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Two golden statues of Saint Giong was introduced to the public at a ceremony held at Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on August 19.

The Huffington Post website has named Vietnam as a top five tourist budget destination, which can be visited for less than US$50 per day.

A US$40,000 grant from the US will be used for the restoration and embellishment of the Cam Gia communal house in An Tuong commune, Vinh Tuong district, in northern Vinh Phuc province.

There are a number of reasons visitors flock to Hoian, including its lovely beaches, colourful old streets and its unique nighttime charm, but one lesser-known reasons is its peaceful and bountiful rivers.

Na Hang is a mountainous district in Tuyen Quang Province and is the home of beautiful Na Hang Lake. With its primitive and mysterious beauty, Na Hang Lake has become a wonderful destination for tourists.

Toys related to the sea and islands have proven popular to Vietnamese consumers in the run up to the Mid-Autumn Festival, which will fall next month.

A delegation from Global Geoparks Network conducted a survey from August 6-9 of the construction and development of the Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark.

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.