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.
The People''s Committee of the southern An Giang Province celebrated the
recognition accorded to the Ba Chua Xu (regional goddess) Festival as
national intangible cultural heritage on June 8.
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.
Veteran literary critic Pham Xuan Nguyen has called for more recognition
from culture authorities and writers for online writing, which is
attracting a fresh wave of young followers.
World recognition is being sought for a vast archive of administrative
documents, many of them signed by the Nguyen kings from 1802 to 1945.
Some of them record Viet Nam''s ownership of islands in the East Sea.
The annual festival dedicated to Tran kings in Hung Ha District in the
northern province of Thai Binh has just been accorded recognition as
national intangible cultural heritage.
Audiences from the northern province of Nam Dinh were treated to a
performance of Vietnamese chau van ritual singing and Korean saenam gut
at the Van Cat Temple last night.
A wide range of ceremonial, cultural and sporting
activities are being held in Hai Duong Province to celebrate the
recognition of Con Son-Kiep Bac historical complex as a special national
heritage.
Information about the Ha Noi 2012 international piano competition has
appeared on www.alink-argerich.org, after it became a member of the
Alink Argerich Foundation (AAF), an independent worldwide information
and service centre for musicians and competitions.
