Life & Style

Hà Nội phở to be promoted in cultural IP creation contest

Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026

The Creating Cultural Intellectual Property from the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hà Nội''s Phở contest serves as an opportunity to promote the heritage value of phở, raise public awareness and promote this intangible cultural heritage in contemporary life.

Event

Spirit of lion and dragon dance comes to life as Tết approaches

Saturday, Jan 31, 2026

For Hồ Chí Minh City residents, “Seeing the lion dance means seeing Tết” has long been a familiar saying.

Heritage

La Phù village festival celebrated as a national treasure

Monday, Oct 06, 2025

On a vibrant Sunday at the La Phù village communal house, Hà Nội City held a grand ceremony to present the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Certificate to this cherished festival.

Life & Style

Cultural identity of Ơ Đu ethnic people honoured

Monday, Jul 21, 2025

The Ơ Đu ethnic people''s ceremony to welcome the first thunder of the year has been listed as national intangible cultural heritage, in the category of social customs and beliefs.

Life & Style

Huế has two more national cultural heritages

Tuesday, Jul 08, 2025

The new rice festival of the Cơ Tu ethnic people and the traditional knowledge of bún bò Huế (Huế-style beef noodle soup) have been officially listed in the national intangible cultural heritages

Event

Khánh Hoà Salangane Nest Festival recognised as national intangible cultural heritage

Thursday, Jun 05, 2025

The Salangane Nest Festival and the knowledge of exploiting and processing agarwood in Khánh Hoà Province have been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.

News

Tug-of-war named cultural heritage

Friday, Dec 04, 2015

A traditional Vietnamese tug-of-war folk game was added to UNESCO''s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity icons yesterday, along with three other Asian countries with a similar tradition.

News

Forum focuses on cultural heritage

Wednesday, Oct 07, 2015

Participants from Southeast Asian member countries and relevant bodies discussed and shared experiences in protecting intangible cultural heritage at a regional meeting in Ha Noi.

News

VN seeks UNESCO recognition for ethnic ‘Then' singing

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015

The culture ministry has approved a plan to seek UNESCO''s recognition of an oral folk art form of three ethnic groups from northern Viet Nam as intangible cultural heritage.

News

Regional festival gets intangible cultural heritage recognition

Tuesday, Jun 09, 2015

The People''s Committee of the southern An Giang Province celebrated the recognition accorded to the Ba Chua Xu (regional goddess) Festival as national intangible cultural heritage on June 8.

News

Folk music research wins award

Monday, Dec 29, 2014

Research on southern folk music (don ca tai tu) by a teacher from Long An Province, Vo Truong Ky, won the Viet Nam Folk Arts and Letters Association''s highest award this year.

News

Vietnamese folk music night to be held in Ha Noi

Friday, Dec 26, 2014

A night of Vietnamese folk music featuring ca tru (ceremonial singing), cheo (popular theatre), chau van (spiritual singing) and xam (blind buskers'' singing) will take place in Ha Noi on January 6.

News

Vietnamese folk songs get intangible cultural heritage status

Friday, Nov 28, 2014

UNESCO has recognised the Vietnamese Vi and Dam folk songs as being symbols of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

News

Work-songs seek UN stamp

Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014

Vietnamese work songs are in the running to become UNESCO symbols of intangible world heritage, along with 45 other cultural practices across the globe.

News

New stamps highlight cultural heritage

Thursday, Jun 05, 2014

The Ministry of Information and Communications has released a set of stamps featuring traditional ca tru singing recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding by UNESCO in 2009.