Dak Ko Dem village blends growing affluence with the timeless spirit of the Xo Dang’s cultural heritage.

Nestled beneath the majestic Chu Mom Ray range, Ba Ro Goc village in Sa Thay commune, Quang Ngai province has endured the passage of time while preserving the distinctive cultural identity of the Gia Rai community.

A newly built boarding school stands as more than infrastructure - it is a commitment to the future of Vietnam’s border communities.

With the establishment of the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, 2025 marks a turning point, laying foundations for stronger unity and sustainable development.

In a highland village of Lang Son, one artisan has devoted his life to preserving the sacred lion dance of the Tay and Nung people for future generations.

Amid the clouds and winds of the Thu Lum area (formerly Muong Te district) in Lai Chau province bordering China, the villages of U Ma and Pa Thang are now being mentioned as economic “bright spots” in the Vietnamese highlands.

On the morning of February 10, in Hanoi, Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung warmly welcomed a delegation from the Central Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, who visited to extend Lunar New Year greetings.

Deputy Minister of Ethnic and Religious Affairs Nguyen Hai Trung chaired a conference on January 21 to gather opinions on online belief and religious activities as regulated in the amended Law on Belief and Religion.

The Minister of Agriculture and Environment has issued Decision No. 417, approving the National Target Program (NTP) for the period 2026–2035, with Phase I spanning from 2026 to 2030.

Rising out of the rugged northern mountains, a new inter-level boarding school in Si Pa Phin (Điện Biên Province) is being hailed as a “5-star” campus in one of Vietnam’s most remote areas.

The Dai Phan festival, a vivid expression of San Diu spiritual life and community identity, was held on January 31 and February 1 (13th–14th of the Lunar month) in Van Don District, Quang Ninh Province.

Revived through decades of devotion, the Lai Tay script of the Thai people in Nghe An has become a national intangible cultural heritage.

In recent years, the Bay Nui region in An Giang has taken on a brighter outlook, while the living standards of Khmer communities have become increasingly stable.

Ro Cham Tih, a master of Gia Rai music, shares the sound of the highlands through hand-crafted bamboo instruments on global stages.

Each year-end, Dao families reunite to prepare Tet Nam Cung - an ancestral feast that reflects their deep cultural roots and communal values.

Showing a talent for dance at an early age, at 13, Quang Thanh decided to leave his hometown of Tuyen Quang for Hanoi to pursue a professional dance career.

Thanks to coordinated investment in boarding and semi-boarding schools along with specific policies, education in ethnic minority and mountainous areas is undergoing clear and positive changes.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs outlines a strategic roadmap for 2026, calling for accelerated implementation of Project 06 with clear responsibilities and outcomes.

Vietnam is seeing marked improvements in school attendance and literacy among ethnic minority (EM) children - especially at the primary level - where many groups have already met or surpassed the 2025 national target of over 97% enrollment.