Traditional embroidery, folk songs and community tourism are helping the Dao people transform cultural heritage into a living part of modern life.

As the green economy gains momentum, the cultures of ethnic minority communities are emerging as a new development resource.

Vietnam's next education challenge is no longer getting ethnic minority children into school, but ensuring they thrive, gain skills and become future drivers of local development.

Vietnam plans to expand student loan support, raising borrowing limits and widening eligibility to help ensure financial hardship does not prevent young people from pursuing higher education.

Some villagers were nearly 70 before receiving a birth certificate, while others registered their marriages after decades together as local authorities took one-stop public services into a remote border community.

Vietnam's Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs has urged Khanh Hoa Province to prioritise investment in ethnic minority communities while preparing resources for the next phase of the national target programme.

The restructuring of villages in several highland communes and ethnic minority areas of Quang Ngai is facing difficulties in selecting personnel, as many party cell secretaries and village heads do not yet meet qualification standards.

In villages where girls once married at 14, changing attitudes are helping reduce child marriage and create new opportunities for young people.

Preserving the cultural identity of ethnic minority communities not only helps to conserve their distinctiveness but also creates a foundation for their sustainable development.

Thousands of people gathered in Vietnam's south-central Khanh Hoa Province on June 26 as the sixth Cham Ethnic Culture Festival officially opened, celebrating one of the country's oldest and most distinctive cultural traditions.

Vietnam is introducing new policy mechanisms to improve cultural access in ethnic minority areas while preserving traditional identities.

Deep in the mountains along Vietnam’s frontier, excavators and construction teams are working against the clock to build schools that promise to reshape the future of border communities.

In Vietnam’s mountainous regions, digital transformation is creating more than connectivity - it is opening new pathways out of poverty.

From mobile signals to internet connectivity, new waves of technology are crossing mountain ranges, helping local authorities narrow governance gaps and bring public services closer to people in remote communities.

Across Vietnam, a streamlined two-tier local government model is bringing public services closer to citizens, cutting administrative layers and accelerating decision-making.

Vietnam is strengthening international partnerships to accelerate sustainable development in ethnic minority communities, with a focus on education, clean water and social welfare.

In the remote highlands of Muong Long in Nghe An Province, the Va clan of the Hmong community has long been recognized as a model of revolutionary commitment, community leadership and intergenerational service.

In the cloud-covered mountains of Ta Xua, a simple training course is opening new doors for women seeking to strengthen their livelihoods through tourism.

Poverty reviews must accurately reflect people's living conditions, ensuring that no poor or near-poor households are overlooked.

Beyond telecommunications and internet access, digital connectivity is opening new opportunities for development in some of Vietnam’s most isolated communities.