LIFESTYLE

With its shimmering, blue ocean, white sandy beaches, grand hotels and tourist friendly resorts, the southern city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province is a Mecca for tourists in Vietnam.

Stretching 192km along the coast, the southern province of Binh Thuan boasts great potential for tourism development, especially sea tourism - the most popular in Vietnam.

Coming to Danang, you should not miss My Khe Beach, which is about six kilometres east of Danang and is famous for its fresh atmosphere and blue water.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has conferred the order of the Legion d’honneur on Professor Ngo Bao Chau at the Elysee Palace.

The plan for selection of Vietnam's national flower with lotus as the winner has been submitted to the Prime Minister.

A lantern festival in the World Heritage Site of Hoi An wrapped up on February 6 with the best products being honoured.

Ethnic minority people in the central province of Nghe An are enjoying their long holiday after Tet at the colourful spring markets.

Pho Cao Market is a cultural meeting place for 17 ethnic minority groups in Pho Cao village, Dong Van district, of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

In contrast with the busy atmosphere in the neighboring Vung Tau Sea, Long Hai Beach in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is quiet and peaceful with its beautiful, blue sea and primitive surroundings.

The World Heritage Site of Hoi An is intended to be entirely pedestrianised, an official has announced.

Hue people usually offer hand-made bamboo flowers in their new year prayers for health and happiness.

A painting featuring the Palace of Westminster drawn by an 8-year-old boy from HCM City won the first prize at an art contest held by the British Council for its worldwide learners.

Despite cold and rainy weather, thousands of people still set out for Vieng Market in Nam Dinh Province, to bring about fortune for the whole year.

The annual New Year boat race festival opened on Ly Son island in the central province of Quang Ngai on January 26.

Pig hunting festival has been a long-running tradition in the northern province of Phu Tho, held every 5th day of the lunar January.

According to local elderly people, Hang Ma Cave took it's name because of the large number of soldiers who died there.

Halong Bay and its incredible formations was virtually unknown to foreigners 40 years ago. It now receives millions of visitors a year.

Giving money on the occasion of New Year, with desires that better things will happen in future, has become an indispensable custom of the Vietnamese during the Tet festival.

Several places in Vietnam are famous for hosting special once-a-year markets on the occasion of Tet holiday.