La Hu people abandon nomadic life
La Hu people abandon nomadic life

VOV.VN - The La Hu, one of the smallest ethnic minority groups in Vietnam, live only in the border area of Muong Te district in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau.

La Hu people abandon nomadic life
Mong Culture Festival preserves traditions
Mong Culture Festival preserves traditions

VOV.VN - The third Mong Culture Festival recently held in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau attracted thousands of Mong ethnic minority folklorists, artists, and amateur athletes from 11 provinces.

Mong Culture Festival preserves traditions
Ugandan dancer brings African cuisine to Vietnam
Ugandan dancer brings African cuisine to Vietnam

During the extended COVID-19 restrictions last year, many expats in Vietnam had their lives turned upside down, many decided to return home, but for Abdul Dogday, COVID-19 was a good chance to bring the culture of his country to the Vietnamese community.

Ugandan dancer brings African cuisine to Vietnam
Mong ethnic minority’s baby naming ritual
Mong ethnic minority’s baby naming ritual

VOV.VN - Like other ethnic groups, Mong people take part in many rituals during their lifetime, one is the ritual to give a name to a baby to acknowledge him or her as a new family member.

Mong ethnic minority’s baby naming ritual
Sin Suoi Ho flea market bustling with ethnic activities
Sin Suoi Ho flea market bustling with ethnic activities

VOV.VN - Sin Suoi Ho village situated in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau hosts a flea market every Saturday, providing a chance for local residents to trade items such as embroidered clothes, handicrafts, farm products, and food.

Sin Suoi Ho flea market bustling with ethnic activities
Ba Na people’s year-end Thanksgiving for Gods
Ba Na people’s year-end Thanksgiving for Gods

VOV.VN- At the end of the year, Ba Na people in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai gather at the Rong communal house to celebrate a Thanksgiving for deities and pray for good luck for the whole village.

Ba Na people’s year-end Thanksgiving for Gods
Co Tu people’s Thanksgiving for parents
Co Tu people’s Thanksgiving for parents

VOV.VN - At the end of the year, when farm work finishes, the Co Tu ethic minority people visit relatives to tighten family bonds, the son-in-law usually brings special gifts for his in-laws.

Co Tu people’s Thanksgiving for parents
Mong ethnic people in Son La keep brocade weaving alive
Mong ethnic people in Son La keep brocade weaving alive

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic people residing in Hua Nhan commune of Bac Yen district in the northern mountainous province of Son La are famous for their traditional craft of linen weaving, which not only improves the locals’ incomes but also promotes their cultural value.

Mong ethnic people in Son La keep brocade weaving alive
Hin villagers preserve Thai ethnic culture
Hin villagers preserve Thai ethnic culture

VOV.VN - Hin hamlet in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La is known for having many Thai ethnic minority artists who can sing folk songs and play the flute, the panpipe, and the two-string fiddle.

Hin villagers preserve Thai ethnic culture
Khau Tan Don sticky rice, a specialty of Lao Cai province
Khau Tan Don sticky rice, a specialty of Lao Cai province

VOV.VN - This time around, Khau Tan Don sticky rice fields in Tham Duong Commune, Van Ban District, Lao Cai Province, have started to turn yellow, a bit later than other sticky rice crops.

Khau Tan Don sticky rice, a specialty of Lao Cai province
Unique bride procession of Dao Khau wedding
Unique bride procession of Dao Khau wedding

VOV.VN - The Dao Khau of Sin Ho district, Lai Chau province, believe that all things that begin before the sun rises will go well, particularly for important events such as a wedding.

Unique bride procession of Dao Khau wedding
Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority
Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority

VOV.VN - Although brocade products of the Ede ethnic minority in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak are not totally hand-made now, they still retain many old patterns.

Brocade art of the Ede ethnic minority
Lives of Cong ethnic people in north-western Vietnam
Lives of Cong ethnic people in north-western Vietnam

VOV.VN - The north-western mountainous province of Dien Bien is home to a large Cong ethnic community, with their living conditions improving over the past few years thanks to support from both the Government and local authorities.

Lives of Cong ethnic people in north-western Vietnam
Glutinous rice steamer of the Thai
Glutinous rice steamer of the Thai

VOV.VN - A steamer is a familiar item of kitchenware among the Thai ethnic minority people in Vietnam’s northwestern region, which is used to steam rice and other dishes.

Glutinous rice steamer of the Thai
A tour around traditional ethnic markets in Dien Bien province
A tour around traditional ethnic markets in Dien Bien province

VOV.VN - Weekend markets in Tua Chua district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have long been a unique part of local culture, serving to bring together ethnic people after a week of hardworking.

