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The Asian Book of Records has recognized Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre as the only Asian theatre performing water puppet shows every day of the year.

UNESCO has presented an official plaque to the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, reconising its achievements in conserving the Lost Bomb Shelter.

As the home to 17 ethnic groups with unique traditions and festivals, Dong Van Karst Plateau is believed to be good potential for tourism development.

A US tourist shares some of the most amazing landscapes she came across during her recent tour to Vietnam.

The raw beauty and impressive mountain ranges of Ha Giang Province is the scene which no one can easily forget.

The colorful portrait of HCM city video is shown in a video called "Saigon Sail" by videographer Pierre Ogeron.

The Traditional Craft Village Tourism Festival of Hanoi and the Red River Delta kicked off in Hanoi on October 8.

Mr. To Van Dong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi, said the agency was planning a suitable route named after General Vo Nguyen Giap.

The Asian Record’s Organisation is about to grant certificates recognising three Hanoi’s unique dishes for their meeting Asian culinary values.

Ha Long Bay was named as one of the world's Top 10 dramatic coastlines by Huffington Post, a US-based prestigious online news website.

The Da Nang authorities recently asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to recognise the Non Nuoc stone carving village as a national intangible cultural heritage.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of central Binh Thuan province plans to work with the Southern Institute of Social Sciences to carry out excavation at an ancient tower complex of the Cham ethnic group in the province.

Thirty outstanding farmers in Mu Cang Trai District, Yen Bai Province, joined a competition at a local terraced field for harvest time.

Haiphong city leaders held a meeting with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on September 28 to consider Haiphong’s dossier seeking a UNESCO title for its Cat Ba islands.

The laterite walls or the ruined gates covered by moss are the traces of original structures in ancient times.

The Asian Book of Records has acknowledged Hanoi’s Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre as the only Asian theatre performing water puppet shows every day of the year.

The central province of Quang Ngai plans to build a history museum showcasing artefacts and documents about the country's sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.

A famtrip delegation comprised of 30 international travel agencies conducted a fact-finding tour of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 20.

Vietnam’s Hanoi capital has risen to fifth place among the top ten destinations in Asia 2013, according to a recent report by Hong Kong-based travel and trade journal, Smart Travel Asia.