Travel

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.

A stone church and the Muong Hoa valley in Sapa tourist town, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, have been submitted to the Vietnam Record Organisation (VietKing) to seek recognition as national records.

Twenty-one of Thua Thien-Hue province’s tourism companies, resorts, and hotels have joined a tourism stimulus initiative running from now until the end of 2013.

Stunning exhibits at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology represent the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

The popular website TripAdvisor.com tourism has ranked Vietnam’s War Remnants Museum the fifth best Asian tourism attraction in 2013.

An exhibition which displays traditional handicraft products from villages in and around Hanoi is being held in the city.

The Ministry of Construction has submitted to authorities in Hanoi a detailed plan to restore and preserve the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site.

The Hanoi Old Quarter’s management board is organising various activities to re-introduce and promote several traditional crafts.

The 964-year-old One-Pillar Pagoda, also known as Dien Huu Pagoda, in downtown Hanoi is about to undergo extensive renovations, a local official has said.

The number of Russian tourists to the south central province of Khanh Hoa reached 70,000 in the first half of this year, making up 45.5% of the total Russian arrivals in Vietnam.

Phong Nha Caves in the central province of Quang Binh's Bo Trach District have been declared one of the best tourism destinations in the world.

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.