Promoting development of private museums in Da Nang

Apart from public museums that are familiar to most of local residents, Da Nang is now home to 3 private museums that are storing and displaying thousands of rare and valuable artifacts. They are Dong Dinh Museum, the Museum of Buddhist Culture, the Non Nuoc Stone Carving Memory Museum. The presence of these museums helps to reduce the loss of the city’s antiquities, create more places for the public to access and enjoy cultural heritage, as well as create more tourist attractions for locals and tourists.

Reviving conical hats through community-based tourism

Among the traditional handicrafts, the non la (conical hat) has become a cultural specialty for tourists when visiting Hue. It is necessary to have a suitable direction for restoring and further promoting the craft of making conical hats through community-based tourism activities.

Ancient weaving village in HCMC

Thai My weaving village in Cu Chi district, is considered the cradle of rattan and bamboo products in Ho Chi Minh City. At its peak, more than 100 households in the village were engaged in the weaving trade.

M’nong people’s folk craft recognized as national intangible cultural heritage

The traditional brocade weaving of the M’nong ethnic people in Binh Phuoc Province has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.

200-year-old rice paper village in Can Tho designated national heritage

The 200-year-old Thuan Hung rice paper village in Thot Not district, Can Tho city, has been recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage. This is the first traditional craft village in Can Tho to receive the recognition.

Exhibition displays national treasures and antiquities of Ha Nam province

On May 16, the Ha Nam provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism opened an exhibition displaying national treasures and antiquities, which have been found in the province.

Ma Chau silk weaving in Quang Nam

Tran Thi Yen and her father- Tran Huu Phuong are the ones who try to preserve the traditional silk weaving in Ma Chau village (Nam Phuoc town, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province).

Via Ba Chua Xu festival nominated for UNESCO recognition

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that the Via Ba Chua Xu festival in An Giang Province will be selected to be Vietnam’s nomination in 2024 for UNESCO's recognition as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Craft of making ‘chung’ and ‘giay’ cakes in Phu Tho recognised as a national heritage

The craft of making ‘chung’ (square glutinous rice cake) and ‘giay’ (glutinous rice cake) in the northern ancestral province of Phu Tho has been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage under a decision signed by the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

Khau Vai Love Market Festival opens in Ha Giang Province

The 2023 Khau Vai Love Market Festival officially opened with a ceremony held in Meo Vac District, in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, on May 15.