A senior Government official has said Vietnam attaches importance to
preserving cultural heritages while boosting industrialisation,
modernisation and international integration.
Addressing the Asia
Cultural Cooperation Forum (ACCF) 2011 that opened in Hong Kong on Oct. 8
(VNA), , said Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Khanh
Hai said Vietnam has built a strategy to preserve and bring into play
values of intangible cultural heritages and vision to 2020.
The
Vietnamese Government and people have promoted regional and
international cooperation and learnt experiences in the conservation of
culture of humanity, he said.
As a result, activities to preserve
intangible cultural heritages in Vietnam have been expanded from
building a legal system, enhancing financial investment and educating
young generations to building dossiers on intangible cultural heritages
for submission to the UNESCO for recognition.
Hai also
acknowledged Vietnam is facing a number of difficulties and challenges
in the protection of intangible cultural heritages such as the lack of
professional staff and the community’s involvement in conservation
projects and programmes.
The ACCF 2011 themed “Intangible cultural heritages – Continuation and Enhancement” will last through Oct. 11./.