Glass painting is a popular folk-art genre of southerners. If people in Lai Thieu in Binh Duong province, Cho Lon in Ho Chi Minh City, and Cho Moi in An Giang province make glass paintings in the Chinese style, the glass painting of Soc Trang province express Khmer culture.
The first Khmer folk singing festival of the Mekong Delta region opened in Soc Trang province on October 1, drawing more than 300 contestants, mostly students, amateur artists and artisans…
Visiting Khmer pagodas is not only a serene getaway, but also a fascinating way to peek into the lives of a Khmer Buddhist, a solitary culture at the heart of…
Built nearly 500 years ago, Buol Pres Phek Pagoda, also known as the Four-sided Pagoda, has a unique architecture and typical cultural values of the Khmer ethnic minority people in the South.
The third Ooc Om Bok Festival (moon worship festival) of the Mekong Delta will take place from October 28-November 3, according to the event’s organising board.
The 12th waterway and garden festival of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang kicked off in Nhon My Commune of Ke Sach District on May 28, expected to attract 10,000 visitors.
The month-long Kathina Festival, a Buddhist festival held in Doi Pagoda, Soc Trang province often starts on lunar September 15th, before the Ok Om Bok Festival.
The Mekong River Delta is Viet Nam’s largest rice growing area. Its beautiful landscapes, zigzagging canals, floating markets and diverse cultural traditions, the region have inspired a lot of photographers.
A Cambodia culture week is slated to take place in southern Ho Chi Minh City and Soc Trang province from November 8-14, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced on October 21.
A memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation between Hanoi and Chengdu City of China’s Sichuan Province was signed in the capital city on June 9.
A six-day gastronomy festival will be held at the Ho Tay (West Lake) Water Park in Hanoi from October 5 to celebrate the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
Bai Lu is a new, beautifully designed beach resort in Nghe An province that is already attracting more and more tourists to this relatively undiscovered part of Vietnam’s coast.
The Prime Minister has agreed to allow the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) to select foreign consultants to do planning for development of Cam Ranh International Airport.
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