Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Second to left) visits culture-tourism space in Ha Giang province (Photo VNA)
Ha Giang (VNA) – Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc visited the culture-tourism space in the northern mountainousprovince of Ha Giang on November 26. He took thisoccasion to talk with local businesses, people and manufacturers. The PMwelcomed Ha Giang to host exhibitions introducing local key products, includingfarm produce, medicines, confectionery, and brocading products. He remindedthe manufacturing facilities to create highly competitive products by improvingquality, design and packaging. The PM is dueto attend the largest-scale trade and investment promotion conference in HaGiang on November 27. Ha Giangprovince has a population of 800,000, 90 percent of whom are ethnic minoritypeople with their unique culture and lifestyle. The most populous are the Mong,Tay, Dao and Nung. The provincedraws tourists with its endless terraced rice fields, buckwheat flower fieldsand grandiose mountain landscapes.
One of the mostbeautiful sites in the province is the Dong Van Karst Global Geopark,designated by UNESCO as one of 77 sites with important geological and culturalvalue. The geopark is littered with ethereal karst formations that are nearly400 million years old.-VNA
The northeastern border province of Ha Giang boasts majestic scenery, geological features, a diverse eco-system, rare fauna and flora, and the unique cultures of 22 ethnic minorities, but has yet to realise its enormous tourism potential, tourism officials said.
The community-based education centre of Ha Giang city, the northernmost province of Ha Giang, made debut on August 8, becoming the first of its kind in Vietnam.
The Ha Giang provincial administration and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations held a conference in Hanoi on September 22 in an effort to beef up cooperation between the northernmost locality and foreign non-governmental organisations.
The culture and cuisine of 19 Ha Giang ethnic minority groups is being presented to the public in Hanoi this weekend at the Ly Thai To Flower Garden by Hoan Kiem Lake.
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 11th edition is expected to serve as a vital channel for conveying Vietnam’s development message to the international community, and represent a milestone in the implementation of the Politburo’s Conclusion No. 57 on continuing to improve the quality and efficiency of external information service in the new situation.
In the standard chess event for grandmasters, Vietnamese player Banh Gia Huy claimed the championship title in Group 1, while Vu Nguyen Bao Linh took the top position in the women's category of the blitz chess event at the second Quang Ninh GM/IM/FM Chess Tournament 2025.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Second to left) visits culture-tourism space in Ha Giang province (Photo VNA) 
