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People flock to Hung Kings Festival

Millions of people have been rushing to attend Hung Kings Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho.

Vietnam’s Mu Cang Chai terrace fields listed among world’s most colourful places

The Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields in the northern province of Yen Bai, Vietnam, have been praised as one of the world’s top 20 colourful places by the New York-based magazine Conde Nast Traveler.

Dong Son bronze drums found in Malaysia date back 2,000 years

Eight Dong Son bronze drums discovered in several locations around the Malaysian peninsula are believed to have been left behind sometime between 500 BC-500 AD.

New discoveries in underground river inside Son Doong announced

With the new discoveries during the diving expedition in the underground river inside Son Doong – the world’s largest cave, Son Doong Cave becomes a true mystery to cave experts and scientists.

Vietnam’s tug-of-war games, ritual receive UNESCO’s certificate

A ceremony was held in Thach Ban ward, Hanoi’s Long Bien district on April 7 to receive a certificate of UNESCO recognition of the sitting tug-of-war games and rituals at local Tran Vu temple as part of the Representative

Yen Bai to expand paragliding

Authorities in the northern province of Yen Bai are planning to expand the paragliding activities.

Fireworks to light up HCM City skyline on National Reunification Day

HCM City’s Military High Command will be in charge of organising a 15-minute fireworks display at three locations across the city including at the nation’s tallest building Landmark 81, Thu Thiem tunnel, and Dam Sen cultural park.

Con Dao among top 9 secret islands to escape to

Con Dao, off the coast of southern Ba Ria Vung Tau province, was selected on a short list of dreamy secret islands to escape to in 2019 by Vogue, a US fashion and lifestyle magazine.

Hue Traditional Craft Festival nears

This year’s Hue Traditional Craft Festival will be held from April 26 to May 2.

Festival honouring Lang Co Bay to be held in May

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will hold a festival to mark the 10th anniversary of Lang Co Bay being recognised as one of the world’s most beautiful bays in May.

Bach Ma National Park to become a tourist attraction

Thua Thien-Hue authorities are wanting to transform Bach Ma Mountain and Bach Ma National Park into a high-class eco-tourism site, according to Le Truong Luu, chairman of Thua Thien-Hue People's Council.

PM gives nod to Moc Chau national tourist site planning

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a decision approving the plans for developing the Moc Chau national tourist site in the northern mountainous province of Son La by 2030.

Tran Quoc Pagoda among world's ten most incredible pagodas

Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi has been listed among the top 10 incredibly beautiful pagodas in the world by UK travel website wanderlust.co.uk.

Hanoi among TripAdvisor's best world destinations

Vietnam’s capital Hanoi has been listed among the top 25 destinations in the world in the annual Travelers’ Choice Awards from TripAdvisor.

Hanoi artisan preserves the soul of Van Phuc silk village

The family of artisan Pham Khac Ha of Van Phuc village in Hanoi, has been involved in silk weaving for 5 generations. Ha himself has been instrumented in reviving a silk craft which was once thought to be dying out.

Over 4.5 million foreigners visit Vietnam in Q1

Over 4.5 million foreigners are estimated to visit Vietnam in the first three months of this year, a rise of 7 percent year on year, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) said on March 29.