The programme will feature the reproduction of the traditional new house celebration of the Kho Mu ethnic group in Son La province, performances of folk songs and dances of ethnic communities in the northern region, and the demonstration of brocade weaving craft.

Ethnic women practice brocade weaving in the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism.

On the occasion, participating ethnic groups will introduce visitors to their weaving and brocade products, traditional costumes, as well as their crafts of weaving bamboo and making musical instruments.

Visitors to the village can take part in various folk games such as Xoe folk dance, ‘con’ (cloth ball) throwing, walking on stilts, and badminton.

They are also invited to sample indigenous dishes of Muong, Thai, Ede, Tay, Nung, and Dao ethnic people, such as sticky rice, steamed chicken with bamboo sprouts, grilled fish, and braised pork belly.

Young people promote creativity to turn fabric scraps into art

From pieces of fabric scraps that may end up discarded, young members of the ‘4V-For Fabric For Vietnam’ project have created unique art works which encapsulate the formation and development process of the capital.

Two Vietnamese building projects listed in sustainable architecture book

A system of 52 schools built in the highlands and a system of community houses have been listed in a guidebook by the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA).

Researchers find evidence of 2,000-year-old curry in Vietnam, the oldest in Southeast Asia

Fast global trade has allowed the import and export of all manner of delicious ingredients that help bring Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Sri Lankan cuisines to our dinner tables.

Vietnamese culture introduced at summer festival in Germany

Huong Viet, an online magazine of Vietnamese people in Germany, and the local Vietnamese community introduced the homeland’s culture to German and international visitors at the summer festival Sommerfest in the state of Bayern on July 22.

Arts programme pays tribute to fallen soldiers on Dong Loc battlefield

An art programme was held at the Dong Loc T-junction national special historical site in Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province on July 22 to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the Dong Loc T-junction victory (1968-2023) and the 76th anniversary of Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day (1947-2023).

Source: NDO