(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese people have been living in peace for more than 45 years but war remnants continue to kill or maim innocent people today, in the deadly guise of landmines and unexploded ordnance. We now introduce you to a program called Project RENEW, which was founded in August 2001 by Quang Tri province, which was heavily bombed during the war, and international NGOs as an effort to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by cluster bombs and other munitions remaining in central Vietnam since the war ended in 1975.

(VOVWORLD) - Xoan singing of the northern midland province of Phu Tho is a folk ritual singing performed in temples and communal houses to worship the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the Vietnamese nation, deities, or a village's tutelary gods. Originally the genre was passed down by word of mouth. After thousands of years, Xoan singing has become a unique intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - Dao ethnic people in the northwest region of Vietnam have the long-standing tradition of visiting graves of their relatives to show respect to the deceased. Dao’s grave-visiting festival, which takes place in the third lunar month, is as important as the Lunar New Year festival and the 7th full-moon festival.

(VOVWORLD) - Thread bracelet tying is a traditional ritual for peace and good luck of ethnic groups in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam. Together with silver jewelry, colorful thread bracelets are indispensable accessories and conveys spiritual implications.

(VOVWORLD) - Silk painting is a popular form of art in several Asian countries, particularly China, Japan and Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - In the northern province of Tuyen Quang, the Cao Lan ethnic people, also known as San Chay, are the third largest population after the Kinh, Tay, and Dao. There are over 60 thousand people, accounting for 36% of the Cao Lan population in Vietnam. They reside mainly in the districts of Son Duong, Yen Son, and Ham Yen. Today's program will take you to Dai Phu commune, Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang province, to learn more about clay drum, the unique musical instruments of the Cao Lan people.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam’s custom of dyeing one’s teeth black is a custom now seen only among elderly people and among some ethnic groups in Vietnam’s northern mountains.

(VOVWORLD) - Diego Cortizas, the founder of a fashion house called Chula, is a Spanish architect-turned-designer and has been living in Vietnam for 17 years. Diego is obsessed with Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), fabrics and brocade weaving from Vietnamese ethnic minorities; and is helping disabled people generate a stable occupation.

(VOVWORLD) - Lion dancing is a typical art form in a number of East Asian countries, including Vietnam. Lion dancing is usually performed during festivals and special occasions, particularly during the Lunar New Year (or Tet) festival. It is believed that unicorns, lions, and dragons symbolize happiness and prosperity, as well as heralding good luck in the new year.

(VOVWORLD) - The tugging rituals and folk games were honored by UNESCO in 2015 as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, a multi-national project of Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, and the Philippines, the first multi-national project ever recognized by UNESCO. In Vietnam, tugging is practiced in all regions, each differing from the others, mostly during spring festivals. To tug, players use bamboos, ropes, or a kind of extremely long and durable rattan rope called “song” in Vietnam. In some regions, they stand while tugging and in other regions, they sit on the ground.