Thousands gather for boat race festival in central Vietnam
This year’s festival featured nine racing teams
4 provinces send delegations to Khmer boat race in Ho Chi Minh City
The teams will race on Sunday
Over 6,000 rowers join Khmer boat races in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
The races are recognized as national intangible cultural heritage
Lightweight composite boat racers set sail in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
'Vo lai' refers to a thin, elongated motorized boat that is popularly used for waterway transportation in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
Vietnam island holds centuries-old boat race
A boat race, the largest annual festival on Ly Son Island off a central Vietnamese province, is currently running to pay homage to natives’ ancestry and soldiers who have fought for the country’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes