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Vietnam elected vice president of Asia-Pacific UNESCO Clubs and Associations

Vietnam elected vice president of Asia-Pacific UNESCO Clubs and Associations

02/04/2023

Vietnam has been elected vice president of the Asia-Pacific Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations (AFUCA) at the federation’s 26th executive board meeting held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on April 2. Tran Van Manh, vice president and general secretary of the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations, and Editor-in-Chief of Ngay Nay Magazine, represents Vietnam, at the […]

Exhibition of Vietnamese traditional lacquer products in Da Nang

Exhibition of Vietnamese traditional lacquer products in Da Nang

25/11/2022

The Exhibition “Vietnamese lacquer products” displays more than 100 unique lacquer products selected from more than 300 products of many painters and artisans throughout the country. Presented lacquer products were made of traditional materials of painting such as: Then paint (special-use paint), dark brown paint (the colour has a combination of brown mixed with a […]

Ha Nam hosts Vietnam – Japan traditional art exchange

Ha Nam hosts Vietnam – Japan traditional art exchange

29/11/2022

A traditional art exchange programme between Vietnam and Japan was held in the northern province of Ha Nam on November 27, as part of the activities to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Leaders of Ha Nam Province and Japanese Embassy in Vietnam present flowers to Vietnamese and Japanese artists. […]

Vietnam to join multi-national bid for UNESCO lacquer recognition

Vietnam to join multi-national bid for UNESCO lacquer recognition

17/03/2016

Vietnam will collaborate with the Republic of Korea and other countries to prepare a multi-national bid seeking UNESCO recognition of the lacquer craft as a world cultural heritage. Vietnamese lacquerware Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam approved the move on March 15 and assigned the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to collaborate with relevant […]