NDO - Many locales in the Central Highlands have worked to preserve and keep their tribes’ traditional cultural practices alive, thus contributing to promoting solidarity in the community and nurturing love and pride in their ancestors’ valuable heritage amongst the younger generations. 

NDO – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh attended a ceremony held by the Hanoi city authorities on May 28 to receive a certificate honouring the Hai Ba Trung religious complex in Dong Nhan ward, Hai Ba Trung district as a special national relic site. 

NDO/VNA – Vietnamese and Indian experts unearthed a Shiv Linga (a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva) dating back to the 9th century during the restoration of a Cham temple complex at My Son Sanctuary, a world cultural heritage site in central Quang Nam province. 

NDO – An exhibition featuring 50 fine art works on the heritage of Hanoi ancient villages opened at the Center for Art Exhibition and Exhibitions of Fine Arts, Photography, 29 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi on May 22. 

NDO/VNA – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 3 attended a launching ceremony for a project to preserve a historical relic in Cao Quy village, Lien Khe commune, Thuy Nguyen district, the northern port city of Hai Phong. 

NDO – On the basis of a proposal by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as well as the assessment of the Vietnam National Cultural Heritage Council, the Prime Minister has issued a written consent on submitting a national dossier to UNESCO for the inclusion of the craft of Dong Ho folk painting in the list of intangible cultural heritages in need of urgent safeguarding. 

NDO/VNA – Photographer Tran Phong has released a new book entitled “Tuong Go Tay Nguyen” (Wooden Statues in The Central Highlands of Vietnam). 

NDO/VNA – A fund of VND84 billion (US$3.6 million) has been reserved for the conservation of the ruined Dien Hai Citadel in the central city of Da Nang in 2020. 

NDO/VNA – The northern province of Bac Ninh has completed a dossier seeking UNESCO’s inclusion of the making of Dong Ho folk paintings in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding. 

NDO/VNA – The Hoi An Centre for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation will carry out seven solutions in the 2020-25 period in a bid to conserve and sustain values of Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam, said Director of the centre Pham Phu Ngoc. 

NDO - Google Doodle, a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google's homepage, on February 23 celebrated Vietnamese ca tru (ceremonial singing)’s Founders Commemoration Day. 

NDO – With the great love and aspiration to preserve and promote the cultural values of their ethnic minority group, Cham artisans in Ninh Thuan province have worked with the Department of Cham folk culture and arts under the Management Board for My Son Cultural Heritage in Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province. 

NDO – Vietnam has added 11 more cultural icons to the list of national intangible cultural heritage, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

NDO/VNA – The art of folk singing alongside drums, hat trong quan in Vietnamese, started in Bui Xa village, in today’s Thuan Thanh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, in the 13th century, but locals still practise the art.