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The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is bustling with Da Lat Summer Festival – “Rain in the mountain city”, which is turning its peak rainy season into a draw to tourists from far and wide.

Fourteen archaeological sites in the northernmost province of Ha Giang have been excavated in the past fortnight, revealing hundreds of relics believed to appear in the prehistoric and protohistoric times, an expert said.

The Tuan Chau cruise ship terminal in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been recognised as the nation’s biggest artificial marina by the Vietnam Record Organisation.

The Conservation Centre of Thang Long – Hanoi Relics has put on display 24 architectural designs for the Central Sector of the Thang Long – Hanoi Imperial Citadel's Archaeological Site at 18 Hoang Dieu Street in order to gather

After over two months of intensive work, experts from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology (VIA) and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences have unearthed 24 prehistoric archaeological relics.

The world's longest three-rope cable car system, extending from the northern Lao Cai Province's Sapa Town to Fansipan peak, will open for passengers in 2015.

The State Records and Archives Department held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 30 to receive the world documentary heritage certificate for the official documents of Nguyen Dynasty.

Many have likened the experience of exploring Thien Ha cave in Ninh Binh Province to stepping into another world.

Canadian Travellers, a Canadian travel guides magazine, has chosen Mui Ne as one of the top 11 most beautiful beaches in Asia.

An Phu District is home to five Cham villages, of which Cham Da Phuoc Village in Da Phuoc Commune is famous as a tourist site.

A young teacher from Ha Nam Province has spent the last decade amassing a collection of more nearly 1,000 wartime objects.

The UK daily Telegraph has cited the Mekong river cruise from Siem Reap in Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City as one of the top five river cruises in Asia.

Resulting from a combination of East meets West in the early 20th century, ornamental motifs on the wrought iron railings, balconies, gates and windows give Hanoi a truly elegant beauty.

Bicycles were the most popular means of transportation in Vietnam in the 70's and 80's, but gave way to the motorised streets we see in the cities today.

The Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee organised a ceremony in Nha Trang city on July 17 to receive the certificate recognising two steles affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago and a memorial site dedicated to the ship

A photo exhibition featuring life and landscapes of Danang during the 19th century recently opened in the central coast city.

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, Nam Hai in Hoi An City and Park Hyatt Saigon have been chosen as three of the best hotels and resorts in Asia by the US magazine Travel + Leisure.

Members of the Co Tu ethnic minority in Quang Nam Province are trying to preserve the Guol house, used traditionally as a place for meetings and conducting business.

Two wooden anchors retrieved from the Red River and possessed by a restaurant owner in Hanoi has received a lot of attention of domestic and foreign archaeologists for their historical value.