Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ngo Le Van described the recognition a milestone in the materialisation of the Party and State’s policies on international integration and cultural revitalisation in the new era. It also reflects the country’s commitment to promoting cultural diplomacy and developing cultural and creative industries.

The Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approved Viet Nam’s initiative proposing that the United Nations (UN) consider declaring the International Decade on Culture for Sustainable Development, with priority on the 2027–2036 period, as soon as possible.

In July, the World Natural Heritage Site Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park (Quang Tri Province) was approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for a boundary adjustment to include Hin Nam No National Park (Khammouane, Laos), becoming the first transboundary natural heritage site in Southeast Asia.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong hosted a reception in Ha Noi on July 23 for Dr Johannes Joseph Maria Bos, Chair of the International Advisory Committee for UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme, and Dr Fackson Banda, Chief of the Documentary Heritage Unit of the Programme.

The Yen Tu – Vinh Nghiem – Con Son, Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex has recently been inscribed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

The Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son - Kiep Bac Relics and Landscape Complex has been recognised as a World Culture Heritage site.

Viet Nam has reaffirmed its commitment to effectively implementing the World Heritage Convention, placing communities and people at the heart of heritage protection, and balancing conservation with socio-economic development.

A Vietnamese delegation, including Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong, is attending the 47th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in Paris from July 6 to 16.

UNESCO and SOVICO Group have signed two strategic cooperation agreements, officially launching two key projects on culture and education for the 2025–2030 period. These projects are within the framework of the 10-year strategic cooperation agreement between UNESCO and SOVICO signed in Paris in 2024.

Lang Son has officially joined the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, becoming Viet Nam’s fourth global geopark after Dong Van Karst Plateau, Non Nuoc Cao Bang, and Dak Nong.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that Viet Nam always attaches importance to multilateral cooperation and the role of UNESCO while receiving UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay in Ha Noi on June 28.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay in Ha Noi on June 28.

Viet Nam is entering a new phase of engagement with UNESCO, demonstrating a stronger commitment and broader responsibility, according to Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Viet Nam was re-elected to the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions for a second consecutive term (2021 – 2025 and 2025 – 2029), at the 10th Conference of Parties to the Convention held from June 18 - 20 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

With thousands of large and small islands amidst emerald green waters and a rich, mysterious cave system, Ha Long Bay resembles a vast, vivid, and majestic ink wash painting crafted and arranged by nature over many centuries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called upon UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay to continue supporting Vietn Nam's heritage applications in their meeting on the sidelines of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) in Nice, France, on June 9.

After 30 years since 1993, when the Complex of Hue Monuments, the first World Heritage Site of Vietnam, was recognised by UNESCO, Vietnam has had 32 honoured heritages, including two natural heritages, one mixed heritage and 29 cultural heritages. They are invaluable assets contributing to enriching the cultural heritage treasure of mankind.

Mo Muong is a heritage containing the values of many types of folklore including literature, performance, music, dance, theatre, rituals, and folk knowledge. In particular, the words of “Mo” (a type of folk rite practised at funerals or rituals) are literary works with a huge capacity, containing human, cultural and historical values as well as the outlook on life and cosmology of the Muong ethnic people. However, Mo Muong is facing many challenges in preservation and promotion of its values.

During the process of world integration, cultural diplomacy is one of the three pillars of Vietnam's comprehensive diplomacy, besides political and economic diplomacy, and also an effective tool to strengthen mutual understanding among the nations.

Vietnam’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO and its Embassy in France held a ceremony at the UN body’s headquarters in Paris on October 11 to honour President Ho Chi Minh – a great man of peace and culture.