Life & Style

Cà Mau to host inaugural Culture, Heritage and Hot Air Balloon Festival

Monday, Jul 13, 2026

The southernmost province of Cà Mau will host the inaugural Culture, Heritage and Hot Air Balloon Festival that will take place from August 28 to September 1.

Life & Style

Đắk Lắk promotes Ba Na community’s gong culture, brocade weaving

Monday, Dec 22, 2025

The Trống Đôi, Cồng Ba, Chiêng Năm Festival in Xí Thoại Hamlet, which takes place at the end of January each year, attracts strong interest from both locals and visitors thanks to the distinctive artistic expressions of Ba Na culture.

Life & Style

Đắk Lắk promotes Ba Na community’s gong culture, brocade weaving

Saturday, Dec 20, 2025

The Trống Đôi, Cồng Ba, Chiêng Năm Festival in Xí Thoại Hamlet, which takes place at the end of January each year, attracts strong interest from both locals and visitors thanks to the distinctive artistic expressions of Ba Na culture.

Heritage

Đắk Lắk preserves and promotes the value of gong culture heritage

Wednesday, Nov 26, 2025

By 2024, the province had had a total of 1,603 sets of gongs, including 1,178 sets of Ê Đê gongs, 219 sets of M''nông gongs, 118 sets of Jrai gongs and 88 other sets.

Life & Style

Đắk Lắk hosts Việt Nam Family Day 2025

Thursday, Jun 26, 2025

The Việt Nam Family Day, celebrated annally on June 28, aims to raise awareness among authorities at all levels and the wider society about the vital role of the family in national development, especially in this era of national advancement.

Life & Style

Đắk Lắk Hot Air Balloon Festival 2025 to take place in Buôn Đôn

Wednesday, Apr 30, 2025

This marks the first large-scale event featuring unique experiences such as hot air ballooning in the region. The festival aims not only to entertain visitors, but also to promote cultural tourism, showcasing the rich heritage of the ethnic groups in...

Neighbourhood

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu lures tourists with series of events during April 30 holiday

Saturday, Apr 19, 2025

The southern coastal province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu will organise a series of vibrant cultural, sports and tourism events to boost tourism for the upcoming April 30 holiday, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Travel

VN enjoys first hot air balloon expo

Friday, Nov 15, 2013

News

Balloon fiesta

Friday, Aug 31, 2012

Teams from 10 countries prepare for the opening day of the first international hot-air balloon fiesta in Viet Nam that will kick off today in Mui Ne tourism area, Binh Thuan Province.

News

Prize-winner

Saturday, Aug 18, 2012

Vo Anh Kiet''s photo My Balloon captures H''Mong children playing with balloons on a foggy day in Moc Chau in Ha Giang Province. The photo won second prize in the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest, held annually by the US''s National Geographic Traveler...

News

VNA launches photo contest

Thursday, Jul 19, 2012

A photo contest to record the beauty of the central province of Binh Thuan during a hot air balloon festival was launched on Tuesday.

News

First balloon fiesta to take flight

Wednesday, Jul 18, 2012

The first Vietnamese international hot-air balloon fiesta will be held in southern Binh Thuan Province over six days from August 29. It is likely to attract hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world.

News

Central Binh Thuan prepares to host balloon festivities

Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012

Central Binh Thuan Province will host Viet Nam''s first ever International Balloon Festival between April 26 and May 1, according to local authorities.