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The 14th version of a cultural, sports, and tourism festival held by ethnic groups in the northwestern region is scheduled to take place in the northern mountainous province of Son La from August 18-20.

PSNews – The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism in collaboration with the Vietnamese Fatherland Front on November 18 kicked off the week themed “Great National Unity - Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage 2018”, at the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups.

PSNews - The 6th national festival of the art of Then singing and Tinh gourd lute of the Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups officially kicked off on May 13 in Ha Giang city. 

Lang Son province has encouraged the establishment of local Then singing clubs to promote the development of this genre of traditional singing – a typical culture of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic people in the northern mountainous region.

The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank (WB) on June 29 has approved a preferential credit package worth US$153 million for Vietnam’s national programme on poverty reduction and rural development.

PSNews – The Yen The District People Committee of the northern province of Bac Giang held a ceremony to open the spring festival of ethnic groups and to unveil the tourism site of Xuan Lung- Thac Nga.

PSNews-Mai Chau, which is known for its natural beauty and peace, was once seen as a complicated area of drug-related activities.

The papoose is an indispensable item in the daily life of the K’ho and ethnic groups in the central highlands.

About 20km away from Da Lat, the village is located in a hill full of green and welcomes hundreds of tourists everyday. 

The 13th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival for ethnic groups in Vietnam’s northwest region kicked off in Lao Cai province on October 1.