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The Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM) 2020 to be held on April 1-4 will focus on preserving heritage and promoting heritage tourism.

Cultural experts have suggested diversifying preservation methods of UNESCO-recognised Then singing, on the basis of its original values.

“Then” singing practice of Vietnam’s ethnic groups of Tay, Nung, Thai has been named in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity.

The fifth buckwheat flower festival has been in full bloom in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang since mid-November with various cultural activities to last through December.

The Vietnamese Government has attached much importance to relations with Yunnan province, and agreed to increase the exchange of high-level delegations and step up bilateral cooperation in tourism, culture and science-technology, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.

Darkness prevails Mong ethnic woman Sung Thi Sy’s shabby house on a rocky slope. Her husband comes home late again with a pungent alcohol odour.

Having grown up with ancient tea trees, generations of family of Dao ethnic man Hoang Tinh Kiem in Cao Bo commune, Vi Xuyen district, Ha Giang province have lived on processing and selling tea.

Twenty-five contestants have competed at the Tea Masters Cup Vietnam in Hoang Su Phi district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang province.

How to enhance the quality of the Vietnam Fatherland Front’s performance in social supervision and criticism is one of the main topics in discussions at the front’s 9th National Congress, which is taking place in Hanoi.

Vu Thi Mi, an 8-year-old Mong ethnic girl, cannot hide her excitement when speaking about her Mid-Autumn Festival experience.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang province’s signature shan tuyet tea trees have been recognised as part of the Ancient Tree Heritage of Vietnam.

The Buddhist Sangha of the northern border province of Ha Giang held a requiem for the souls of people who sacrificed their lives for the nation’s freedom, independence and integrity, at the Vi Xuyen’s National Martyrs’ Cemetery in Ha Giang province on July 7.

Vietnam was the only Asian country listed among the top nine destinations in the world with the most beautiful and must-see landscapes by Ride Apart, a website site for motorcycle enthusiasts.

The Party Committee of northern Ha Giang province has taken disciplinary measures against some senior leaders for committing violations related to the exam cheating scandal in the province last year.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has assigned the People’s Committee of northernmost Ha Giang province to make a general plan for developing four urban areas into tourism centres of the Dong Van.

Despite being of small number and located in remote areas, Pa Then ethnic people still preserve many traditional rituals, among which fire dancing festival is the most original and unique.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has assigned the People’s Committee of northernmost Ha Giang province to make a general plan for developing four urban areas into tourism centres of the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark.

In his late 20s, Ho Van Thang decided to launch his first business growing the species of chili pepper his family has treasured for centuries on the western mountain of Quang Tri province.

Dozens of pigs infected with African swine fever were culled on May 20 in the northern border province of Ha Giang, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The population of Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys, a rare species indigenous to Vietnam, has developed considerably in the northernmost province of Ha Giang thanks to conservation efforts.