Huế Festival 2022 revitalises pandemic-hit tourism industry of Thừa Thiên Huế The central province of Thừa Thiên Huế has been drawing in tourists with this year’s Huế Festival, promoting its image after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Nguyễn Thanh Bình, vice chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.

Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve must not be spoilt Local residents and environmentalists have been spreading the news that UNESCO Việt Nam has opposed an official letter from the Đồng Nai People's Committee consulting on a contractor's proposal to build a 40km highway with a bridge across the core zone of the Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve.

Scientist honoured with L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent award

The jury of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the L’Oréal Foundation on June 22 presented the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 to Dr Hồ Thị Thanh Vân, a chemicals scientist who is working at the HCM City University of Natural Resources and Environment.

Vĩnh Long preserves and promotes tài tử music

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long is seeking to preserve and promote tài tử music, a traditional art genre of the south.

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Saving Việt Nam's wild bird population

 A few weeks ago, Deputy Prime Minister Lê Văn Thành signed a directive to order immediate measures to protect wild and migrating birds in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam celebrates 200th birthday of poet Chiểu ​​​​​​​

A series of cultural activities and art shows celebrating Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Đình Chiểu’s 200th birthday anniversary have begun in HCM City and southern provinces. 

Huế, Hội An boost public bicycle share programme

The first phase of the Public Bike Sharing System – an innovative public bike-sharing scheme by the International Co-operation Agency of Germany (GIZ), tech firm Vietsoftpro and the central provincial people’s committee – has been launched in Huế City with an aim of developing a bicycle transportation plan for 2021-2026.

Literary work by poet Nguyễn Du released as art book

One of the most famous poems by great 18th-century Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Du (1766-1820) has been released by the Kim Đồng Publishing House in the form of an art book.

Huế exhibits ancient gold seal copies