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An Ao dai (long dress) collection designed by Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han was featured at a fashion show at the Vietnam Sea and Islands – Endless Beauty event at Paris-based UNESCO Headquarters.

Visitors to central Quang Binh Province will get a chance to visit three caves that were recently discovered in the territory of local Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

The authorities of Ha Long City have made plans to spend nearly USD74.83m to preserve and promote the culture of fishing communities.

RT - Russia TV network has hailed the imposing beauty of Son Doong cave in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh.

Farmers in Nhat Tan Ward, Hanoi, are busy with harvesting their daisies, with the promise of lucrative returns.

Winners of the Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards 2017 were announced at the award ceremony of the contest, held by Vietnam Heritage Magazine, in Ho Chi Minh City on November 21.

Authorities in Hoan Kiem District have prepared a draft decree on allowing businesses in the Old Quarter, around Hoàn Kiếm Lake and some surrounding areas to stay open until 2am.

A ceremony was held at Ba Be Lake in the mountainous northern province of Bac Kan on November 18, to open the ninth tourism programme entitled ‘Through Viet Bac Heritage Sites’ and Ba Be – Bac Kan tourism week.

A coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tao Dan Park has become a popular place for people who like to listen to and admire beautiful songbirds.

The early morning sun shines all around. Clouds hang on mountains near and far mountains. Villages dot the immense green rice fields stretching into the distance.

The World Travel Awards – the most prestigious awards program in the world’s travel industry – will take place in Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island District next month.

Hoan Kiem District People's Committee Vice Chairman Dinh Hong Phong said the pedestrianisation of the area around Hoan Kiem Lake would continue, based on the positive evidence so far.

Chairman of Quảng Ninh Province People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Long gave his nod to Hải Âu Aviation’s proposal of launching a seaplane flight route from Hạ Long City to Cô Tô Island.

When the water level lowers in Tich River, the residents in Hanoi's outlying district of Thach That will come out and submerge in the river with long rackets to catch the fish.

Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov will wear Vietnamese áo dài (traditional long robe) tailored from a 15m-long bolt of cloth at an event honouring the traditional costume.

A programme will be held from November 17 to 26 in the Hanoi Old Quarter to honour the capital city’s cultural heritages.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, launched the Vietnam-Japan cultural space in Hoi An ancient town, the central province of Quang Nam, on November 11.

Wives of heads of delegations from APEC economies visited ancient Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam on November 11 as part of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Prague held talks on tourism promotion between Vietnam and the Czech Republic on November 9.