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Thousands of Hanoi city dwellers and visitors flocked to the city’s downtown to admire a spectacular firework display at the Sword Lake and celebrate the joyous moment of transitioning from the Year of the Dog to the Year of

Go Market in Tuy Phuoc Town, Binh Dinh Province only opens on the first day of the Lunar New Year, attracting many tourists.

In early spring when rice is harvested and the ‘polang’ flowers brings a red cover to the sky, Central Highlanders carried indigenous products on their back and followed the forest trail along the mountain ranges, heading to the coastal

Many streets in Hanoi have been colourfully decorated for the Lunar New Year or Tet Festival.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest metropolis, has been selected on a list of the 18 best cities around the world to welcome the Lunar New Year 2019 from Skycanner, a popular UK travel site travel fare aggregator and

Dai Hoang or Vu Dai Village in Ha Nam Province has been busy again in order to prepare their special braised fish during Tet.

Chuong (or Bell) Pagoda in the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen bears historical values of the land in northern Vietnam.

There was a special market in Hanoi which is only opened on some days on every lunar month during the year, selling secondhand items and antiques.

Work on Nguyen Hue Flower Street in HCM City has been completed prior to its opening on February 2.

The department of tourism for Quang Binh province has recently launched a new tour for visitors to discover the Gianh River and several of the traditional craft villages located in the central province of Quang Binh.

Vietnam is the second cheapest country to retire to this year, according to the latest Annual Global Retirement Index.

The authorities in My Tho City are preparing the final details for the Mekong Delta biggest flower street.

Vietnam has been listed as one of top 20 most beautiful countries in the world by Rough Guide.

The number of foreign visitors travelling to Vietnam in the first month of 2019 is estimated to reach over 1.5 million, a year-on-year increase of 5%, according to the General Statistics Office.

The central province of Thua Thien Hue held a ceremony on January 28 to greet the first foreign tourists to the locality from the luxury cruise ship Celebrity Constellation.

Yen So Fish Market in Hanoi is often much busier on Kitchen Gods’ Day.

A special porridge of the H'mong ethnic group in Ha Giang Province is made with the roots of the Aconitum fortunei Hemsl plant which are toxic without proper preparation.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, his spouse, and Overseas Vietnamese coming home for the 2019 Homeland Spring programme, performed a ritual of releasing carps into Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake to bid farewell to the Kitchen

Four high-speed boats running between HCM City and Con Dao Island in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province will be launched this year to boost tourism.