COVID-19 successes, multilateral diplomacy, devastating disasters among Việt Nam’s top 10 events in 2020

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has selected the top 10 outstanding events in Việt Nam in an eventful and memorable 2020.

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Đắk Nông Global Geopark title confirms local tourism brands but challenges ahead, says expert

The UNESCO Programme and External Relations Commission of the 209th Executive Board recently recognised Đắk Nông Geopark in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông as a Global Geopark. Mai Phan Dũng, Head of the Department of Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Secretary-General of the Việt Nam National Commission for UNESCO (VNCU) speaks about the new title

Đắk Nông Geopark – a natural wonder

Đắk Nông Geopark in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông has been a luring destination to tourists and scientists and has been nominated for listing in the Global Geoparks Network by UNESCO.

Lý Sơn-Sa Huỳnh listed in UNESCO’s candidature dossiers The Lý Sơn-Sa Huỳnh Geo-Park has been listed in the dossier for UNESCO recognition, and the organisation can send an evaluation mission in 2020, general secretary of the Global Geoparks Network and chairperson of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, Guy Martini, confirmed in an email on Tuesday.

Achieving UNESCO recognition is hard but keeping it is even harder

Associate Professor Trần Tân Văn, director of the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, has been preparing dossiers for many of Việt Nam’s natural heritages to seek UNESCO recognition.

Non Nước Cao Bằng Geopark, a wonderland on Earth

Non Nước Cao Bằng UNESCO Global Geopark is an exceptional area in which it is possible to explore the history of planet Earth for more than 500 million years. It’s also a land of tangible and intangible cultural heritage sites. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa explores.

Cỏ village offers a taste of the old Việt Nam1

Since last month Phổ Thạnh Commune has hosted tourists visiting the core zone of Sa Huỳnh Culture and Chăm culture in Lý Sơn-Sa Huỳnh Geopark.

Central province meets criteria for Global Geopark

The central province of Phú Yên has sufficient conditions to set up a Global Geopark, Guy Martini, Chairman of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, said after a field trip to the site earlier this week.

Festival held to promote Bản Giốc Waterfall

The second Bản Giốc Waterfall Tourism Festival took place last weekend in the northern province of Cao Bằng with a range of activities to promote local culture and tourism as well as the hospitability of local residents.