(VOVworld)- Quan Ho duet singing and folk games are always the main features of traditional festivals in Bac Ninh province. One of the attractive folk games in these festivals is running with a bag, known as Chay ro, which attracts a lot of players.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam has many policies to honor artists and artisans in particular. In the future, granting the titles ‘people’s artisan’ and ‘meritorious artisan’ in terms of intangible cultural heritage will be promoted to continue recognizing contributions by artisans to preserving the values of the national folk culture.

(VOVworld)- Vietnamese people have a saying “Being a woman, you shouldn’t listen to the monochord” because the instrument produces a sad sound which implies the sadness of a woman’s fate. The concept has now changed. The sound of the monochord inspires people’s love for the homeland.

(VOVworld)- A program themed “A great family of Vietnamese ethnic groups and national construction and defence” has been held in the National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the outskirts of Hanoi. More than 200 representatives from 32 ethnic groups from 8 cities and provinces attended the event. Various activities on the theme of seas, islands, borders and national sovereignty were held.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam’s Ca Tru ceremonial singing was recognized by UNESCO in 2009 as an intangible cultural heritage in urgent need of protection. Over the past five years, Vietnam has exerted every effort to preserve and promote the art genre.

(VOVworld)- The family is the cell of society and the foundation for sustainable growth. Vietnamese people have always maintained and promoted their family traditions and lifestyle. In today’s society, more efforts are needed to promote the family traditions of Vietnamese people.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam has completed a dossier on “Rituals and Tug of War folk games” to seek UNESCO recognition as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by 2015. Vietnam has joined the Republic of Korea, Cambodia and the Philippines to submit a multinational dossier about their traditional tug-of-war games. This has helped promote Vietnamese culture and strengthen cultural exchanges between Vietnam and other regional countries.

(VOVworld)- Vietnam’s territorial sovereignty over its seas and islands was documented in royal documents and historical books from the Nguyen dynasty. Being aware of the importance of the seas and islands in terms of strategic military location, transport, trade and fisheries resources, the Nguyen Kings shared a consistent view on territorial sovereignty and territorial waters and they established a system of policing the seas and islands as well as the exercise of maritime sovereignty, especially over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

(VOVworld)- The Imperial Archives of the Nguyen Dynasty are unique documents with significant historical value. The archives were royal documents of the feudal state. They were guidelines and orders issued in the form of royal proclamations and decrees which were in effect for nearly 150 years during the Nguyen dynasty. They are unique administrative documents that are part of Vietnam’s historical and cultural heritage.

(VOVworld)- The Imperial Archives of the Nguyen dynasty have been officially recognized as a Documentary Heritage of the 2014 UNESCO Memory of the World Register for the Asia Pacific region. The Imperial Archives consist of original administrative documents concerning social and economic activities developed during the Nguyen dynasty. They provide valuable research material on the Nguyen dynasty in the 19th and early 20th century.