Vietnam’s folk music treasure promoted
Vietnam’s folk music treasure promoted

VOV.VN - Over the past 3 years, the group “Dong Kinh co nhac”, which means “Ancient music of Tonkin”, has spared no effort mixing Vietnamese traditional music with modern music to revive and promote national music in the modern context.

Vietnam’s folk music treasure promoted
Flower Festival of the Cong in Dien Bien
Flower Festival of the Cong in Dien Bien

VOV.VN - The Cong group has around 1,000 people living mainly in Dien Bien province. At the end of the year they are cheerfully organizing a flower festival to celebrate a bumper crop and welcome a new year of good luck and happiness.

Flower Festival of the Cong in Dien Bien
Nguyet Ang, proud village of doctors
Nguyet Ang, proud village of doctors

VOV.VN - Nguyet Ang village in Hanoi’s outlying Thanh Tri district is home to many talents who have contributed greatly to the nation. Ta Thanh Oai village and Nguyet Ang are the two doctoral villages of Thanh Tri district.

Nguyet Ang, proud village of doctors
M’nong elephant worship
M’nong elephant worship

VOV.VN - Among the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, the M’nong are famous for capturing and taming elephants.

M’nong elephant worship
Water resource worship of the Ede
Water resource worship of the Ede

VOV.VN - Water resource worship is a unique ritual of the Ede in the Central Highlands. It’s held annually to pay tribute to the water genie, who has brought them happiness in the old year, and pray for good fortune in the new year.

Water resource worship of the Ede
Brocade weaving: dexterity of M’Nong women
Brocade weaving: dexterity of M’Nong women

VOV.VN - M’nong women in many hamlets in Dak Ndrung commune, Dak Nong province, are engaged in weaving brocade fabric. Their colorful products show off their dexterity and diligence and contribute to preserving M’nong tradition and culture.

Brocade weaving: dexterity of M’Nong women
Deaf, mute youths gain skillls at House of Youth
Deaf, mute youths gain skillls at House of Youth

Where is modern youth heading and what does it find meaningful? Each person has a different answer, but the House of Youth in Da Lat City in the central province of Lam Dong provides some surprising insights for everyone.

Deaf, mute youths gain skillls at House of Youth
Muong Lo panpipe of the Thai
Muong Lo panpipe of the Thai

VOV.VN - The panpipe of the Thai ethnic minority in Muong Lo, Yen Bai province, is considered the soul of local Thai folk singing and culture.

Muong Lo panpipe of the Thai
Traditional culture brought to the stage
Traditional culture brought to the stage

Enjoying a vibrant cultural show “The Quintessence of Tonkin” amidst a traditional village on the outskirts of Hanoi is a fantastic experience for tourists and locals alike.

Traditional culture brought to the stage
Irish contributor to Vietnam's ethnic minority communities
Irish contributor to Vietnam's ethnic minority communities

VOV.VN - Dr Colman Ross from Ireland has positively contributed to the development of Viet Nam for nearly 20 years with a major focus on the marginalised and remote Ethnic Minority communities that are being left behind.

Irish contributor to Vietnam's ethnic minority communities
​Would you dare eat ‘scary’ Vietnamese foods with Sonny Side?
​Would you dare eat ‘scary’ Vietnamese foods with Sonny Side?

Have you seen a guy traveling on Saigon’s streets gripping the back of a motorbike while speaking non-stop into a camera attached to his helmet? 

​Would you dare eat ‘scary’ Vietnamese foods with Sonny Side?
Ethnic Thai try community-based tourism
Ethnic Thai try community-based tourism

The ethnic Thai in Nghe An belong to an old branch of the original Thai people settled in the mountains of northern Vietnam. With the help of Japanese advice, some villagers are now turning to home-stay tourism to earn extra income and preserve their ancient culture.

Ethnic Thai try community-based tourism
The significance of Buffalo Horn amongst Black Hmong Tribe
The significance of Buffalo Horn amongst Black Hmong Tribe

VOV.VN - Whilst visiting Sa Pa I came to learn that there are several tribes with their own ancient traditions. The Black Hmong Tribe has various traditions, typically a buffalo horn.

The significance of Buffalo Horn amongst Black Hmong Tribe
Bare feet feat: fire walkers talk to the gods
Bare feet feat: fire walkers talk to the gods

Fire dancing by the Red Dao ethnic group is a special cultural feature in Ha Giang Province. Strong and courageous men shuffle around on burning coals in bare feet, surprising tourists unaware that the practice exists in Vietnam.

