More than 50 kinds of cultural and entertainment
activities will be held during the National Tourism Year 2016, hosted by
the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kien Giang.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has added the Ok Om Bok
(moon worship to wish for a prosperous harvest) festival to the national
intangible cultural heritage list.
Khmer ethnic people yesterday began celebrating Sene Dolta, the
traditional festival held to worship ancestors, one of their most
important events of the year.
A Cham tower complex has been found in Hoa Vang
District after a three-month excavation, including 629 objects dating
from the 10th-14th centuries, archaeologists from the National Museum of
Vietnamese History announced yesterday.
