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Hat Then (Then singing), a distinctive musical genre and a special combination of the spiritual and cultural life of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups in Vietnam, has drawn the attention of many collectors and researchers over the past decade.

Hanoi has proposed that five of the city's historic sites be recognised as national special relics in 2014.

The management board of Ha Long Bay in northern Quang Ninh province and Cat Hai district in northern Hai Phong City on July 18 signed a cooperation agreement on the management of the bays under their control.

The Hue Relics Preservation Centre and the German Conservation Restoration & Education Projects held a ceremony on July 17 to mark the completion of a project to preserve and restore interior decoration of Ta Vu-Dai Noi Hue.

Le Van Chau, 60, has worked as a smith for over 30 years and still maintains his smith shop in HCM City, preserving the trade of hand forging.

Two properties of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts have become the first hotels in Vietnam to receive the Green Globe Certification for their environmental awareness.

A coffee shop in Danang City makes a unique impression on its customers by its novel use of traffic as a decoration theme.

Quang Binh plans to launch experimental adventure tours of Son Doong Cave, which is considered the largest in the world, in early August this year.

Scientists now have enough reference material to accurately restore the Dam Pagoda, a worshiping place of national importance during the Ly Dynasty (1009-1225) after two years of careful research at the site, according to the Department of Culture, Sports

As one of the oldest and most holy sites in Vietnam, the peaceful temple complex of Den Soc makes a great getaway from the bustle of Hanoi.

The mountains and forests of the Central Highlands will come into sharp focus at the 2014 National Tourism Year, which has been recently launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

With hundreds of motorbikes bearing down on you, and the toot toot of friendly horns for a musical accompaniment, the simple, everyday task of crossing a road in Vietnam can present quite a terrifying challenge for first-timers.

Architect Vo Trong Nghia’s Kontum Indochine Café was among 300 shortlisted for World Architecture Festival Awards 2013.

A house which was built over 200 years ago has been recognised by UNESCO as one of the 10 most beautiful traditional homes in Vietnam.

An award ceremony for the winners of Vietnam Tourism Magazine’s “Vietnam: Endless Beauty” photo competition, an initiative under the purview of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, took place in Hanoi on July 5.

The central province of Quang Nam has cooperated with the International Labour Organisation in implementing a project to strengthen inland tourism in the locality since 2011 with funding from the Government of Luxemburg.

Attractive not only due to its endless bending sand dunes in La Gi Town in Binh Thuan Province, the locality also lures tourists to its forest, mountain and river areas and of course its tales of legends.

Hoang Lien National Park is very attractive to tourists for its rare and special plants, including many kinds of flowers.

The War Remnants Museum, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and the Vietnam Women’s Museum have entered the list of the top 25 most attractive museums in Asia, according to a recent Travelers' Choice Attractions survey conducted by TripAdvisor.