Published:  00:00 Monday - September 01, 2008

Local and international experts gathered in the former imperial city of Hue on August 29 for a workshop to discuss a national action plan to safeguard nha nhac (royal court) music of Vietnam.

The two-day workshop was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Cultural Heritage Department, UNESCO’s Hanoi office, the National Committee for UNESCO in Vietnam, the Japanese embassy, and court music artists and practitioners of Thua Thien – Hue Province.