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In a bid to preserve the city's history, owners of Western-style villas built in Hanoi before 1954 are no longer allowed to transfer ownership or remodel these homes.

Over the past four years, Vietnamese and Japanese experts have joined efforts to preserve the UNESCO-recognised Thang Long-Hanoi Citadel while promoting its image to the world under a project financed by the Japanese Fund-in-Trust.

For almost two years, local residents in Hue have complained about the night market set up on the city's foot street that runs along the poetic Huong, or Perfume River.

More than 1,500 archaeological objects have been discovered and excavated My Son Sanctuary during a 10-year restoration project.

The Asian Records Organisation (ARO) has included ten more Vietnamese culinary specialties in its latest Asian Records listings.

Hanoi authorities has announced that they will spend VND18.5 billion to upgrade the One-Pillar Pagoda.

The Hue Relic Conservation Centre in collaboration with the local tourism and hotel associations will launch a tourism promotion week from December 24-30, to lure more tourists during the festival season at the end of the year.

Thousands of people flocked to a field in Hanoi to see and pay their respects to a recently discovered tomb which may be from the Le Dynasty.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has signed a decision recognizing 14 sites as special national relics.

Vietnam’s national currency, Vietnamese dong, features special cultural destinations in the country, including Hoi An bridge pagoda, the Constellation of Literature pavilion in Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and the cottage of President Ho Chi Minh in central Nghe An province.

During his trans-Viet tour in 1992, talented French journalist and director Raymond Depardon captured the essence of Vietnamese people and their environment in a series of evocative images.

Many farmers in An Giang province have found a new way to make income by catching hylidae, of the frog family, and making dry products for sales.

German photographer Astrid Schulz will present her photos depicting the full flavours of Vietnamese cuisine at an exhibition that will open to the Hanoian public on Saturday.

TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, has just announced a list of top ten tourist destinations around the world, and Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, is also named in the list.

The People's Committee of Hanoi must abolish collecting money as entrance fees at major parks in the inner capital city, the city's People's Council has ruled.

Findings from two recent excavations in central Thanh Hoa province show the development of stone tools by early cave dwellers and their adaptation to climate change, according to scientists.

Kieu Ky Village in Hanoi is well-known for its gold-leaf making and it is also the only village in Vietnam adept at this craft.

Several old pieces of pottery dated to around seven centuries ago were recently found in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai plan to expand and upgrade traditional markets in Bac Ha district to facilitate more trade by ethnic minority communities and attract more tourists.