Culture

Vesak 2025 Grand Celebration: Spreading the Noble Values of Buddhism

9 hour ago Culture

As summer returns and lotuses bloom under the full moon of the fourth lunar month, Buddhists around the world joyfully celebrate the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama. In Bình Thuận and across Vietnam, temples, monasteries, and lay households are adorned to welcome the Vesak 2025 celebration—a sacred time to honor the Buddha's message of compassion, wisdom, and peace.

Colorful Áo Dài and Folk Dance Showcase Marks 50 Years of Liberation

BTO – On the morning of April 26, the Bình Thuận Provincial Women's Union organized a mass Áo Dài and folk dance performance...
Recognition Ceremony for Dinh Mountain and Hoai Duc Victory Monument as Provincial Historical Sites

The Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, in collaboration with the People’s Committee of Duc Linh District, recently...
Binh Thuan to protect Intangible Cultural Heritage Recognized by UNESCO

BTO – In 2013, UNESCO recognized Southern Vietnamese Don Ca Tai Tu (DCTTNB) as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity....

Binh Thuan enhances solidarity by the “National Great Unity Day”

5 month ago Culture

BTO -These days, all residential areas in the province are filled with the joyful and bustling National Great Unity Day atmosphere. This is not only a chance for all people to join in the residential community activities and enhance...
Binh Thuan: Speciality of the Cham Cuisine brought into Tourism services

5 month ago Culture

BTO - The Cham community in Binh Thuan boasts a distinctive culinary culture, especially the cuisine featured in their festivals besides their cultural heritage, which encompasses both tangible and intangible culture. The food served...
Binh Thuan Cuisine in the Eyes of Japanese Tourists

6 month ago Culture

BTO - For the first time, a number of renowned chefs from various regions has flocked to Binh Thuan, creating a rich gastronomic space in regional identity and distinctive flavors from the coastal products of Binh Thuan.
Recognize Golden Linga as a national treasure and celebrate Kate Festival 2024

7 month ago Culture

BTO- On October 2 morning, at the Po Sah Inư Tower relic, Phan Thiet City, the ceremony to announce Binh Thuan Golden Linga as a national treasure following the Prime Minister's decision and celebrate the Kate Festival 2024.
Cham Brahman people in Binh Thuan get ready for an attractive Kate festival 2024

7 month ago Culture

BTO-Units under the department of Culture-Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan province are promptly finishing all preparation steps for the traditional Kate festival 2024, which is scheduled for October 1 &2, 2024 at the Posha Inu Cham...
Unique cuisine of India in Phan Thiet

7 month ago Culture

BTO - Phan Thiet is a tourist city that combines many cultures in the world, especially in terms of cuisine. For the first time, an Indian culinary competition is held in Phan Thiet.
Colourful Mid-Autumn Lanterns

8 month ago Culture

BTO - Mid-Autumn Festival - the season of the full moon, the season of sparkling fairy tales and colourful lanterns. Lanterns are a symbol of happiness and complete joy for children. There is only less than a half month to the Mid-Autumn...
Phan Thiet’s Mid-Autumn lantern festival 2024: anticipating a breath of fresh air

8 month ago Culture

BTO - Phan Thiet City People's Committee is preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2024, with the theme "Phan Thiet Children Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival - Play, Create, and Follow Uncle Ho's teachings".
Potential for tourism development from craft villages

10 month ago Culture

Beside the strengths of beach resort tourism, cultural-historical tourism, craft village tourism is being evaluated by Binh Thuan as a type of tourism with great potential because of its vividness, diversity, and richness. Exploiting...
Binh Thuan to survey the reality of tourism in craft villages and cuisine in the province

11 month ago Culture

BTO – Recently, a program to survey, develop, and promote tourism products in craft villages and cuisine in Binh Thuan was carried out by the Tourism Promotion Information Center in early June 2024.
CNN votes “Quai vac” cake as the best delicious dish

11 month ago Culture

BTO – A cake, named “Banh quai vac”, or “banh bot loc” from Phan Thiet, Viet Nam was selected by the American channel CNN as one of the best cakes made from wheat flour. Its deliciousness is on par with other famous dishes.
Binh Thuan won A prize at the Folk Cake Competition in 2024

a year ago Culture

BTO – Two traditional cakes of Binh Thuan province, named “Banh hon” and “Banh quai vac” have excellently won the A prize at the Southern Folk Cake Festival for the 11th time in 2024 in Can Tho city. The two above-mentioned cakes are...
Binh Thuan to boost tourism via the allure of its culinary

a year ago Culture

BTO - Along with beautiful natural landscapes and unique cultural identity, the essence of cuisine is becoming a “specialty” attracting tourists. This is considered one of the main reasons for travelers to choose a destination and act...
Photo exhibition on “President Ho Chi Minh with the glorious victory of the nation” held in Binh Thuan

a year ago Culture

BTO - A photo exhibition “President Ho Chi Minh with the glorious victory of the nation” is being held to celebrate the 49th anniversary of the Liberation Day of Binh Thuan Homeland (April 19, 1975 - April 19, 2024), which is also linked...
Books brought to students in ethnic minority areas

a year ago Culture

BTO – In response to “Book and Reading Culture Day”, Dong Giang Elementary and Middle School (Ham Thuan Bac) has recently observed a significant and interesting activity at the schoolyard. To improve Vietnamese language proficiency...
Phu Quy: Exploring an ancient pagoda in the middle of the sea

a year ago Culture

BTO - History records that Linh Quang originally was a simple thatched pagoda built in 1747 to worship and serve as a residence for the abbots. However, at the end of the 18th century, this temple was unfortunately destroyed by fire,...