The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival at Sam mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang was officially recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paraguay on December 4. With this recognition, the festival has become the 16th intangible cultural heritage element of Vietnam recognised by UNESCO.

Hoi An ancient town in the central coastal province of Quang Nam was recognised as a UNESCO world cultural heritage site on December 4, 1999. Over the past 25 years, the local government and residents of Hoi An not only have preserved this living museum of architecture and urban lifestyle, but also effectively leveraged these values for sustainable preservation and development of the heritage.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse are paying an official visit to Japan from December 3-7. The visit is expected to promote the two countries' legislative ties in a practical and sustainable manner, thus concretising the comprehensive strategic partnership across spheres.

Party General Secretary To Lam has urged Party committees, Party organisations, agencies, units, and sectors at all levels to demonstrate the highest political determination in streamlining the political system's organisational apparatus.

The bas-reliefs on the Nine Bronze Urns at the Hue Imperial Palace have been recognised as documentary heritage of the Asia-Pacific region by the Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Committee (MOWCAP).

Vi and Giam songs are sung by a wide range of communities in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces of north-central Vietnam. They were honoured by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2014.

The 2021-2026 government term was recently consolidated after the 8th session of the 15th National Assembly. It consists of 27 members, including the Prime Minister, five Deputy Prime Ministers, and 21 ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies.

With the message "Proud of Vietnamese products," the National E-commerce Week and Vietnam Online Shopping Day (Online Friday 2024) are scheduled to take place from November 25 to December 1, 2024.

Vietnam has been honored by UNESCO with nine world cultural and natural heritage sites, 15 intangible cultural heritage elements, and 10 documentary heritage properties.

The Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site, was recently honored as "Impactful Destination at the prestigious Kotler Awards 2024. This is a well-deserved recognition of the efforts to build Ninh Binh province's tourism brand, with Trang An at its core. The honor also acknowledges the significant contributions that Trang An has made to the sustainable development of tourism and the livelihoods of the local community.

At the invitation of President Luong Cuong, President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev and his spouse are on an official visit to Vietnam from November 24 to 28. This is the first visit to Vietnam by a Bulgarian president in 11 years, and also the first trip to the Southeast Asian country by President Radev.

The cargo terminal at Cat Bi International Airport, with a total investment of 724 billion VND, is designed to handle 100,000 tons of cargo per year, expandable to 250,000 tons. The project is set to be operational by January 2026.

Tra Que vegetable village in Hoi An named among best tourism villages 2024

Doctors in Vietnam have performed over 1,000 organ transplants per year over the past two years, making the country the leader in Southeast Asia in the number of organ transplants annually. This achievement reflects significant advancements in the expertise, technical skills, and experience of Vietnam's healthcare sector in the sector.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man leads a high-ranking delegation to make an official visit to Cambodia, and attend some international events hosted by the neighboring country on November 21 to 24.

At the first meeting of the central steering committee for the eradication of temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide in Hanoi on November 10, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also head of the steering committee, emphasised the target to achieve elimination of temporary and dilapidated housing nationwide by 2025.