
Decoration art in traditional costume of Red Dao people recognised as national heritage
NDO – The Tuyen Quang provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with Na Hang district’s authorities hosted a ceremony on October 12 to receive a certificate honouring the decoration art in traditional costumes of local Red Dao ethnic groups as a national intangible heritage.
Exhibition to honour Vietnamese heritage
NDO – The "Vietnamese Cultural Heritage 2018" exhibition will take place in Hanoi from November 23 to 25, as one of the cultural events to honour and promote the values of national cultural heritages of various regions, especially the Vietnamese heritages that have been recognised by UNESCO.
