Gau Tao Festival of the Mong
Gau Tao Festival of the Mong

VOV.VN - The Mong in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang celebrate many festivals and rituals each year. The Gau Tao, which means “mountain sight-seeing in the spring” is a community religious festival held by the Mong at the beginning of every Lunar New Year.

Gau Tao Festival of the Mong
A special Tet holiday in the eyes of a German expert in Hanoi
A special Tet holiday in the eyes of a German expert in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Due to the nation’s latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Prof. Dr. Andreas Stoffers, country director of Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Vietnam, has been forced to cancel his Lunar New Year (Tet) plans in the south and remain in Hanoi to enjoy the capital’s festive atmosphere.

A special Tet holiday in the eyes of a German expert in Hanoi
Tet customs of Vietnamese ethnic groups
Tet customs of Vietnamese ethnic groups

VOV.VN - Each ethnic group in Vietnam has typical customs to welcome the New Year, which is called Tet in Vietnamese. Their uniqueness helps make Vietnam’s cultural diversity.

Tet customs of Vietnamese ethnic groups
Incense-making craft of Nung ethnic group in Cao Bang
Incense-making craft of Nung ethnic group in Cao Bang

VOV.VN - The craft of producing incense practiced by the Nung ethnic minority in the northern province of Cao Bang has been passed down from generation to generation. With incense sticks used in special occasions, locals are now busy preparing for the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

Incense-making craft of Nung ethnic group in Cao Bang
Muong people preserve mother tongue
Muong people preserve mother tongue

VOV.VN - The Muong people in Hoa Binh province have organized several programs to promote the Muong language as part of efforts by ethnic groups to preserve their culture and their mother tongue. 

Muong people preserve mother tongue
Stranded French tourist struggling to earn a living
Stranded French tourist struggling to earn a living

A French man, who has been stuck in Vietnam due to COVID-19, is working as a vendor in HCM City to earn a living.

Stranded French tourist struggling to earn a living
Mu Cang Chai hosts first Banh Day pounding festival
Mu Cang Chai hosts first Banh Day pounding festival

VOV.VN - The debut Banh Day festival was held between January 1 – 3 in the mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai in the northern province of Yen Bai as part of celebrations for the local delicacy, attracting numerous tourists following the New Year holiday.

Mu Cang Chai hosts first Banh Day pounding festival
Bai Coi - rendezvous of different cultures
Bai Coi - rendezvous of different cultures

VOV.VN - The Bai Coi archaeological site in the central province of Ha Tinh holds clues to understanding the history of Vietnam. It was recognized as a National Relic in 2014 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Bai Coi - rendezvous of different cultures
What to do in Hanoi in 24 hours?
What to do in Hanoi in 24 hours?

Every hour in Hanoi is a memorable time to capture the beauty of the millennial city from different perspectives, from traditional to modern.

What to do in Hanoi in 24 hours?
Ha Nhi ethnic group celebrate traditional new year festival
Ha Nhi ethnic group celebrate traditional new year festival

VOV.VN - The traditional new year festival of the Ha Nhi ethnic group, who reside in Dien Bien province’s Muong Nhe district, north-western Vietnam, is celebrated during the eleventh lunar month when local people finish their crop harvest.

Ha Nhi ethnic group celebrate traditional new year festival
Exciting wedding of Dao ethnic group in north Vietnam
Exciting wedding of Dao ethnic group in north Vietnam

VOV.VN - Although recent years have seen wedding ceremonies conducted by the Dao Lo Gang ethnic group in the northern province of Thai Nguyen become simplified, they still feature many aspects of the traditional ritual.

Exciting wedding of Dao ethnic group in north Vietnam
Early New Year festival of Cong ethnic people
Early New Year festival of Cong ethnic people

VOV.VN - The Cong ethnic people in the northwestern region of Vietnam celebrate their Tet (New Year) festival, locally known as Tet hoa mao ga or Cockscomb flower Tet), in the 11th lunar month, praying for a new bumper crop harvest in the new year. Let’s discover local people’s distinctive cultural identity of the festival.

Early New Year festival of Cong ethnic people
A vibrant Vietnam in a German expert’s eyes
A vibrant Vietnam in a German expert’s eyes

VOV.VN - Andreas Stoffers, Director of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Vietnam, says he loves Vietnam because the country has a diverse culture, an ancient history, a unique language and an open-minded and ambitious people.

A vibrant Vietnam in a German expert’s eyes
Imago Work and a story of an American family in Hanoi
Imago Work and a story of an American family in Hanoi

VOV.VN - An American woman whose son was born with Down syndrome has set up Imago Work project in Vietnam, to provide vocational training and job placements for young people who suffer from developmental disabilities.

