(VOVWORLD) - Dao Tien ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Son La have been exerting their efforts to preserve bell dancing, which is considered a crucial part of their traditional rituals. Trieu Bien has the story.

(VOVWORLD) - Luong Van Chua of the Thai ethnic group in Son La province’s Yen Chau district is known among his community for his love and passion for protecting and preserving his unique ethnic culture, including Thai language, calligraphy, songs, traditions and customs.

(VOVWORLD) - A lot of festivals take place across Vietnam in early lunar New Year to welcome the spring. It has become a tradition for many Vietnamese people, old and young, to participate in spring festivals to pray for a new lunar year full of health, luck, and prosperity.

(VOVWORLD) - Gong is a musical instrument closely linked to the history and culture of ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands. The cultural space of Central Highlands gong has been recognized by UNESCO as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”. In recent years, Gia Lai province has promulgated various solutions to preserve and promote this heritage.

(VOVWORLD) - Tet, the lunar New Year festival, is the most important festival in Vietnam. On this occasion, people practice traditional customs to wish for a new lunar year full of peace, luck, wealth, and prosperity. No matter where they reside, family members do their best to reunite for the holiday and visit their relatives and friends.

(VOVWORLD) - More than 200 documents, items, and photos are on display at an exhibition entitled “The Communist Party of Vietnam – From Congress to Congress” at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi to welcome the 13th National Party Congress.

(VOVWORLD) - Musician and researcher Nguyen Vinh Bao passed away at his home in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap last week at the age of 104. Bao made significant contributions to researching, preserving and developing Vietnam’s traditional music, particularly "Tai tu" music, the prototype for "Vong co" (nostalgia) and "Cai luong" (reformed opera) in the south.

(VOVWORLD) - A “book street” in district 1, in Ho Chi Minh City, a popular venue for people who like to read, regularly organizes events to connect authors and readers.

(VOVWORLD) - The Bac Kan provincial Cultural Center last month hosted a musical exchange attended by hundreds of artisans and Then singing lovers in northern Vietnam. The event reflects the strong vitality of Vietnam’s traditional art form of Then singing as well as Bac Kan’s efforts to preserve and promote it.

(VOVWORLD) - The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics recently organized the 5th National Emulation Conference to honor Catholics' good deeds from 2015-2020. Over the past 5 years, patriotic emulation movements have been spread among Catholics nationwide in diverse forms and with rich content.