A working delegation led by Marie-Christine Segui, vice president in charge of international cooperation of the Val-de-Marne department council of France, on April 17 visited homestay tourism households and artisans who are restoring and preserving the traditional culture of the Thai ethnic minority group in Nghia Lo township in the northern province of Yen Bai.

Costumes of the Mong, Giay, and Tay people, jewelry of the Thai and Dao people, and tools of daily work of many ethnic minority groups in Vietnam are being displayed in an exhibition at Saintes city’s multimedia library in France.

Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each of which has its own identity and unique values in terms of customs and traditions, contributing to the cultural diversity in the country.

VOV.VN - Situated in the northern province of Lao Cai, Bac Ha market has become a trading centre for ethnic minority people residing in Bac Ha district and neighbouring areas, offering a wide range of products, including clothes, farm tools, and household utensils.

The building of cooperation programmes to mobilise resources and attract investment for the implementation of the national target programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2021-2025 was the focus of an international conference in Hanoi on November 24.

Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan explained several points related to the implementation of health insurance policy designed for residents in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, at the National Assembly on October 27, during the NA's ongoing fourth session in Hanoi.

Ethnic minorities in Vietnam and indigenous Australians have many similarities and this is a solid basis for promoting experience sharing and cooperation on ethnic affairs between the two sides, said a Vietnamese official on October 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese representative Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc put on an impressive performance on October 13 during the national costume competition held as part of the Miss Intercontinental 2022 pageant in Egypt.

VOV.VN - An additional 10 million people will benefit from the Government's targeted policies and schemes relating to social protection and poverty reduction in the 2021 to 2025 period, according to the Report "Vietnam Multidimensional Poverty 2021".

A festival, slated for November 18-20, will spotlight traditional costumes of Vietnam's ethnic minorities in the north at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi.