The Thang Long Imperial Citadel, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural
Heritage site, in Hanoi capital city has so far this year welcomed more
than 70,000 local and international visitors.
The official documents of the Nguyen Dynasty serve as an important legal
basis for affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over its sea and islands, a
Vietnamese professor has said.
Ethnic minority women in the central province of Quang Nam are enjoying a
better life thanks to a project co-funded by the Luxembourg Government
and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO).
Vietnam has proactively expanded its cooperation with other countries
and international organisations in preserving and upholding values of
UNESCO-recognised heritage pieces, a representative of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has
said.
The northern port city of Hai Phong is preparing for a busy May after
making plans to host both a major flower festival and a ceremony
recognising its Cat Ba archipelago as a special national relic site.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 24 launched a project
promoting responsible and sustainable tourism to improve livelihoods for
local residents.
Vietnamese representatives are joining nearly 1,000 lawyers and legal
activists from all over the world at the ongoing 18th Congress of the
International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) in Brussels,
Belgium .
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is joining hands with
government agencies and the private sector in giving education to
underprivileged children in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand.
World recognition is being sought for a vast archive of administrative
documents, many of them signed by the Nguyen kings from 1802 to 1945.
Some of them record Vietnam's ownership of islands in the East Sea.
Japan’s Nara National Research
Institute for Cultural Properties is developing technology to preserve
the valuable wooden relics in the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the UN
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) signed a
framework agreement for cooperation at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris
on December 17.
The G Cham tower group, one of the eight tower groups within the
UNESCO-recognised relic site in Duy Xuyen district, the central province
of Quang Nam, has been upgraded over the past decade.
The People’s Committee of central Thanh Hoa province has approved the
excavation of its Ho Dynasty Citadel as part of an archaeological
project costing over 90 billion VND (4.23 million USD).
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on domestic and foreign
experts to continue their support for the protection and preservation of
the world heritage site of Angkor Wat Temple.
Vietnam has been elected to the 21-member World Heritage Committee (WHC)
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) during the 2013-2017 tenure for the first time.
By drawing on its rich heritage of Buddhist pagodas and ancient sites,
this picturesque northern province of Ninh Binh hopes to attract more
tourists from both Vietnam and around the world. Viet Nam News report.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) has adopted a resolution honouring Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du
and other world famous people at its ongoing 37th General Assembly in
Paris.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Thanh Son has stated that Vietnam
will continue backing reform efforts carried out by UNESCO Director
General Irina Bokava to enhance the organisation’s status and role.
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