The fund will support selected areas in developing cultural diversity with a focus on traditional cultural values and identity, especially among ethnic minorities.

It will work out an annual timetable for at least 60 activities in various regions of Vietnam such as maintaining and developing regional and ethnic cultures, promoting regional artistic activities, organising ethnic cultural events and festivals, conserving regional and ethnic cultural heritage and training ethnic artists by providing scholarships.

In the immediate time, six provinces with strong ethnic minorities and cultural identities will be provided with a total capital of US$350,000 for the 2006-2010 period. The beneficiary provinces include northern Ha Giang, Yen Bai and Lai Chau, central Quang Tri and Quang Binh and southern Soc Trang.