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Vietnam relies on UNESCO – a meeting for cultural heritage!
Vietnam plans active exchanges with UNESCO to preserve cultural heritage. Five relic dossiers in progress.
Vietnam relies on UNESCO – a meeting for cultural heritage!
On May 20, 2025, Vice Minister Hoang Dao Cuong met with Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Director of the World Heritage Center, to discuss important issues related to Vietnam's cultural heritage. In the presence of high-level representatives, including Directors Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Le Thi Thu Hien and Le Thi Hong Van, the importance of this session for the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage was highlighted.
Hoang Dao Cuong conveyed greetings to Assomo on his second visit to Vietnam and emphasized the need to research various relics in Vietnam and prepare related dossiers for UNESCO. These dossiers are crucial to internationally recognizing and protecting Vietnam’s existing cultural treasures. The deputy minister expressed the hope that Assomo can contribute to completing the dossiers and that the necessary regulations will be met.
Vietnam and cultural heritage
The relationship between Vietnam and UNESCO is one of success. Vietnam is an active member pursuing sustainability to preserve its cultural values. Assomo expressed the expectation that Vietnam can share its experience in the field of monument preservation with other countries. This would not only strengthen local culture, but also lead to international exchange.
Regarding future development, Assomo pointed out the need for early preparations for planning, management strategies and tourism. The updated information on the developments of the World Heritage Committee is of great importance to Vietnam. In this context, the official visit of Secretary-General To Lam to the UNESCO headquarters in October 2024 was also looked back on.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Vietnam
Vietnam has actively sought recognition of its cultural heritage since the signing of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on October 19, 1987. There are currently eight World Heritage sites recognized, including five cultural, two natural and one mixed site. Vietnam ranks second in Southeast Asia, behind only Indonesia, which has ten sites.
- 1993: Komplex der Monumente von Huế
- 1999: Altstadt von Hội An und Heiliges Gelände von Mỹ Sơn
- 1994: Hạ Long-Bucht
- 2003: Nationalpark Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng
- 2010: Zentraler Sektor der kaiserlichen Zitadelle von Thăng Long
- 2016: Komplex der malerischen Landschaft von Tràng An (erste gemischte Stätte in Südostasien)
Ha Long Bay in particular is continually developing; In 2023 it was renamed Hạ Long Bay - Cát Bà Archipelago. The enormous tourist attraction of these sites contributes significantly to Vietnam's economic growth. According to reports, Tràng An visited over 6 million tourists in 2019 and generated revenue of VND867.5 million.
In order to sustainably safeguard Vietnam's cultural heritage, the country currently has seven objects on its tentative list that will be considered for future nomination. UNESCO evaluates sites based on ten criteria, of which each object must meet at least one.