A high-level delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs led by Minister Dao Ngoc Dung has visited India from March 17-19 for bilateral activities and to attend the Bharat Tribes Fest 2026 in New Delhi.

VOV.VN - The Luc Na communal house festival in Luc Hon commune, a mountainous area in Quang Ninh province near the China border, serves as a cultural gathering where Tay, Dao and San Chi ethnic communities worship their ancestors and celebrate their traditional values.

VOV.VN - A traditional wedding ceremony of ethnic minority groups from Vietnam’s Central Highlands has been re-enacted as part of New Year festivities at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo commune, Hanoi, offering visitors insight into the region’s distinctive cultural traditions.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in Hanoi on December 30 to implement National Assembly resolutions on resolving bottlenecks facing projects and land linked to inspection conclusions, audit findings and court rulings.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on December 11 approved a resolution to implement a national target programme for new-style rural development, sustainable poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2026–2035.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly on December 5 discussed a major investment plan for a unified national target programme on rural development, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development for ethnic minority and mountainous areas through 2035, with lawmakers urging stronger decentralisation and clearer accountability for local authorities.

The Resilience First programme, implemented by Plan International Vietnam, CARE International in Vietnam, and the Centre for Research on Initiatives of Community Development, has announced a substantial commitment of EUR1.4 million (US$1.62 million) in funding from Irish Aid in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The parent-child bonding rite is an age-old custom of the Ede ethnic minority in the Central Highlands that embodies the spirit of unity and fosters solidarity among different families and clans.

VOV.VN - Ethnic minority people in mountainous areas are increasingly proactive in applying e-commerce to promote and sell their specialty products, contributing to income growth and local economic development.

Muong Lay township in northwestern Dien Bien province has officially set a record as the locality with the highest density of traditional stilt houses built by the White Thai ethnic minority group.