Tay, Nung custom of hanging red paper at Tet

Tay, Nung custom of hanging red paper at Tet

(VOVWORLD) - The Tay and Nung ethnic groups have a custom of gluing pieces of red paper to things to say farewell to the old year and welcome the new year. They stick red paper...
The O Du ethnic group

The O Du ethnic group

(VOVWORLD) - Of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups, several consist of a few hundred people living in remote mountain areas. The O Du in Nghe An province is one of the...
Grave sculptures of the Central Highlands

Grave sculptures of the Central Highlands

(VOVWORLD) - Carving wooden sculptures is a special folk art of ethnic groups such as the Co Tu, Ede, Ba Na, and Jarai of the Central Highlands. They are not just folk...
Bằng Lăng stork garden in Cần Thơ province

Bằng Lăng stork garden in Cần Thơ province

(VOVWORLD) - The Mekong delta province of Cần Thơ is best known for its endless green rice fields and abundant orchards. The beautiful scenery is ornamented by thousands of storks spreading...
Festival honors Central Highlands’ gong culture

Festival honors Central Highlands’ gong culture

(VOVWORLD) - The 2018 Gong Cultural Festival took place last weekend in Gia Lai province to honor and promote the unique cultural space of the Central Highlands gongs, an intangible cultural heritage...
Dak Lak tries to conserve its elephant herds

Dak Lak tries to conserve its elephant herds

(VOVWORLD) - In recent years, shrinking forests have reduced food and territory for elephants in Dak Lak province. Local authorities have tried a number of measures to revive local elephant herds
Muong Lo panpipe of the Thai

Muong Lo panpipe of the Thai

(VOVWORLD) -The panpipe of the Thai ethnic minority in Muong Lo, Yen Bai province, is considered the soul of local Thai folk singing and culture
Langur safe-guarders on Cat Ba Island

Langur safe-guarders on Cat Ba Island

(VOVWORLD) - The Cat Ba langur is listed as one of the 25 most endangered species in the World Red Book. In Hai Phong, the staff of Cat Ba National Park...
World effort to protect penguins in Antarctica

World effort to protect penguins in Antarctica

(VOVworld) – Penguins, one of the world’s most special species, are under threat of both climate change and human impact. Scientists are warning of the extinction of penguins in the...