Keyword: "traditional costumes"

A collection of traditional ethnic costumes from Vietnam by French collector Alain Dussarps is on display at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris.

Brocade making has been central to the culture of ethnic minorities in Vietnam for thousands of years. Today, the craft is still maintained by these communities in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as it is deeply imbued with distinctive characteristics of highlanders.

An event promoting Vietnam’s economy, culture and cuisine has been held in Washington D.C, attracting more than 100 participants.

Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups whose traditional costumes present their own unique features. Ede ethnic group's costume constitutes a high level of aesthetic value.

Among the factors making the culture of the Black Lo Lo ethnic minority in Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province unique and distinctive are their traditional costumes and the costumes’ decorations.

Artist Nguyen Hoang Anh in Hoang Mai district, Hanoi, has designed and made thousands of dolls wearing the traditional costumes of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic minority groups, which are on display in his 40 sq m room.

An exhibition themed “ASEAN Cultural Colours” will be held at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi from August 8 – 12 to mark the 55th anniversary of ASEAN.

The Black Thai ethnic minority group in Tram Tau district in northern mountainous Yen Bai province not only has captivating dances but also traditional costumes imbued with the unique beauty and bearing special artistic as well as historical values. The costumes have been preserved and passed down through the generations.

Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each of which has its own identity and unique values in terms of customs and traditions, contributing to the cultural diversity in the country.

The first Mr Universe Vietnam 2022 competition has been launched in HCM City.

People from all walks of life took part in an online discussion last weekend highlighting Vietnamese culture and sharing measures to preserve the cultural values of ancient Vietnamese clothing in modern times.

Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups, each of which has its own identity and unique values in terms of customs and traditions, contributing to the shape of cultural diversity in the country.

When talk turns to the Vietnamese ao dai, most people would imagine beautiful women wearing the traditional outfit. Few would know, however, that it was initially designed for men. Through history’s ups and downs, the men’s ao dai relinquished its crown and is now worn must less often in everyday life.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with embassies of ASEAN countries in Vietnam, held an exhibition featuring ASEAN traditional costumes in Hanoi on October 21. The event is to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the ASEAN Community and Vietnam’s Chair of ASEAN in 2020. It will last till October 28.

A collection of four French documentary films and one Vietnamese drama movie will be presented during the Fashion Film Week 2020 that will be held in Hanoi from September 28 to October 6.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will host the Discovering Southeast Asia programme on May 30-31 to celebrate International Children’s Day (June 1).

The sixth Vietnam-Laos-China ‘con’ festival, themed “Colour of friendship”, kicked off in Muong Te district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau on December 29.

The second Thai ethnic cultural festival will be held in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on October 18-20 with the aim of preserving and promoting cultural identities of Thai ethnic group in the process of national integration and development.

The culture, sports and tourism festival of ethnic minority groups along the Vietnamese - Lao border wrapped up in A Luoi district of the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on May 19.

Students of ethnic minority backgrounds or those attending ethnic minority boarding schools will wear traditional costumes two days per week and during festivals, under a project approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.