On October 29, Vice Chairwoman of the Quang Ninh City People’s Committee,Vu Thi Mai Anh, had a courtesy meeting with Jonathan Wallace Baker, Head of the UNESCO Representative Office in Viet Nam.
Quang Ninh is home to two UNESCO-recognized World Heritage sites including Ha Long Bay and Yen Tu. The journey to safeguard these two treasures stands as clear evidence of the province’s vision and sustained commitment to heritage conservation and value promotion.
The Đông Hồ folk painting craft was included in UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Need of Urgent Safeguarding at the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of ICH on December 9 in New Delhi, India, according to the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The initiative proposed by Việt Nam has received high appreciation from the UNESCO Director-General and member states for its relevance to the organisation’s strategy and its current work of integrating culture into development policies beyond 2030.
Yen Tu, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, remains an endless source of inspiration to artists, offering a wealth of themes that never run dry. With the pride of a Quang Ninh native living at the foot of Yen Tu, photographer Dong Xuan Toan, a member of the Quang Ninh Literature and Arts Association, has captured the sacred mountain through countless angles and moments.
The recently designated UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site of Yen Tu-Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac Comple spans 12 clusters of monuments and scenic sites across the provinces of Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, and Hai Phong city. Among them, five notable clusters are located in Quang Ninh, including Thai Mieu, Lan Pagoda, the Hoa Yen Pagoda complex, Ngoa Van Hermitage and Pagoda, and the Yen Giang stake yard.
Deputy Minister Vũ extended warm congratulations to the family of the late musician, and emphasised that the recognition of "Musician Hoàng Vân’s Collection" by UNESCO is not only a tribute to the musician and his family but also an affirmation of the enduring stature and value of Việt Nam's revolutionary music.
A delegation from Quang Ninh province, led by Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hanh, joined representatives from the two provinces of Bac Giang and Hai Duong attend the 221st Session of the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in France.
The southern province of An Giang will organise a ceremony to celebrate the recognition of its Festival of the Bà Chúa Xứ Goddess at Sam Mountain as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. The event on March 19 at the Sam Mountain National Tourism Site in Châu Đốc City will be attended by over 2,000 officials, local residents and tourists.
Deputy Director-General of UNESCO Xing Qu stated that Việt Nam remains a trusted partner of UNESCO in proposing and launching initiatives aimed at enhancing the role and position of UNESCO in the new global context.
Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for Natural Sciences Lidia Arthur Brito has commended Việt Nam for its significant contributions to UNESCO's natural science initiatives while meeting in Paris with Ambassador Nguyễn Thị Vân Anh, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to UNESCO.
Experts of the UNESCO Global Geopark Network have suggested the northern province of Lạng Sơn to pay special attention to educating local community about the values of the Lạng Sơn Geopark and enhancing local community’s responsibility in preserving the geopark.
A delegation of experts from UNESCO have made a field trip to the northern province of Lạng Sơn for on-site assessment of the dossier submitted to the organisation to seek the organisation's recognition of Lạng Sơn Geopark as a global one.
The Nine Tripod Cauldrons, housed in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, have been inscribed in the Memory of the World Register.
Viet Nam always highly values multilateral cooperation and UNESCO’s role, and vows to continue to active and positive contributions to the organization’s common affairs, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc.
Vietnam always identifies science and technology as a top national policy and an important driving force for the country's rapid and sustainable development, Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO has told UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences Lidia Arthur Brito.
