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Digital platform brings Cham cultural heritage to wider audiences

Experts have called for Cham cultural heritage preservation to go hand in hand with tourism, digital transformation and community participation, with local people playing the central role in safeguarding and benefiting from their heritage.

Lute artisan preserves Bru-Van Kieu musical heritage

Amid the Truong Son mountains, artisan Ho Van Vat, better known as Pa Hoi, spends decades tuning traditional lutes and panpipes.

Digital technology revives the original values of My Son World Heritage Site

The My Son Sanctuary, located in Thu Bon commune, Da Nang city, is a complex of Cham towers situated in a valley with a diameter of about 2 km.

Police return stolen century-old bridge stones to Hai Phong community

Authorities have recovered and returned all stolen stone slabs from the historic Dong Trang Bridge in Hai Phong following a swift police investigation.

Sacred village ceremony keeps Ba Na cultural heritage alive

Through gongs, ritual offerings and communal celebration, the Ba Na people's Sơma Kocham ceremony preserves generations of cultural memory while expressing hopes for peace, prosperity and abundant harvests.

Police uncover theft of century-old stone bridge in Hai Phong

Hai Phong police have investigated and identified a group of individuals linked to the theft of multiple stone slabs from the more than 100-year-old Dong Trang stone bridge in Ai Quoc Ward.

Listening to the ‘courting flute’ deep in Vietnam’s mountains

The Co Tu people's tơr hoong flute once served as a musical language of courtship in the mountains of central Vietnam.

The woman carrying the voice of Muong heritage into the future

Bui Thi Nam, a retired teacher in Ninh Binh, has devoted herself to preserving and nurturing the cultural soul of the Muong community, particularly the traditional art of Dum singing, which is facing the risk of fading away.

Ho Chi Minh City urged to shift from static preservation to living heritage

Experts are calling on HCM City to reimagine its conservation policies by turning cultural assets into living heritage integrated with modern life.

Vietnam reviews protection of national treasures amid safety concerns

The Ministry of Culture orders a review of safety, storage, and exhibition practices across the country.

Nguyen dynasty throne vandalized, sparking national heritage alarm

A man damaged Vietnam’s imperial throne in Hue, prompting urgent calls for stronger protection of cultural relics.