Tây Thiên Mother Goddess worship recognised as national intangible heritage The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised the Tây Thiên Mother Goddess worship in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc as a national intangible heritage.

Plan to recognise culture champions

The capital city's People's Committee has announced a plan to award titles of 'People's Artisan' and 'Meritorious Artisan' in the field of intangible cultural heritage for the third time in 2021. 

Việt Nam and UNESCO to boost co-operation in cultural preservation Việt Nam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to focus on researching and completing the dossiers to seek UNESCO’s recognition for more of Việt Nam’s tangible and intangible cultural heritages, said deputy minister Trịnh Thị Thủy during a meeting with Michael Croft, the UNESCO representative in Việt Nam.

Mountain spring festival comes to capital A series of events reflecting the festive atmosphere in northern mountainous regions is being showcased throughout January at the Village of Culture-Tourism of Ethnic Groups in Việt Nam in the western outskirts of Hà Nội.

Top 10 cultural events of the year

With the theme 'Visit Việt Nam Year 2019', Nha Trang - Khánh Hòa, the national tourism year staged more than 100 festivals and cultural activities to promote sea and island tourism.

Lào Cai develops tourism based on local ethnic cultures

Local authorities in the northern province of Lào Cai have decided to develop tourism based on local ethnic cultures.

Preserving folk singing with drums

The art of folk singing alongside drums, hát trống quân in Vietnamese, started in Bùi Xá Village, in today’s Thuận Thành District, the northern province of Bắc Ninh, in the 13th century, but locals still practise the art.

Then practice becomes part of intangible cultural heritages of humanity

The Then practice of Việt Nam’s Tày, Nùng and Thái ethnic groups has been named on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Cultural Heritage said on December 13. 

Folk festival in downtown Hà Nội Various folk activities will be on show at the first ever Folk Culture in Contemporary Life Festival this weekend at Lý Thái Tổ Park in downtown Hà Nội.

Festival showcases Hòa Bình Province's traditional food and handicrafts A food tray featuring the traditional dishes of Mường ethnic minority in the northern province of Hoà Bình has been recognised as the biggest of its kind by the Vietnam Book of Records during the province’s festival of food and traditional handicrafts on Saturday.