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Many places in Hanoi capital have been decorated with flowers and flags to celebrate Vietnam's National Day, September 2.

A new project run by a group of young architects and graphics experts will use 6-dimensional technology to recreate a virtual capital by restoring ancient sites.

Visitors to the monuments in the former royal capital city of Hue City are enjoying big discounts during September, when Hue starts its golden tourism month.

Less than two hours from Hanoi, the former French hill station offers a welcome, fresh air break from the stresses of the capital.

Several Vietnamese people are preserving fossil items which are said to be worth millions of USD.

The Kim Bong carpentry village is a popular site in the ancient town of Hoi An.

A special horse fight has just been held in Ha Giang Province with the participation of more than 30 contestants divided into couples.

Authorities in Lao Cai Province’s Sapa tourist town will hold a ceremony to celebrate its 110th anniversary of tourism development in early November.

Houses made from soil, which are cool in summer and warm in winter, share this special architectural feature of Ha Nhi ethnic minority people in Lao Cai Province.

The nation's Roads Directorate is planning a new 78km road to take in My Dinh, Ba Sao and Bai Dinh. It will pass through the northern cities and provinces of Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hoa Binh and Ninh Binh.

After years of research into the trade, a businessman has made his dream come true by spending most of his money setting up a silk-making village for tourists.

Howard Limbert, one of the British cavers who discovered Son Doong Cave, said the cave’s beauty cannot be verbally described.

Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City has been chosen by CNN as one of the world’s 25 great skyscrapers: icons of construction.

Hanoi will set up food streets in the Old Quarter in an attempt to improve services for tourists and preserve traditional culture.

We reached upon the wharf on Phu Quy at around 7 p.m. when the island was enveloped in darkness and twinkled by glistening light from dozens of fishing boats onshore and offshore.

Poland has committed VND840 million (roughly US$40,000) in non-refundable aid to a project to refurbish King Tu Duc tomb of the Hue Relics complex.

Tourists are very excited to try unique means of transport, like three-wheeler, horse-drawn carriage, elephant ride or dug-out canoe services at tourism sites in Vietnam.

Scientists are considering whether to relocate the remnants of a 14th century shipwreck lying off Quang Ngai's Binh Son District or to preserve it on the seabed as an underwater attraction for tourists.

Ben Tre is the land of the coconut. Matt Bender took an Epicurean holiday to the Mekong Delta to find out what all the fuss is about.