The southern folk cake festival 2025, held in conjunction with the 2nd tourism, trade and OCOP product promotion fair, is taking place in Long Xuyen ward, An Giang province, from October 18 to 26, under the theme “Flavours and Colours of An Giang”.
My Tu commune of Can Tho city has just hosted the traditional Khmer composite boat race to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day. This year’s event brought together 68 teams from areas with large Khmer populations, both in Can Tho and neighboring provinces, drawing nearly 3,000 spectators to watch and cheer.
Held under the theme “Pride and Aspiration”, this year's “Glory to Vietnam” programme aimed to inspire the Vietnamese people's ambition to reach new heights during the era of integration and development.
The Cambodian Culture Week in Vietnam 2025, an important part of the countries' cultural and artistic cooperation plan for the 2023-2027 period, takes place in Bac Lieu and Vinh Long provinces.
Ang Pagoda (known in Khmer as Angkorajaborey) has stood on the outskirts of Tra Vinh city, Tra Vinh province, since the year 990. It is one of the most prominent ancient Khmer pagodas in Vietnam. After several renovations, the pagoda now features classic architecture with artistic works rich in the spiritual and cultural identity of the southern Khmer people. In 1994, it was officially recognized as a national cultural and historical relic.
Cuu Long University in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long held a gathering on April 15 to mark the traditional New Year festivals for Cambodian and Lao students as well as its Khmer lecturers and students.
Khmer brocade weavers in Van Giao commune, Tinh Bien township in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have made great attempts to preserve and revive the centuries-old craft of the Bay Nui region.
A performance of five-tone (Ngu am) musical ensemble or Pinn Peat orchestra of the Khmer people, the largest of its kind Vietnam, was held in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on November 11.
Many specific mechanisms and policies issued by the Party and State for ethnic minorities have been carried out effectively in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, helping lift a large number of households out of poverty.
Every summer, it has become customary for most Khmer Theravada Buddhist temples in Trà Vinh to organize Khmer language classes. These classes attract a large number of local Khmer students, offering them not only a chance to preserve their language, but also to engage in meaningful activities during their school break.
Twice a week, small children in Vi Thanh city, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang, come to Po Thi Rang Say (Tram Cua) Pagoda to enroll in a free English class that gathers about 20 ethnic minority students.
President To Lam requested Tra Vinh focus on important infrastructure projects, climate change response, and poverty alleviation while visiting this Mekong Delta province on July 5.
