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Hanoi authorities are restoring 82 stone tablets recording the royal examinations held under the Le-Mac dynasties (1442-1779) placed at Van Mieu (the Temple of Literature) and Quoc Tu Giam (Vietnam’s first national university).

An amateur coin collector has amassed a huge hoard of ancient Vietnamese money dating back nearly a thousand years in his life-long quest to preserve part of the country's history.

Vietnam has issued a set of stamps showcasing the best of the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex to celebrate it recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site.

A grand ceremony was held at Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh on January 23 to pray for world peace and the country’s prosperity.

Ninh Binh province has kicked off the National Tourism Year 2015 celebrating Vietnam’s eight World Heritage sites under the theme–Connecting the World Heritage–with an exhibition at the Bai Dinh Pagoda.

Famous magazine dedicated to showcasing the world’s most creative artworks Boredpanda has listed Vienam’s Hang Nga Guest House among top 25 coolest hotels in the world.

A bronze bell that could date back as far as the 11th century has been found by a farmer on a field in the northern province of Hung Yen’s An Thi district.

Visitors will be offered free admission to Hoi An ancient town in Quang Nam province and some other related tourism destinations from February 18 to 21, on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).

Young people are flocking to see and take photos among the early peach blossoms in Hanoi's Nhat Tan Ward in the run-up to Tet.

A 580-meter Flower Street will open in Ho Chi Minh City on February 16-22 to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) – the Year of the Goat -- which falls on February 19.

A farmer in Hanoi is growing miniature kumquat trees in jars, creating many unusual shapes and effects and winning customers ahead of the Tet holiday.

Visitors will enjoy free entrance to Khai Tuong Lau showroom in An Dinh palace, a tourist attraction in the Hue Imperial City, from January 20 to March 3, according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

The Goethe Institute in Hanoi is hosting a display of “Ao Dai” (Vietnamese traditional long gown) in combination with a multimedia installation as the first cultural activity in a series to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between

The Prime Minister just signed a decision to bestow the title of "national treasure" to 12 objects of unique national heritage. Here's the rundown of the newly recognised treasure.

A highly acclaimed British website providing tourist information and guides, Rough Guides has listed Sapa- a mountainous district of Lao Cai province among top 9 new tourist attractions around the world.

The New York Times has listed Vietnam’s central Danang City the 43rd among 52 places to go in 2015.

Sapa Town has received its first snowfalls of the winter, attracting tourists to revel in the natural wonder after a blanketing of 10cm that began on January 9 evening.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on January 9 launched a tourism promotion programme on social media Youtube channel following the link https://www.youtube.com/c/vietnamtourismmedia.

Vietnam has recently been selected as one of the best 25 places to retire in 2015 in the world by internationalliving.com.