Only a handful of members of the Bo Y ethnic minority live in Vietnam. They dwell predominantly in Nam Luong hamlet in Quyet Tien commune in Quan Ba district in Ha Giang province, as well as other communes in Dong Van district.
The rice-wine making of the S’Tieng ethnic minority in the southern province of Binh Phuoc has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage in folk knowledge and traditional craft.