(VOVWORLD) - Audiences were treated to improvised folk music and new arrangements of traditional folk tunes and ancient songs that are on the brink of oblivion at the folk music festival late last month in the northern Quang Ninh province. The event is part of the National Tourism Year Ha Long - Quang Ninh 2018.

(VOVWORLD) - The 2nd Culture and Sports Week for Ethnic Groups in the north eastern region took place this month in Tien Yen district, Quang Ninh province. The week promotes the people, landscape, and ethnic cultures of Quang Ninh.

(VOVWORLD) - Located in Vietnam’s key southern economic region, Ba Ria-Vung Tau is endowed with favorable geographical and natural conditions for tourism development. In addition to its beautiful beaches, Ba Ria-Vung Tau is home to many landmarks, historical relics, and coastal festivals.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s Nam Dinh province is the birthplace of a type of ritual singing called Chau Van, which plays a role in worshiping the Mother Goddesses. The province is trying hard to preserve the folk art.

(VOVWORLD) - Known as a musical art that has both scholarly and folk roots, Don Ca Tai Tu (amateur singing) developed in southern Vietnam in the late 19th century.

(VOVWORLD) - Like the epics of other ethnic groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, the epics of the Xo Dang people provide a view of a certain historical period, depicting people’s daily lives and their struggle to protect their land and communities.

(VOVWORLD) - The epics of the Xo Dang ethnic group’s T’dra branch, also known as ho mu’uan, were first discovered in the early 2000s by Vo Quang Trong, Director of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Dr. Trong and his colleagues have collected 106 versions of epic narratives in Kon Tum province’s Dac Ha and Dac To districts.

(VOVWORLD) - The Ede people’s Khan, the M’nong group’s Ot ndrong, and the Ba Na people’s Ho Mon are the first that come to mind when discussing epics of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. People are less familiar with the Xo dang group’s epics.

(VOVWORLD) - It has been three decades since that fateful day in 1988 when Vietnam’s literary scene was robbed of two most beloved talents by a tragic accident. The deaths of Luu Quang Vu and Xuan Quynh was something of a national tragedy, but their legacy lives on in their body of literary work.

(VOVWORLD) - Book festivals, exhibitions and promotion events have been held regularly across Vietnam every 3 to 4 months over the past 4 years. Such activities have contributed significantly to connecting readers and promoting the reading culture among Vietnamese.