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Bac Ha horse racing festival was recognised as a national intangible heritage on May 31, 2021, setting the scene for the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai to foster preservation of its distinctive north-western cultures.

The rainy season festival, called “De khu cha”, is one of the seven major traditional festivals of the Ha Nhi ethnic group in the northwestern mountainous region of Vietnam.

Many people have flocked to the southern coastal city of Vung Tau during the Lunar New Year Holiday.

The Temple of Literature in Hanoi has attracted lots of visitors coming to pray for good academic results despite being closed for Covid-19 prevention.

Thousands of foreign tourists are enjoying the Spring atmosphere in the southern coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

The Trang An eco-tourism site, part of the Trang An Landscape Complex in northern Ninh Binh province, attracted a large number of visitors when officially reopening on February 2 after a long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nguyen Quoc Su, a 79-year-old embroidery artisan who has practised the craft for over 60 years, still works on his embroidery frame every day, helping to preserve and promote the traditional craft of the nation.

Hanoi experienced a quiet Lunar New Year Eve 2022 due to bans on firework displays and celebrations for Covid-19 prevention in the city.

At the foot of Lung Cu National Flag Tower, the country’s north pole in Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, there is a miraculous village, which is often depicted in legends. Its name is Lo Lo Chai.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Hue Flower Street attracted many visitors during the opening night on Saturday.

Da Lat Night Market in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will be reopened from today, January 29 after a long suspension due to Covid-19.

A special floating flower market opened at Binh Dong Park in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City on January 27 to meet the skyrocketting flower and entertainment demands of locals on the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City has set up a flower display on its premises to provide a better Lunar New Year atmosphere for its patients and staff.

A street in HCM City's District 5 has become colourful with shops displaying decorative items for the Lunar New Year.

Vietnam has been named among the top 20 World’s Best Places to Retire in 2022, as selected by International Living, an Irish publishing company that focuses on retiring overseas.

People in Vu Dai Village in the northern province of Ha Nam Province have been busy again preparing their special braised fish which is a popular traditional dish for the Lunar New Year of Tet Festival.

Yen So Fish Market in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District is busier ahead of the Kitchen Gods' Day.

Sa Dec Flower Village in the Mekong Delta Province has become a popular tourist destination at this time of year when visitors can watch the beautiful flowers in full blossoms and learn about flower growing.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong eyes to welcome 5 million visitors, including 150,000 foreigners, this year, heard at the conference held by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 23.