Traditional house of the Cham

Traditional house of the Cham

(VOVWORLD) - Most Cham ethic minority people live in Ninh Thuan province and follow a matriarchal system. After marriage, the husband moves in with his wife's family. Within the extended Cham...
String of beads in the life of the K'Ho

String of beads in the life of the K'Ho

(VOVWORLD) - Strings of beads are important jewelry for the K'Ho ethnic people in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The beads are agate in various colors and shaped round or...
Drum-breaking Festival of the Ma Coong

Drum-breaking Festival of the Ma Coong

(VOVWORLD) - Beating drums until they break is a special festival of the Ma Coong ethnic people in Quang Binh province to pray for favorable weather, bumper crops, a prosperous village, healthy...
Spinning top, a folk game of the Tay

Spinning top, a folk game of the Tay

(VOVWORLD) - Folk games are an indispensable part of festivals in Vietnam whenever spring comes. Tuc khang, which means spinning top, is a popular folk game for both Tay men and...
Wedding of the San Chi

Wedding of the San Chi

(VOVWORLD) - Spring arrives and life gets warmer. The San Chi in Binh Lieu district, Quang Ninh province often organize weddings in spring, the season of love
Literacy gives hope to ethnic women

Literacy gives hope to ethnic women

(VOVWORLD) - For many ethnic people living in border areas of Son La province, going to school is a dream come true. Literacy classes have given them hope for a brighter...
Jrai brocade marketed nationwide

Jrai brocade marketed nationwide

(VOVWORLD) - Brocade weaving is a unique cultural practice of the Jrai people in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai. While restoring the traditional craft, many businesses and individuals have...
Tra Vinh people enjoy freedom of religion

Tra Vinh people enjoy freedom of religion

(VOVWORLD) - Tra Vinh province has a population of about 1 million people, who belong to the Kinh, Khmer, and Hoa ethnic groups. They are followers of Buddhism, Catholicism, Cao Dai, Protestantism, and some...
Tra Vinh pagodas preserve Khmer language

Tra Vinh pagodas preserve Khmer language

(VOVWORLD) - Teaching Khmer language at Khmer Theravada Buddhist pagodas has long been a tradition in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. All pagodas in the province have Khmer language classes for people...
Lang Son promotes learning of ethnic languages

Lang Son promotes learning of ethnic languages

(VOVWORLD) - 80% of the population in the northern birder province of Lang Son are Tay, Nung, Dao, Hoa, San Chay, and Mong, who speak their ethnic languages and practice different customs and...
Wedding of the Red Dao

Wedding of the Red Dao

(VOVWORLD) - The northern province of Tuyen Quang is the only locality in Vietnam that gathers all Dao branches, including Dao Do, Dao Tien, and Dao Quan Chet. They have a rich...
Blood oath ceremony of the Mnong in Dak Lak

Blood oath ceremony of the Mnong in Dak Lak

(VOVWORLD) - The custom of twinning two persons of different blood lines as brothers is popular in Vietnam. For the Mnong in the central province of Dak Lak, the twinning ceremony...