(VOVWORLD) - The Dao Khau of Sin Ho district, Lai Chau province, believe that all things that begin before the sun rises will go well, particularly for important events such as...
(VOVWORLD) - Although brocade products of the Ede ethnic minority in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are not totally hand-made now, they still retain many old patterns. Each design has...
(VOVWORLD) - The Kathina ceremony, an offering of robes to Buddhist monks, is an important event of Theravada Buddhism. Each year, from the 15th day of the 9th lunar month to the next full...
(VOVWORLD) - A rice steamer is a familiar item of kitchenware among the Thai ethnic minority people in Vietnam’s northwestern region. They use it to steam rice and other dishes, as well...
(VOVWORLD) - The Thai ethic minority people in the northern mountainous province of Son La use their own calendar to keep track of activities such as funerals, weddings, house groundbreakings and inaugurations...
(VOVWORLD) - A wedding is an important turning point in a person's life. For Cao Lan ethnic minority people in Ba Che district, Quang Ninh province, a wedding is the...
(VOVWORLD) - The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is home to 19 ethnic groups, including the Mong, Tay, and Dao. Each group has their owntraditions and customs, which adds to the...
(VOVWORLD) - Over the last 2 years, the community-based tourism homestay of Dinh Van Nhu, a Co Tu man, has generated jobs for many people in Hoa Bac commune, Da Nang...
(VOVWORLD) - The Mong ethnic minority people live mainly in the high mountains of Vietnam. They use materials available in nature to make households utensils, such as bamboo and rattan containers....
(VOVWORLD) - Nuc nac, whose scientific name is Oroxylum indicum, is a common medicinal plant which grows mainly in Vietnam’s northwestern mountains. Local people use Nuc nac fruit for cooking...
(VOVWORLD) - Ban Van Duc, a Dao ethnic minority man, has profound knowledge of Dao culture and its ancient language. He has spent a lot of time collecting old books, studying,...
(VOVWORLD) - The Hre have been living for generations in the Truong Son range, in western Quang Ngai province. The buffalo is a sacred animal in their religion and a precious...
(VOVWORLD) - Mong people make up 90% of the inhabitants in Lao Chải commune of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai. Their lives depend largely on agriculture and forestry. The Mong...
(VOVWORLD) - The Red Dao in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai often pick young leaves and sprouts of cassava to cook many dishes. Among them, pickled young cassava leaves...
(VOVWORLD) - The Khang ethnic minority in Quynh Nhai district, Son La province, number more than 4,000 people. They have preserved their traditional festivals and many of their folksongs, folkdances, and...
(VOVWORLD) - The Cao Lan are one of two branches of the San Chay living in a number of northern mountain and midland provinces. The Cao Lan in Quang Ninh province wear their...
(VOVWORLD) - The Thai in the northern mountainous province of Son La organize a full-month celebration for a new-born baby with a simple ritual and minimal cost, but great...
(VOVWORLD) - Thai people in Vietnam’s northwestern region have upheld many cultural traditions and customs. Tying string bracelets is a humanitarian belief that Thai people in Son La province have...
(VOVWORLD) - Lo Sanh Phin is now the only Dao man in Ha Giang province still weaving screens to make paper, a traditional craft of the Dao
(VOVWORLD) - Thai people in Vietnam’s northwest region have a saying “go out to eat fish and come back to drink wine.” They have many fish recipes, and sour fish...