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The famous novel Dat Nuoc Dung Len (The Country Rises Up) by veteran writer Nguyen Ngoc about Dinh Nup, a guerrilla leader of the ethnic Bhana group during the country's resistance war against the French, has been translated into Bhana.

A horse race featuring ethnic Mong jockeys drew visitors to the Cultural Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups.

Ethnic minorities are increasingly choosing not to wear their traditional costumes, especially for their daily activities.

Vietnam was elected to the UN HRC, the 2014-2016 tenure, on November 12 with 184 approval votes out of 193, the highest among 14 countries elected to the 47-member council this time.

The 9th Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day was opened on Nov. 19 in Hanoi.

President Truong Tan Sang hailed the national unity at the opening ceremony of the National Great Solidarity - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week in Hanoi on November 18.

Established in Hanoi in 1997, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has served as a research centre and a public museum with a mission to collect, document, preserve and exhibit the cultural heritage of Vietnam ’s 54 ethnic groups.

The TripAdvisor.com tourism website has ranked the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology as excellent. This is the second time the museum received this rating from the website.

The chronicle documentary titled “ Viet Nam 54 dan toc” ( Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups), is on air on HTV7 starting June 11, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.

President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Phanduongchit Vongsa has said he wishes to learn from Ho Chi Minh City ’s experience to further uphold the LFNC’s role.

Sixty contestants from 16 ethnic minority groups are competing at the 2013 Miss Ethnic Vietnam Pageant’s semi-final round held for the North, which opened in Hanoi on May 20.

A northern mountainous market will be reproduced with the direct participation of ethnic groups during the 2013 Vietnam Ethnic Groups Cultural Day from April 19 to 21, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on April 4.

The Flower Festival on Nguyen Hue Street in Ho Chi Minh City opened on February 7.

Deputy Minister Hoang Xuan Luong, Deputy Head of the Government Committee for Ethnic Minorities, led a delegation to the fifth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on ethnic minorities held in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 27-28.

An international seminar on Cham civilisations - the links between Vietnam and India, opened in central coastal city of Da Nang on June 26.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung on Apr.19 stressed Vietnam’ commitment to promoting solidarity among its 54 ethnic groups, calling cultural development a consistent national priority and motivator for socio-economic development.