Amid the ever-changing pace of life in Hue, ancient communal houses across wards and communes continue to exist quietly as “repositories of memory” for the community. What forms the “soul” of these communal houses is not only their architecture, but also the caretakers, village elders, and those who safeguard decrees and genealogies as preserving the living history of the community itself.
A grand ceremony was held on March 27 evening in Bac Ninh province to receive UNESCO’s certificate inscribing the craft of making Dong Ho folk woodblock printings on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and officially announce the Yen Tu–Vinh Nghiem–Con Son–Kiep Bac Complex of Monuments and Landscapes as a World Cultural Heritage site.
The Embassy of Viet Nam in the Philippines held the opening of a cultural event themed “Colours of Viet Nam” on March 25, contributing to strengthening people-to-people exchanges and promoting mutual understanding between Viet Nam and the Philippines as the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (1976–2026).
Cơ Tu culinary culture has recently been identified as a key factor in the development of the community's tourism sector.
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