Countries must act beyond their borders and join together to stop the
illicit trafficking of irreplaceable cultural heritage, said Edouard
Planche, secretary of the UNESCO''s Convention for the Fight Against
Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property.
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.
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.
Professor Tran Van Khe, a world-renowned ethnomusicologist specialising
in traditional Vietnamese music, died yesterday at Gia Dinh Hospital in
HCM City. He was 95 years old.
The Ha Long Bay Management Board has launched a contest to mark the
20th anniversary of the UNESCO''s recognition of the Ha Long Bay as a
World Natural Heritage site.
Hue held a series of cultural events welcoming international and local
delegates to the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of UNESCO''s
recognition of Hue''s monuments and the 10 years since the recognition of
the city''s royal court music.
Central Quang Binh Province is celebrating the 10th anniversary of
UNESCO''s recognition of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park as a World
Natural Heritage Site.
