Travel

Ba Be Lake is part of Ba Be National Park with 21 famous eco-tourism and cultural sites in the north-east region.

The 2012 Cherry Blossom Festival will take place at Park No. 23/9 in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1.

A squad of 36 tourists from the US and Australia will join a Trans-Vietnam adventure by way of 13 vintage jeeps from April 24 to May 3.

The Nhu Y River runs peacefully through Hue City, Central Vietnam. Fishermen are seen plying their trade everyday along its banks lined with green trees.

Located around 40 kilometres from downtown HCMC and recognised as a World Biosphere Reserve in 2000 by UNESCO, Sac Forest is still a salted marshland with many riddles to be solved.

Bau Truc in the central province of Ninh Thuan is the oldest pottery village in Southeast Asia, which also has a museum featuring traditional pottery of the Cham ethnic minority people.

People will wonder why you should choose the north of Phu Quoc Island instead of the more popular south.

The BBC Television has covered cruise safety in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay.

If you are looking for tranquil and beautiful beaches, Bai Sao and Bai Dai on Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province are ideal destinations.

Moc Chau district in Son La province is famous for “forest peach flowers”. This year, they have blossomed later than usual, long after the Tet holiday.

Y Ty, a foggy and mountainous commune in Lao Cai Province, 2,000 metres above sea level, is an ideal place for dating.

With its shimmering, blue ocean, white sandy beaches, grand hotels and tourist friendly resorts, the southern city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province is a Mecca for tourists in Vietnam.

Stretching 192km along the coast, the southern province of Binh Thuan boasts great potential for tourism development, especially sea tourism - the most popular in Vietnam.

Coming to Danang, you should not miss My Khe Beach, which is about six kilometres east of Danang and is famous for its fresh atmosphere and blue water.

Ramón Fernández, a Spanish photographer, expresses his love for Vietnam through nearly 40 black and white photos which are on display at an exhibition in Spain's Navia city.

The plan for selection of Vietnam's national flower with lotus as the winner has been submitted to the Prime Minister.

Vietnam is preparing to submit the bai choi folksongs to UNESCO, for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in the world in need of urgent protection.

A lantern festival in the World Heritage Site of Hoi An wrapped up on February 6 with the best products being honoured.

Ethnic minority people in the central province of Nghe An are enjoying their long holiday after Tet at the colourful spring markets.