Complicated treasure: The gate of Duong Lam Village. There is a conflict between the aim of protecting old houses and the need to upgrade insfrastructure for the local people. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Preservation should accompany development, experts agreed during a conference on protecting and promoting cultural heritage in Hanoi. The conference was recently held at the Hanoi Museum with the participation of many cultural managers and researchers. They delivered an overall view on the current situation of cultural and historical vestiges in Hanoi, pointed out shortcomings in the management of relics in the city and discussed solutions to preserve and promote heritage sites in the city effectively. Hanoi is praised as a city of rich cultural heritage. Indeed, as a 1,000-year-old city, Hanoi is the cradle of nearly 6,000 cultural and historical relics, counting to 2016. Over 2,000 relics have been recognised as national heritage and provincial heritage treasures, … [Read more...] about Experts discuss protecting Hanoi’s heritage
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Experts discuss protecting and promoting heritage of Hà Nội
Complicated treasure: The gate of Đường Lâm Village. There is a conflict between the aim of protecting old houses and the need to upgrade insfrastructure for the local people. — VNA/VNS Photo Vân Chi Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Preservation should accompany development, experts agreed during a conference on protecting and promoting cultural heritage in Hà Nội. The conference was held on Thursday at the Hà Nội Museum with the participation of many cultural managers and researchers. They delivered an overall view on the current situation of cultural and historical vestiges in Hà Nội, pointed out shortcomings in the management of relics in the city and discussed solutions to preserve and promote heritage sites in the city effectively. Hà Nội is praised as a city of rich cultural heritage. Indeed, as a 1,000-year-old city, Hà Nội is the cradle of nearly 6,000 cultural and … [Read more...] about Experts discuss protecting and promoting heritage of Hà Nội
Quang Ninh gears up for National Tourism Year 2018
Tourism Dictionary Quang Ninh gears up for National Tourism Year 2018 Thursday, Jan 4, 2018,16:22 (GMT+7) Quang Ninh gears up for National Tourism Year 2018 Tourist boats are seen in Halong Bay in Quang Ninh Province - PHOTO: PHAM VU As many as 100 events are planned for the National Tourism Year 2018 in the northern province of Quang Ninh and other parts of the country this year, the Government news website quotes a source from the provincial authority. One of the highlights of the National Tourism Year 2018 is the opening ceremony and the Carnaval Ha Long 2018, a signature cultural and tourism product of Halong City, scheduled to take place on April 28 at Sun World Halong Park. Meanwhile, the closing ceremony of the event is slated for January 2019 in combination with the opening of the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 and the Ha Long - FLC 2019 open golf tournament. Pham Ngoc Thuy, director of the provincial tourism department, … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh gears up for National Tourism Year 2018
Diplomacy makes worthy contribution to national development: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has reviewed the work and achievements of the diplomatic sector over the past years in the context of a world full of constant changes, and outlined the main tasks for the sector in the time ahead in an article on the occasion of the 30th Diplomatic Conference and 19th External Affair Conference from August 12-17 in Hanoi. A world full of changes The Deputy PM underlined that over the past two years, the international and regional situation is witnessing rapid, complex and unforeseeable changes, posing many challenges to the country’s strategic environment and creating direct impacts on the country’s security and development interests. He noted that despite the recovery of the global economy, global financial risks, protectionism and trade wars are having negative effects on economic development of the world and Vietnam. The rise of the industrial revolution 4.0 and science-technology as an important production … [Read more...] about Diplomacy makes worthy contribution to national development: Deputy PM
Heritage preservation requires contemporary relevance: PM
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The first-ever national workshop judging the country’s progress towards protecting cultural heritage sites to achieve sustainable development was held here yesterday, gathering local leaders, cultural experts and researchers. According to statistics of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, there are over 40,000 relics examined under the Law of Cultural Heritage, of which 10,000 relic sites have been classified. More than 3,400 relic sites have been recognised as national relic sites and 95 sites as special national relic sites. UNESCO has listed eight sites as a World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Site. In terms of intangible heritage, the country has more than 61,600 intangible heritages under the Law of Cultural Heritage and Convention on Protecting Intangible Culture Heritage. Eleven of them have been listed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. As part of the World’s Memory … [Read more...] about Heritage preservation requires contemporary relevance: PM