Travel

Sai Gon-Binh Duong railway tour launched

For only 160,000 VND (7.18 USD), travel aficionados can now enjoy a one-day train tour to Thuy Chau tourist site in Di An town, the neibouring province of Binh Duong, from Ho Chi Minh City’s outskirts via Sai Gon

Datanla waterfall crossing inspected

A rope-swinging adventure tour at Datanla waterfalls, where three foreign tourists died in February, was under inspection on April 26.

Youth take field trip to Truong Sa Archipelago

Roughly 200 young people from across the nation boarded a naval vessel at the Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City on April 25 to begin a 10-day field trip to the Truong Sa Island District and tour

Hanoi's old bike lovers

A corner of the Thanh Nien Street by Hanoi’s West Lake in Hanoi is busy every weekend as old bicycle lovers gather to share experiences or trade their bikes.

Vung Tau City bans parties on local beach

Local authorities in Vung Tau City have decided to ban tourists from holding parties on the local beaches in an effort to keep them clean.

Free haircut at barbers' village festival in Hanoi

Barbers from Kim Lien Ward in Hanoi are offering free haircuts for visitors at a two-day festival to honour the ancestors of barbers.

Nha Trang to create ecological beach park

The central province of Khánh Hòa plans to make Nha Trang Beach an ecological park where seaside buildings can only have 40 floors at most.

Thang Long Imperial Citadel to become cultural and historical park

Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi will become a Cultural and Historical Park, under a detailed project for conserving, restoring and promoting its values.

Carnival Hạ Long to feature stage show this year

A massive stage performance will be the highlight of the annual Carnival Hạ Long 2016, Vũ Hồng Sơn, chairman of the Quảng Ninh province’s People’s Committee, said.

Archaeological excavation begins at Ho Citadel

The excavation of a 14th century citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa has started.

Netherlands lights up water tower in Hanoi

The Hang Dau water tower, a historical relic with special architecture in Hanoi, is being illuminated at night from April 16 – 27, a project sponsored by the Netherlands.

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology awarded most attractive destination in Vietnam

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has recently been awarded the ‘Most Attractive Destination in Vietnam in 2015’ title by the Vietnam Tourism Association.

Thousands celebrate Hung Kings Festival

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong this morning, April 16, led a delegation of various ministries and state agencies to offered incense to the Hung Kings in Phu Tho Province.

Visiting Vietnam's only gold-laminating village

Kieu Ky in Hanoi's Gia Lam District is the Vietnam's only village which specialises in laminating gold by hand.

Naha, Hoi An cities agree on eco-city project

The old city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam and Naha city, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, have come to an agreement on the third phase of the Eco-city Achievement Support Project.

French Indochinese items set to be auctioned in Paris

Four hundred objects collected from French Indochina will be auctioned in Paris in May.

7 unique islands of Vietnam named after animals

Many islands around the globe derive their name from geographical formations, birds, sea creatures, holidays or other animals. Following are eight of the more popular animal named islands located in Vietnam.

Traces of ancient humans found in Vietnam

The Vietnam's Institute of Archaeology has announced their findings of valuable artefacts in Gia Lai Province that they say belong to ancient humans dating back 800,000 years ago.

An Bang Beach voted in top 25 Asian beaches by TripAdvisor

An Bang Beach, 3km east of Hoi An city, central Quang Nam province, has been voted one of the top 25 beaches in Asia by travel website TripAdvisor, according to the ancient city’s officials.