Imago Work and a story of an American family in Hanoi
Promoting Tay ethnic culture in northwestern region
Promoting Tay ethnic culture in northwestern region

VOV.VN - A cultural festival was recently held in Muong Lai commune of northwestern Yen Bai province to introducethe traditional culture of the Tay ethnic group to tourists.

Promoting Tay ethnic culture in northwestern region
Unique Dan Lai ethnic culture in Pu Mat National Park
Unique Dan Lai ethnic culture in Pu Mat National Park

VOV.VN - Dan Lai is a small ethnic group that reside in Pu Mat National Park in Con Cuong district of the central province of Nghe An.

Unique Dan Lai ethnic culture in Pu Mat National Park
Costumes of Mong people in Sa Pa
Costumes of Mong people in Sa Pa

VOV.VN - The Mong comprise more than half of the population of the popular resort town of Sa Pa in northern Vietnam. They belong to different Mong branches, but all wear indigo clothing.

Costumes of Mong people in Sa Pa
Ethnic people preserve indigenous culture in northern Vietnam
Ethnic people preserve indigenous culture in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Schools throughout Muong Lo district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have recently implemented a number of measures in an effort to maintain the area’s traditional culture for younger generations.

Ethnic people preserve indigenous culture in northern Vietnam
Vietnam is a corona-free bubble: Successful control of COVID-19
Vietnam is a corona-free bubble: Successful control of COVID-19

VOV.VN - What Vietnam has achieved to contain the pandemic can be an example to the rest of the world.

Vietnam is a corona-free bubble: Successful control of COVID-19
Dutch Ambassador impressed with Hanoi’s COVID-19 fight
Dutch Ambassador impressed with Hanoi’s COVID-19 fight

Dutch ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman expressed her impression of Hanoi's efforts to ensure sustainability and inclusivity in plans to get people's life on track when COVID-19 is basically under control.

Dutch Ambassador impressed with Hanoi’s COVID-19 fight
Ancestor worship, a sacred rite of the Lo Lo in Ha Giang province
Ancestor worship, a sacred rite of the Lo Lo in Ha Giang province

VOV.VN - The Lo Lo ethnic minority people live mostly in Lung Cu commune, Ha Giang province. They live harmoniously with other ethnic groups of the Dong Van stone plateau while maintaining their ancient customs and traditions.

Ancestor worship, a sacred rite of the Lo Lo in Ha Giang province
Tomb house of the Co Tu
Tomb house of the Co Tu

VOV.VN - A tomb house built on the grave of a dead person is typical of folk belief of the Co Tu ethnic minority who live in Vietnam’s central region.

Tomb house of the Co Tu
We love Nha Trang, Russian travelers reveal
We love Nha Trang, Russian travelers reveal

VOV.VN - Upon falling in love with the land and people of Nha Trang, the central city of Vietnam, at first sight, several Russian travelers to the locality have decided to stay longer and look for a job.

We love Nha Trang, Russian travelers reveal
Try the special beer of the Ha Nhi
Try the special beer of the Ha Nhi

The Ha Nhi, an ethnic minority group in Bat Xat, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has a traditional beer that has existed for hundreds of years, but few people have had a chance to enjoy it.

Try the special beer of the Ha Nhi
Unique marriage custom of the Raglai
Unique marriage custom of the Raglai

VOV.VN - The Raglai are a matriarchal ethnic minority group who live in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. When a Raglai couple decides to get married, the girl’s family decides everything.

Unique marriage custom of the Raglai
Foreigners unite with Da Nang in COVID-19 fight
Foreigners unite with Da Nang in COVID-19 fight

VOV.VN - A group of foreign teachers in the central city of Da Nang have pooled their resources and mobilised their friends to purchase essential goods in an effort to help underprivileged people impacted by the battle against the novel coronavirus.

Foreigners unite with Da Nang in COVID-19 fight
Foreign nationals unite to help Vietnam in COVID-19 fight
Foreign nationals unite to help Vietnam in COVID-19 fight

VOV.VN - A group of foreign citizens living and working in Vietnam have come together in an effort to contribute to the nation’s fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Foreign nationals unite to help Vietnam in COVID-19 fight
Hanoi – endless inspiration for poets
Hanoi – endless inspiration for poets

VOV.VN - Poems about Hanoi resist the flow of time, preserving the ancient values from a millennium ago and promoting contemporary features. Hanoi has always been an endless inspiration for poets.

Hanoi – endless inspiration for poets
Thoughts of an American living in HCM City during COVID-19
Thoughts of an American living in HCM City during COVID-19

VOV.VN - Christopher Otis, an American living in Ho Chi Minh City who works as a teacher, photographer, and geographer, feels pride in Vietnam being his second home.

Thoughts of an American living in HCM City during COVID-19