A four-day festival celebrating the culture and sports of the Khmer ethnic group is set to take place in Can Tho city, Can Tho province, on November 23. Topping the programme of events will be a show of traditional musical instruments, a photography exhibition and displays of traditional dress as well as traditional sports and [...]
In the framework of Muong Lo cultural tourism week, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is holding a Mong ethnic cultural festival and has announced a decision from the provincial People’s Committee on the plans for the Suoi Giang tourist area in Van Chan district. In Suot Giang, the ancient Shan tea tree is [...]
The 7th sport and cultural festival of ethnic minorities will take place in the town of Khe Tre in the Province of Thua Thien Hue from June 2 to 3, 2007. The fair, which will include many cultural activities such as musical performances, folk games and traditional sports, is expected to be attended by members [...]
The cultural values of Vietnam, especially of the Cham ethnic minority people, will be spotlighted at the first ethnic cultural festival of the central and southeast regions, scheduled for June 16-19 in the central coastal province of Phu Yen. The festival will also celebrate the land and people of Phu Yen, as well as the [...]
The sixth festival celebrating the culture, sports and tourism of ethnic groups in the North East ended on the evening of December 14 in Bac Giang Province. At the closing ceremony, the organization board granted awards to excellent artists, actors and athletes. Fifty-one other awards were distributed, with first prizes for gastronomy going to Quang [...]
The festival of culture, sports and tourism of north-eastern region was opened yesterday in Bac Giang province. The festival’s opening had the attendance of Politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung and other high ranking officials together with the participation of ten provinces including Bac Giang, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Can, Thai [...]
A photo exhibition on three ethnic minorities (including Co Tu, Ta Oi and Pa Ko) in central Thua Thien-Hue province taken by French photographer Sebastien Laval will be held at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi on November 6-22, 2008. With 50 mainly black-and-white photos, the exhibition will offer viewers a snap shot of the [...]
An exhibition by an overseas artist Pham Thi Doan Thanh, titled Ban Lang Trong Thung Lung (Villages in Mountain Valleys), has opened last Friday at the Viet Nam Ethnology Museum in Ha Noi. The show gathers 42 paintings featuring ethnic minority women and children amid the natural landscape of northern mountainous provinces. After studying [...]
The Nghinh Ong Festival, also known as the Guan Kung Greeting Celebration, opened in Phan Thiet city of central Binh Thuan province on August 19. Vice Chairman of the Phan Thiet City People’s Committee Dang Dinh Hieu, who is also the head of the Festival Organising Board, said the festival is a long-standing tradition of [...]
A four-day festival celebrating the culture and sports of the Khmer ethnic group is set to take place in Can Tho city, Can Tho province, on November 23. Topping the programme of events will be a show of traditional musical instruments, a photography exhibition and displays of traditional dress as well as traditional sports [...]