To celebrate the 49th anniversary of the victory of Buon Ma Thuot (March 10, 1975 - March 10, 2024), on March 9th and 10th, the city of Buon Ma Thuot and localities in Dak Lak province organized many cultural, sports, and tourism activities for the people and tourists.

Thousands of free coffee cups to show gratitude to the community

At the 10-3 Square in Buon Ma Thuot city, to show gratitude to the people and tourists visiting the city on this occasion, 242 establishments registered to serve free coffee to the people and tourists. Among them, establishments under the jurisdiction of the People's Committees of wards and communes served free coffee for 1 day (March 10, 2024), and some enterprises provided free coffee for 2 days (March 9 and March 10, 2024).

Mr. Le Duc Huy, General Director of Simexco DakLak Joint Stock Company, said: "On this occasion, the company has registered to serve free coffee for 2 days, March 9th and 10th, at the 10-3 Square with about 3 thousand cups of specialty coffee for tourists."

Free coffee service booth at the 10-3 Square

"March 10th is like a Tet holiday for the people of Dak Lak, so the company is excited to participate in the event and share delicious coffee with the people of Buon Ma Thuot and tourists. We hope that many people from Buon Ma Thuot and tourists visiting the Central Highlands in March, the season when bees collect honey, will enjoy the best coffee grown and processed in our homeland," Mr. Le Duc Huy shared.

The unique-designed free coffee booth of Simexco Company attracts a large number of tourists to enjoy coffee and take photos.

EDE Trading and Service Co., Ltd. responded by serving 8,200 cups of chocolate and nearly 500 cups of MISS EDE milk coffee for the people and tourists.

Sharing the pride in participating in the free coffee program at the Coffee Book Street in Buon Ma Thuot, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoai Trinh, Deputy Director of G20 Coffee Co., happily said, "We have registered to contribute 1,000 cups of free coffee to invite the people and tourists. This is a meaningful occasion for us to express gratitude to customers, honor the coffee industry. We are very proud to contribute with the city to build a world-class coffee destination, to make tourists love Buon Ma Thuot more, and to contribute to promoting the unique coffee culture of this city."

The city of Buon Ma Thuot organizes cultural exchange performances of gongs for the people and tourists.

Mr. Dang Huy Khanh, a tourist from Hanoi, shared, "We came to Dak Lak province for a special trip, the whole group enjoyed free coffee at the 10-3 Square and watched gong performances, then participated in the exchange of culture with artisans playing gongs and traditional folk music. This is truly a wonderful experience leaving interesting emotions in this trip."

Mr. Tran Duc Nhat, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Buon Ma Thuot City, said, "This is a way to express gratitude from the Buon Ma Thuot coffee community, Dak Lak province in general, to customers."

"With the development of Buon Ma Thuot city as the coffee capital of the world, it requires not only the involvement of the government but also the joint efforts of the people, especially coffee businesses. These are the nuclei to contribute to promoting the coffee brand to the world. Through March 10, we also want to thank coffee makers for their customers, those who enjoy coffee," Mr. Tran Duc Nhat emphasized.

More than 1,000 tourists attended the March Festival of the Central Highlands

At the Buon Don Suspension Bridge Tourist Center on March 9th and 10th, the March Festival of the Central Highlands with the theme "Friendly with Elephants" attracted more than 1,000 tourists to experience.

Especially, the highlight of the program was a series of activities friendly with elephants. Tourists experienced learning about the health offering ceremony for elephants, participated in water shows with elephants, took photos with elephants, and witnessed buffet parties for elephants.

The traditional costume performance of ethnic groups.

In addition, tourists also enjoyed and experienced the art program of Laotian, Ede, M'nong, and Jrai ethnic groups living in the district, learned about the history of the formation of Buon Don island village, learned about the wedding ceremony according to the customs of the Laotian ethnic group, traditional costume performances of ethnic groups; watched kayak racing, experienced kayaking..

Tourists participate in the buffet party for elephants.

Ms. Tran Thi Kim Anh, Director of the Branch of Tourism and Hotel Biệt Điện, Head of the Organizing Committee of the "March Festival of the Central Highlands - Buon Don" shared that the festival attracted more than a thousand visitors to Buon Don. The program spread the good values, cultural identity of the land and people of the Central Highlands..

Tourists watching kayak racing at the Buon Don Suspension Bridge Tourist Center.

During the two days of the festival, the Buon Don Suspension Bridge Tourist Center - Island Village created beautiful memories and meaningful cultural experiences. The response of tourists in activities such as health offering ceremony for elephants, friendly with elephants, kayak racing, and cultural exchange of gongs has created a joyful and cohesive atmosphere, honoring the beauty of this land.

Female intellectuals unite to develop the homeland

Ms. Luu Thi Thu Hien, Vice Chairman of the Women Intellectuals Association of Dak Lak province, said that on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the Victory of Buon Ma Thuot, the Association organized the program "Appointment with March" to create opportunities for members to exchange and respond to the movement "Building Vietnamese women in the new era" by participating in the competitions initiated by the Central Vietnam Women's Union and the Dak Lak Provincial Women's Union.

The Women Intellectuals Association of Dak Lak province launched a competition for its members.

Along with that, the provincial Women Intellectuals Association encouraged and supported its members to actively participate in scientific research activities, apply science and technology to life, society, and community health care. Implementing connection activities to enhance the capacity for women in general and female intellectuals in particular.

On this occasion, the Women Intellectuals Association of Dak Lak province introduced the song "Thorn Rose" composed by musician Luu Duc Giang exclusively for the association, serving in the development activities of the Association. This is also a practical activity to respond to the songwriting contest praising Vietnamese women, mothers.

The musician introduces the song "Thorn Rose" to the members.

According to Ms. Luu Thi Thu Hien, the message that the musician conveys through the work is that every woman not only competes in beauty but also promotes her intelligence "continuously strives for fragrance," making efforts to build the activities of the Association, jointly aiming at the goal of "Connecting knowledge, community development," building the image of courageous, intelligent women, and jointly building a homeland rich, civilized, and unique culture.