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Giac Lam Pagoda in HCM City needs immediate care to preserve its heritage status. (Source: nld.com.vn) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities need to focus on five solutions to effectively preserve cultural heritage in the city, according to Pham Duc Hai, Standing Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council. Experts and local authorities discussed preservation efforts at a programme organised by the HCM City People’s Committee and the HCM City Television Station (HTV). Hai said it was important to strengthen state management to prevent the deterioration of heritage sites, adding that "what is lost can never return". The role of communities should be enhanced and authorities should speed up the compilation of records about existing relics and heritage sites. These records could be used as a basis to develop effective solutions. HCM City has 172 relic and heritage … [Read more...] about HCM City to take immediate action to preserve cultural heritage

The event attracted the participation of representatives from 63 embassies and diplomatic missions from across Washington D.C. The pavilion set up by the Vietnam Embassy enjoyed plenty of attention from international friends who were keen to gain a greater insight into the nation’s culture and tourism through the unique range of handicraft products such as embroidery paintings, ceramic decorative items, as well as tourism promotion publications on show. Guests at the exhibition were particularly impressed with the tourism promotion banner designed by the Vietnamese Embassy, while the country’s traditional green bean cakes, green tea, and Vietnamese coffee, all served to win over new friends. This year represents the third consecutive time that the Vietnamese Embassy in the US has participated in the event, with the occasion serving as one of the most anticipated events in terms of cultural exchanges and tourism promotion activities held in Washington DC around the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese culture introduced at exhibition in the US

The event attracted the participation of representatives from 63 embassies and diplomatic missions from across Washington D.C. The pavilion set up by the Vietnam Embassy enjoyed plenty of attention from international friends who were keen to gain a greater insight into the nation’s culture and tourism through the unique range of handicraft products such as embroidery paintings, ceramic decorative items, as well as tourism promotion publications on show. Guests at the exhibition were particularly impressed with the tourism promotion banner designed by the Vietnamese Embassy, while the country’s traditional green bean cakes, green tea, and Vietnamese coffee, all served to win over new friends. This year represents the third consecutive time that the Vietnamese Embassy in the US has participated in the event, with the occasion serving as one of the most anticipated events in terms of cultural exchanges and tourism promotion activities held in Washington DC around the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese culture introduced at exhibition in US

Indonesian Ambassador to Mexico Cheppy Tri Prakoso Wartono speaks at the event (Source: VNA) Mexico (VNA) - The ASEAN Committee in Mexico City (ACMC) has hosted a bazaar to promote culture of the bloc’s member countries in Mexico. In his speech, Indonesian Ambassador to Mexico Cheppy Tri Prakoso Wartono, who is  rotating chair of the ACMC comprising Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, highlighted the significance of the event, saying that it aims to further enhance intra-bloc solidarity and the ASEAN-Mexico friendship. The bazaar is hoped to help Mexican people get an insight into ASEAN member nations’ culture, he added. The diplomat also stressed the need to expand all-around relations, especially economic, trade, and investment cooperation, and cultural exchange between ASEAN and Mexico. The organizers said all proceeds of the event will be donated to a local charity centre. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) now … [Read more...] about ASEAN’s culture promoted in Mexico

  Hanh will tell audience about the development of Ao Dai from the beginning of the 19th century until present. Vietnamese celebrities, including Ngoc Han, Thuy Tien, and Kim Dung, will perform Ao Dai during the event. This is the first time Hanh has joined a talk show on Ao Dai in Japan. Previously, she also attended a number of Ao Dai events across the world. In 2016, the designer was awarded the Fukuoka Prize for Arts and Culture. She has been the second Vietnamese to receive the prize after historian, Professor Phan Huy Le. The designer will be also invited to introduce the Vietnamese traditional dress to Russian audience at Moscow in mid-November. Previously, an Ao Dai designed by Hanh was also displayed at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow on the occasion of its 100th founding anniversary. … [Read more...] about Designer Minh Hanh to introduce Ao Dai in Japan