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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairwoman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and overseas Vietnamese in Singapore at the Chingay Parade 2025. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese in Singapore join Chingay Parade 2025

The Vietnamese community in Singapore showcased culinary delights such as pho (noodle soup with beef or chicken), banh mi (bread), and banh trang (rice paper) at the Chingay Parade 2025 on February 7-8.

People attend activities within the framework of the Hung Kings Commemoration Day on April 18, 2024. (Photo: VNA)

Hung Kings Commemoration Day contributes to promoting heritage

The events aim to educate the tradition of patriotism and gratitude to the Hung Kings and ancestors who contributed to building and protecting the nation; as well as contribute to popularising tourism and local cultural heritage towards promoting tourism and economic development in the province.

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO, at a ceremony welcoming the Paralympic Torch at the UNESCO headquarters. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam gears up for another vibrant year at UNESCO in 2025: Ambassador

As 2024 draws to a close with a series of “significant successes,” Vietnam is gearing up for an even more active year in 2025, Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO, told Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in Paris, where UNESCO’s headquarters is based.

30 years of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as World Natural Heritage

30 years of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as World Natural Heritage

Ha Long Bay, a breathtaking gem of Vietnam, was recognised as a World Natural Heritage site three decades ago, on December 17, 1994. This 30-year milestone not only marks a moment of pride for Vietnam but also underscores the immense responsibility that comes with safeguarding such a natural treasure.

Dalat Spring Concert will feature celebrated singers and bands of the 1970s and 1980s — Boney M. Liz Mitchell, Joy, and Samantha Fox. (Photo courtesy of the organisers)

Dalat spring concert features international musical legends

Celebrated singers and bands from the 1970s and 1980s — namely Boney M. and singer Liz Mitchell, as well as Joy and Samantha Fox — will perform their hits at the Dalat Spring Concert set to take place at Lam Vien Square in Da Lat on December 21.

Ha Long Bay: 30 years as a World Heritage Site

Ha Long Bay: 30 years as a World Heritage Site

December 17, 2024, marks 30 years since Ha Long Bay was recognised as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO. Over the past three decades, Ha Long Bay has maintained its prestigious title, with its magnificent beauty remaining a source of pride for Vietnam as a whole, Quang Ninh province in particular, and one of the most alluring destinations on the planet.

Ba Chua Xu Festival recognised as UNESCO intangible heritage

Ba Chua Xu Festival recognised as UNESCO intangible heritage

The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival on Mount Sam in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has been officially inscribed onto the

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. With this recognition, the festival has become the 16th intangible cultural heritage element of Vietnam recognised by UNESCO.

A performance of Quan Ho Bac Ninh folk songs (Photo: VietnamPlus)

16 UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage elements of Vietnam

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has recently inscribed the Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival at Sam mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, raising the total number of Vietnam’s such UNESCO-honoured intangible elements to 16.

Then singing is a traditional folk art form and spiritual ritual practiced by the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic minority groups. (Photo: VNA)

Bac Giang preserves Then heritage

Bac Giang - one of the 11 localities in Vietnam housing the practice of Then singing, a traditional folk art form and spiritual ritual practiced by the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic groups in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam.