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Hanoi has gone halfway to recovering the architectural space of Lan Ong street, which specialises in selling Vietnamese traditional medicine and is one of the few streets in the capital that has maintained its time-honoured trade.

Le Ha Uyen never tires of searching her hometown’s shady alleys and side streets in search of the perfect bowl of noodles.

A man in Thanh Hoa Province has built the first private antique museum in Vietnam, which displays thousands of items.

JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel has received top honors for excellence in the Asia-Pacific Property Award Winners 2014-2015, the world’s most prestigious real estate industry accolades.

People residing in the vicinity of the Citadel of the Ho dynasty in Thanh Hoa Province will be given cameras and taught photographic and filmmaking skills to create their own images depicting life around the World Heritage site.

Ancient Hoi An is probably the most popular destination in the central coastal region, but getting a view of it from the Hoai River at sunset shows how little it has changed in a thousand years.

Agoda.com, one of Asia’s leading hotel booking websites, has cited Halong Bay and Cat Ba Island as a “must-visit” and one of the eight most memorable green spaces for travellers in Asia.

Malaysia’s cruise ship Super Star Virgo arrived in Quang Ninh province on June 3, bringing 2,600 foreign passengers to Ha Long Bay – one of Vietnam’s World Heritage Sites.

Many photographers have turned their lenses towards Vietnam and its unique landscapes for the 26th National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest.

Thousands of people flocked to Quy Nhon beach in Binh Dinh Province on the Doan Ngo Festival as they believe that bathing will help them get rid of all diseases.

Many well-off families in Hanoi have spent their money on relocating old stilt houses from mountainous regions to the city’s outskirts as weekend homes.

The Vietnam Association for the Conservation of Nature and the Environment has recognised an ancient banyan tree on Son Tra Mountain as the first official Heritage Tree in the central city.

Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos have been confirmed as record holders in the sea and island category of the Vietnam Book of Records.

Even though the Ho Dynasty Citadel was recognised as a world cultural heritage site since 2011, several areas are still being cultivated by local farmers.

The 200-year-old Duong Pham communal house in Hue is in ruins despite its historical and architectural values.

A group of young people have compiled a collection of photographs showing a perspective of the East Sea through their eyes in order to draw attention to sovereignty issues.

A festival is being held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 24-25 to mark the fifth anniversary of Lang Co recognized as a beautiful bay in the world.

The head monk of One-Pillar Pagoda has filed complaints that the repair process does not meet requirements.

Precious photos featuring life in Vietnam at the end of the 19th century by a French photographer are currently on display in Hanoi.