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Cultural experts have suggested diversifying preservation methods of UNESCO-recognised Then singing, on the basis of its original values.

“Then” practice of Vietnam’s ethnic groups of Tay, Nung, Thai has been named in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Cultural Heritage said on December 13.

Various folk activities will be on show at the first ever Folk Culture in Contemporary Life Festival this weekend at Ly Thai To Park in downtown Hanoi.

Cockscomb flower Tet festival of Cong ethnic people in the northwestern province of Dien Bien is held in the ninth lunar month every year to welcome the New Year.

The 2019 Cultural Heritage and Tourism Festival, themed ‘Cultural heritage in integration and development’, will be held in Hanoi from November 21-26.

The Central Highlands holds great potential for cultural and ecological tourism, but local provinces still need to work harder to develop these types of tourism effectively and sustainably, heard a national workshop on November 15.

Bestowed with many UNESCO tangible and intangible heritages, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has huge potential to develop tourism.

Becoming a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network is the first but significant step for Hanoi to raise its standing and create a new and more attractive image of the city.

Hanoi has welcomed more than 5.3 million foreign arrivals so far this year, up 10.8 percent from the same period in 2018.

The Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) will launch a tourism promotion programme in Japan and join the Tourism Expo Japan (JATA) 2019 in Osaka later this month, aiming to further exploit the nearly 127 million-strong market.

The live entertainment show ‘Tinh Hoa Bac Bo’ or ‘The Quintessence of Tonkin’ has received a special prize at The Guide Awards 2019 recently.

Hanoi has been ranked fifth among the seven best places in Asia for solo travellers by Bigseventravel.

The first-ever folk festival honouring Hanoi’s traditional and contemporary culture as well as cultural heritages will be held at the Ly Thai To Statue Square beside Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the capital city on November 15-17, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is calling for investment in six eco-tourism and culture tourism projects with a total capital of 2.78 trillion VND (nearly 119.5 million USD).

Unique performing arts of ethnic minority people in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh started the Tay Ninh Day in Hanoi.

More tourists have come to the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, a wonderland of diverse destinations that deliver big on excellent architecture, history and beauty.

Hanoi welcomed more than 4.7 million foreign tourists in the first nine months of 2019, a year-on-year increase of 10.1 percent, announced the municipal Department of Tourism on September 24.

The Con Son – Kiep Bac Autumn Festival 2019 kicked off in the northern province of Hai Duong on September 15, or the 17th day of the eighth lunar month.

The Con Son-Kiep Bac Autumn Festival 2018 kicked off in the northern province of Hai Duong on September 15 or the 17th day of the eighth lunar month.

Thanh Tuyen Festival and National intangible cultural heritage performance festival 2019 are one of many activities to preserve and honor values of cultural heritages.