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.

VOV.VN - The Tac xinh dance of the San Chay ethnic minority group is often performed for tourists who visit Thai Nguyen province.

VOV.VN - For the Kho Mu ethnic minority group, a woodstove is not only used for cooking but is also considered a sacred god.

VOV.VN - The A Rieu Car is a sacred festival and the biggest of the Pa Co ethnic group in the central province of Thue Thien-Hue, tightening unity among villages, families, and friends.

VOV.VN - With its strategic position in terms of politics, economics, social affairs, defence and security in Vietnam, the Central Highlands needs special mechanisms for its future stability and development, leaders of Central Highlands provinces said at a conference on in Buon Ma Thuot city August 2.

Aside from harnessing domestic resources, it is important to attract foreign investment to optimise potential and advantages of ethnic minority and mountainous areas, according to experts.

The General Statistics Office (GSO) and the Government Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs will jointly conduct information collection for a survey on socio-economic situation of the 53 ethnic minority groups across the country from July 1, according to the GSO.

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic minority group has four branches: White Mong, Indigo Mong, Black Mong, and Flower Mong and each branch can be recognized by their traditional clothing.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia has held a ceremony to congratulate the Vietnamese community there on being recognised as the 14th ethnic minority group of the host country.

The Slovak Government’s recognition of the Vietnamese community as the 14th ethnic minority group is of great significance, helping them have more power and act well as a bridge connecting the two countries, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Slovakia Nguyen Tuan.