Bare feet feat: fire walkers talk to the gods
Ha Giang's 'poisonous' porridge, a real treat
Ha Giang's 'poisonous' porridge, a real treat

The northernmost province in the country is no longer a “remote area” in the tourism sense of the word.

Ha Giang's 'poisonous' porridge, a real treat
French envoy walks his talk on Hanoi streets
French envoy walks his talk on Hanoi streets

Mon Hanoi (My Hanoi), a documentary made by former French ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noel Poirier, presents a very different, soulful perspective of the capital city.

French envoy walks his talk on Hanoi streets
Dishing out “buffalo meat hung up in kitchen“
Dishing out “buffalo meat hung up in kitchen“

The northwestern region of Vietnam is a magical combination of alpine landscapes, ethnic culture, and bracing mountain air.

Dishing out “buffalo meat hung up in kitchen“
Artisan strives to keep Khao melodies alive
Artisan strives to keep Khao melodies alive

Vang Sin Phin, a musical maestro from the northern province of Lao Cai, has dedicated himself to collecting musical instruments and preserving the folklore melodies of his people.

Artisan strives to keep Khao melodies alive
Kpan – the powerful bench of the Ede
Kpan – the powerful bench of the Ede

VOV.VN - The Kpan is a long wooden bench of the Ede people on which gong and drum performers sit. The Ede consider the Kpan a symbol of rich and powerful families.

Kpan – the powerful bench of the Ede
Folk music of the Pa Ko
Folk music of the Pa Ko

VOV.VN - The Pa Ko ethnic minority group has diverse cultural value which reflects in their folk songs and dances.

Folk music of the Pa Ko
ARieu Ping celebration of the Pa Ko
ARieu Ping celebration of the Pa Ko

VOV.VN - The Arieu Ping, which means exhumation, is the biggest celebration of the Pa Ko to show respect and piety of the living people for the deceased.

ARieu Ping celebration of the Pa Ko
Unique wedding rituals of the Pa Ko
Unique wedding rituals of the Pa Ko

VOV.VN - The Pa Ko consider marriage one of the most important work in a person’s lifespan. Parents have to prepare offerings for their children’s wedding when they are grown-up.

Unique wedding rituals of the Pa Ko
Quang Ninh province preserves ethnic culture
Quang Ninh province preserves ethnic culture

VOV.VN - Tien Yen district, in the heart of northeastern Quang Ninh province, is close by Ha Long Bay, the Mong Cai border gate economic zone, and the Van Don economic zone. Tien Yen is home to several ethnic minority groups whose cultural identities have passed down the generations.

Quang Ninh province preserves ethnic culture
Sa Pa: the struggle between survival and tradition
Sa Pa: the struggle between survival and tradition

VOV.VN - For hundreds of years, the minority community in the north-west district of Sa Pa (Lao Cai province) have known only one way of life; rice. But now, that lifestyle is at risk.

Sa Pa: the struggle between survival and tradition
The Pa Ko ethnic group
The Pa Ko ethnic group

VOV.VN - The Pa Ko is an ethnic group scattered across the provinces of Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue in the Truong Son mountain range. The Pa Ko live in harmony with nature, which is reflected in their lifestyle, customs, and culture.

The Pa Ko ethnic group
The art of Vietnamese tea
The art of Vietnamese tea

Artisan Hoang Anh Suong shares with Pham Oanh his experience of enjoying tea in Vietnam as well as the art of tea in Vietnamese culture.

The art of Vietnamese tea
Preserving ethnic minority musical instruments
Preserving ethnic minority musical instruments

VOV.VN - The musical instruments of Vietnam’s ethnic minority groups are on the verge of disappearing. Most of the artisans who make them are old. But some of them are working hard to teach younger generations to make and play the instruments. 

Preserving ethnic minority musical instruments
Ho Chi Minh City—a city of too many tales
Ho Chi Minh City—a city of too many tales

VOV.VN - Over the course of the weekend, I dropped in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam. According to the local people, the city was best known in its original name, Saigon. 

Ho Chi Minh City—a city of too many tales
New rice celebration of the Xo Dang
New rice celebration of the Xo Dang

VOV.VN - The New Rice celebration is the most important ritual of the year for the Xo Dang.

New rice celebration of the Xo Dang
Egyptian artist May Mohab and her passion for Vietnamese water puppets
Egyptian artist May Mohab and her passion for Vietnamese water puppets

VOV.VN - May Mohab began researching about Vietnamese water puppets in 2008 for her thesis and since then has remained passionate about this form of art. Vietnamese water puppets are being introduced for the first time to the world by a team of 10 artists of the Cairo Puppet Theatre. 

Egyptian artist May Mohab and her passion for Vietnamese water puppets