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

“Then” practice of Vietnam’s ethnic groups of Tay, Nung, Thai has been named in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Cultural Heritage said on December 13.

Archbishop Marek Zalewski, the Holy See's Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore and the Vatican's non-resident Special Envoy to Vietnam, paid a courtesy visit to leaders of the southern province of An Giang on November 28.

A wide range of attractive activities are being held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi from November 1-30, aiming to honour the cultural quintessence of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

The majority of localities in the Mekong Delta region saw a sharp decrease in the numbers of traffic accidents, fatalities and injured in the first nine months of this year, heard a Traffic Safety Day eventheld in Long Xuyen city, An Giang province on October 10.

A sewage treatment plant funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) through Korea Eximbank was inaugurated in Long Xuyen city in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on October 8.

Hanoi has consistently implemented the policy of allocating large amount of resources to the development of mountainous and ethnic minority areas in the city towards narrowing the gap between those areas and other localities, it was reported at a conference on October 3.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu attended the opening of the “Through the legacy of Hoang Su Phi terraced fields” culture week that was opened in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on September 21.

The policy credit fund has for many years become the main direct support tool for the Central Highland province of Dak Lak to implement the national target programmes.

A total of 391 outstanding artists were honoured with the State titles of People’s Artist and Meritorious Artist at a ceremony held at the Hanoi Opera House on August 29, with the attendance of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has set a target of having 250 well-functioning agricultural cooperatives and two cooperative alliances by 2020.

The An Phu – An Giang international trade fair opened in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s An Phu district on August 28.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has attracted 44 new investment projects with a total registered capital of over 5 trillion VND (217.3 million USD) since the beginning of this year, down five projects and over 10.2 trillion VND in value year-on-year.

The National Cultural Heritage Council will appraise dossiers on the Vietnamese folk art of Dong Ho painting later this year, then complete them before submitting to the Prime Minister.

A culture, sports and tourism festival of ethnic groups in the northwestern region will take place in the mountainous province of Son La from August 18-20, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Dong Dang International Railway Station in the northern border province of Lang Son was recognised as a tourist site on July 8.

Fansipan Horse Race ‘Galloping Horses’ 2019 kicked off in Sun World Fansipan Legend Tourism Complex on June 21.

A conference in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on June 12 helped overseas Vietnamese (OV) businesspeople to learn about agriculture and tourism projects in need of capital.

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.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang is striving to become one of the top 15 localities in the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) rankings this year.