A tour around traditional ethnic markets in Dien Bien province
Unique calendar of Thai people
Unique calendar of Thai people

VOV.VN - The Thai ethic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Son La use their own calendar to keep track of activities such as funerals, weddings, house groundbreakings and inaugurations, and farming.

Unique calendar of Thai people
Wedding rituals of the Cao Lan ethnic group
Wedding rituals of the Cao Lan ethnic group

VOV.VN - For Cao Lan ethnic people in Ba Che district, Quang Ninh province, a wedding is the result of a boy and a girl falling in love with each other while singing an alternating love chant called Sinh Ca.

Wedding rituals of the Cao Lan ethnic group
Central Highland village prospers from community-based tourism
Central Highland village prospers from community-based tourism

VOV.VN - 132 Ba Na ethnic families have turned Kon Trang Long Loi village in Kon Tum province into a community-based tourism village and a popular tourist destination.

Central Highland village prospers from community-based tourism
Co Tu's homestay service develops community-based tourism
Co Tu's homestay service develops community-based tourism

VOV.VN - Over the last two years, the community-based tourism homestay of Dinh Van Nhu, a Co Tu man, has generated jobs for many people in Hoa Bac commune, Da Nang city, while promoting local culture.

Co Tu's homestay service develops community-based tourism
Bamboo papoose, an indispensable item of the Mong ​
Bamboo papoose, an indispensable item of the Mong ​

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic minority people live mainly in the high mountains of Vietnam, they use materials available in nature to make households utensils, such as bamboo and rattan containers, bamboo papooses are indispensable items in their daily life.

Bamboo papoose, an indispensable item of the Mong ​
Wedding ritual of the Nung ethnic group in northern Vietnam
Wedding ritual of the Nung ethnic group in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Young Nung boys and girls in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai make friends and date when they work in the fields or go to market fairs.

Wedding ritual of the Nung ethnic group in northern Vietnam
Emeritus artisan devotes to Dao traditional culture
Emeritus artisan devotes to Dao traditional culture

VOV.VN - Ban Van Duc, a Dao ethnic minority man, has profound knowledge of Dao culture and its ancient language. He has spent a lot of time collecting old books, studying, and teaching Dao written language to preserve it.

Emeritus artisan devotes to Dao traditional culture
Preservation of the Mong’s rattan weaving craft
Preservation of the Mong’s rattan weaving craft

VOV.VN - Mong people make up 90% of the inhabitants in Lao Chải commune of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai. Their lives depend largely on agriculture and forestry.

Preservation of the Mong’s rattan weaving craft
Unique terraced field worshiping ceremony of Mong ethnic people
Unique terraced field worshiping ceremony of Mong ethnic people

VOV.VN - The terraced field worshipping ceremony remains one of the most important traditional rituals performed by the Mong ethnic group in Mu Cang Chai district in the mountainous northern province of Yen Bai ahead of their new crop.

Unique terraced field worshiping ceremony of Mong ethnic people
Foreigners receive COVID-19 vaccines in HCM City
Foreigners receive COVID-19 vaccines in HCM City

VOV.VN - Thousands of expats residing in Ho Chi Minh City have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic in recent weeks, thereby helping to protect themselves and the wider community.

Foreigners receive COVID-19 vaccines in HCM City
Baby full-month celebration of the Thai
Baby full-month celebration of the Thai

VOV.VN - The Thai in the northern mountainous province of Son La organize a full-month celebration for a new-born baby with a simple ritual and minimal cost, but great cultural significance.

Baby full-month celebration of the Thai
Ethnic Cao Lan group treasure traditional costumes
Ethnic Cao Lan group treasure traditional costumes

VOV.VN - The Cao Lan, one of two branches of the San Chay living in a number of northern mountain and midland provinces, often wear their traditional clothes to celebrate important life events, spring ceremonies, and festivals.

Ethnic Cao Lan group treasure traditional costumes
Weaving screens for paper-making craft
Weaving screens for paper-making craft

VOV.VN - Lo Sanh Phin is now the only Dao man in Ha Giang province still weaving screens to make paper, a traditional craft of the Dao.

Weaving screens for paper-making craft
Medicinal Chung cakes, unique dish of Muong people in Phu Tho
Medicinal Chung cakes, unique dish of Muong people in Phu Tho

VOV.VN - One of the many unique dishes of the Muong people of Phu Tho province is medicinal glutinous rice Chung cake. Black in color, the cake is an indispensable offering at ancestor and heaven worship ceremonies.

Medicinal Chung cakes, unique dish of Muong people in Phu Tho
Buffalo meat dishes of the Thai ethnic group
Buffalo meat dishes of the Thai ethnic group

VOV.VN - The Thai ethnic minority in Vietnam’s northwestern region have a rich cuisine, and their buffalo meat is a must-try dish for visitors.

Buffalo meat dishes of the Thai ethnic group