Quang Nam workshop seeks to promote world heritage values
A workshop discussing the preservation and upholding of world heritage values in Vietnam following the COVID-19 pandemic was held in Hoi An ancient city, the central province of Quang Nam, on September 14.
Quang Nam (VNA)𒐪 – A workshop discussing thepreservation and upholding of world heritage values in Vietnam following the COVID-19 pandemic was held in Hoi An ancient city, the central province of Quang Nam, onSeptember 14.
Co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST),the UNESCO Office in Vietnam and the municipal People’s Committee, the eventwas also to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 UNESCOConvention concerning the Protection of the World Culturaland Natural Heritage and the 35th anniversary of Vietnam's ratification of the convention. Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Tran Van Tan said with three UNESCO-recognisedworld heritage sites, namely Hoi An ancient city, My Son Sanctuary and Cu Lao Cham-HoiAn biosphere reserve, Quang Nam in general and Hoi An in particular has become one of thepopular tourist destinations in the country and the region that earned a numberof the world’s noble tourism prizes. The province has been doing its best topreserve and sustainably uphold world cultural and natural heritages in the process of socio-economic development, he said. According to the MoCST, Vietnam will run for aseat at the World Heritage Committee for the 2023-2027 tenure, following its successduring the 2013-2017 term. Vietnam has so far had eight world cultural andnatural heritages recognised by UNESCO./.
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In Hoi An ancient city (Photo: VNA) 
