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The Southwestern region in Vietnam is well-known for a number of typical traditional festivals, including Sene Dolta, Ok Om Bok and Chol Chnam Thmay.

Tourism has become an economic spearhead of the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan, with diverse tourism products.

The capital city of Hanoi has had two more cultural icons added to the list of national intangible cultural heritages, namely Trieu Khuc village’s festival and “com” production in Me Tri district.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has recently signed a decision announcing 17 new national intangible cultural heritages.

The Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) festival is scheduled to take place in Can Thanh, Can Gio district in Ho Chi Minh City on September 23 -25.

More than 4,000 people took part in the annual Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) Festival that fishermen in the Mekong province of Bac Lieu honour the giant marine mammals.

The Nghinh Ong (Whale Worship) Festival in the central province of Khanh Hoa will be held on January 24 in fishing villages.