Visitors will have the opportunity to meet chef Martin Yan, enjoy an ox racing festival and join the solemn Ba Chua Xu honouring festival in Chau Doc city this May.
The Bay Nui ox racing festival will be part of the An Giang Tourism Month slated for May 16-25 (Photo: VNA)
An Giang (VNA) - Visitors will have theopportunity to meet chef Martin Yan, enjoy an ox racing festival and join thesolemn Ba Chua Xu honouring festival in Chau Doc city this May.
They are among a series of events of the AnGiang Food and Tourism Culture Week, part of the An Giang Tourism Month, beingheld in Chau Doc city from May 16 to 25.
“With a range of interesting cultural, sportsand tourism events, we would like to convey the message that An Giang’s aim isa green, clean and friendly tourism development,” director of An Giang’sDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Len said.
This cultural and tourism event of An Giang isalso aimed at introducing and promoting the local natural landscape, historicaland cultural relics, craft villages and local signature food.
The An Giang Tourism Month, organised by the AnGiang’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, features a range of events,which include the Bay Nui ox racing festival, a traditional festival ofthe Khmer in the Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) region; boat racing; lanternreleasing event; and a music gala featuring Mekong River’s music bands.
The An Giang Food and Tourism CultureWeek will feature 200 booths, an exhibition showcasing An Giang’s tourismdestinations, a space introducing the tourism and culture of the Khmer and Chamethnic minority groups and a don ca tai tu (southern folk music)performance.
Also on this occasion, visitors can participatein the Ba Chua Xu festival, an event that honours the sacred Ba Chua Xu (localtutelary goddess). The festival, held between 23rd and 27th of the fourth lunarmonth of the year at Ba Chua Xu temple, has five solemn rituals, includingwashing the statue of Ba Chua Xu, as well as dragon dances and artperformances. Traditional rituals to open the festival, a national intangible culturalheritage, officially took place on May 17 evening.-VNA
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang, which shares a 104km borderline with Cambodia, is a land of bustling border trade and tourism, diverse culture and charming people.
The festival of culture, sports and tourism has returned to southern An Giang province, bringing together thousands of Khmer performers and athletes in celebration of Chol Chnam Thmay.
The 11th Tinh Bien – An Giang international exposition opened in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on May 15, as part of a border trade cooperation programme between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The event served as a vibrant display of solidarity, promoting peace, cooperation, and development through cultural dialogue, and reaffirmed HCM City's role as a dynamic hub for cultural diplomacy and international friendship.
The Indian Film Festival not only honours the artistic value of cinema but also contributes to strengthening the friendship and enhancing cultural exchange between the people of Son La in particular and Vietnam in general and India.
An art exchange programme between Vietnam and Cambodia was held on the evening of June 13 in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long as part of the 2025 Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam.
Digitalisation does not mean commercialisation or oversimplification of culture. It is a way of selecting, adapting, and spreading traditional values through a modern language.
The Bay Nui ox racing festival will be part of the An Giang Tourism Month slated for May 16-25 (Photo: VNA) 
