Bún nước lèo, a specialty of Trà Vinh’s Khmer ethic group

Trà Vinh is famous far and wide for a specialty locally known as bún nước lèo (noodle soup with sauce made from different fish) which was invented by the Khmer ethnic group.

Grass makes fine art works

Khmer people residing in Phú Mỹ Commune, Giang Thành District of southern province of Kiên Giang, have kept the traditional handicraft of knitting cỏ bàng (Lepironia articulata, a kind of sedge) to make rattan art works for centuries.

Khmer group hosts ox race

The annual ox racing festival at Rô Temple is a popular event for both locals and tourists. This year’s edition, which took place on October 14-15, gathered 25 pairs of strong oxen from all over Tịnh Biên District. Thousands of locals and tourists flocked to the site including hundreds of photographers from all over the country. It is no longer just a traditional festival for Khmer people, but also a fun opportunity for all.

Moon worship festival gets national cultural heritage tag The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has added the Ok Om Bok (moon worship to wish for a prosperous harvest) festival to the national intangible cultural heritage list.

Co Tu couple contribute to community The couple has done a lot and also spent VND200 million (more than US$9,500) from their own savings to build a bridge that saves the people from danger.

Cultural highlights The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism lists the most remarkable cultural events of 2013 as determined by a team of expert panelists and journalists in Ha Noi earlier this week.

Wine and food at special festival There has been a special festival in Son Tay Town where different communities have been showing off their specials wines, foods, music and culture. Events like this help different communities within Viet Nam to understand one another. It also includes a floating market on Dong Mo Lake.

Village displays ethnic customs Stirring corn in a big pot on a temporary wooden oven, 32-year-old Sung Dinh Thang, a professional wine brewer of the Mong ethnic group, puts the final touches to the fermented corn before he removes the vapour extract from the sauce to a container.

Musician the keeper of traditional style Kim Nghinh, 45, is the youngest and only musician in the Anh Binh Minh (The glow of dawn) Khmer art troupe who was granted the title Excellent Artist by the State.

Delta greets 12.8 million visitors The Mekong Delta welcomed 1.8 million visitors in July, who took the total number in the first seven months to 12.8 million, up 6 per cent from the same period last year.