A dossier on Truc Lam Zen Buddhism teaching wood blocks kept at a pagoda in Northern Province of Bac Giang has been submitted to UNESCO for its recognition as World Documentary Heritage in the Memory of the World Programme, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Around 3000 artefacts, made in different shapes and sizes of Vietnamese dragons, are on display at the Vietnam History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City as of April 17.
The number of visitors to this year’s Hung Temple Festival has increased sharply over the past five days, according to the festival organising board.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on April 16 publicised a national action programme to preserve two UNESCO-recognised forms of Vietnamese folk singing in the 2010-2015 period.
A “Discover Vietnam†programme was launched on April 15 as part of the French Perpignan 2010 exhibition-cum-fair.
Vietnam has asked Japan to continue helping the country preserve the Thang Long Citadel and join hands with Vietnam in events celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
A group of 32 musicians, poets, photographers, and other artists has begun a 10-day tour of Vietnam to create artworks that will showcase the development of the country and its beauty.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Phu Tho Province are urgently completing a dossier to submit to UNESCO for recognition of the “Belief and Hung Temple Festival†as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
A series of cultural, art and sporting events were held at the Kinh Bac Culture Centre in Bac Ninh City on April 15 as part of the Bac Ninh Festival 2010 as well as celebrating 35 years of Vietnamese-German diplomatic ties.
Vietnam and Myanmar, who share a number of cultural features, have agreed to more cultural exchanges in performing arts and archaeology.
An open-air photo exhibition on Vietnam’s former capitals has opened in the midland province of Phu Tho. About 200 photos selected from 1,000 works take by domestic and foreign photographers provide an overview on five Vietnamese typical ancient capitals, including Van Lang in Phu Tho, Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh, Lam Kinh-Thanh Hoa, Hue of Thua Thien-Hue and Thang Long-Hanoi.
An exhibition displaying some 50 works of calligraphy in Korean script based on President Ho Chi Minh’s Prison Diary kicked off in Hanoi on April 15.