Travel

Market for precious stones is the most special one in Vietnam, where gemstones are displayed on bamboo baskets like vegetables.

Sapa is now covered with snow due to the low temperature, a rare phenomenon that has been attracting visitors.

In 2011, the national plan to develop Vietnam’s tourism industry will highlight island and sea attractions.

About 50 kilometers from Buon Ma Thuot City in Daklak Province, Lak Lake is an ecotourism site with a special highlands flavor.

Quynh Phuong Commune in Nghe An Province is famous for a very beautiful stone bank.

Ối giời ơi! It is so hard to write for Vietnamese readers.

Pictures by 34 woman artists opened in Hue on March 8, to commemorate Women’s Day.

The mountains of regions of northwest Vietnam turn into a dazzling sight in spring, because of colza flower fields.

Vietnamese kids have a lot of freedom compared to American children; let's hope it stays that way.

Loc Yen village, in the central province of Quang Nam, is made attractive by its old houses and stone alleys.

The northern area of Bac Ha becomes splendid as plum flowers blossom everywhere in the sunny weather.

The cold winter has made the pinkish peach flowers in Nghe An bloom late this year.

Ho Chi Minh City, once dubbed "the Pearl of the Far East", is now transforming itself into one of the major economic hubs of the region.

For hundreds of years, Loc Thuy Commune, in the central province of Thua Thien- Hue, has been famous for producing cajuput oil.

If you’ve lived here for more than 5 years and cannot order a Sinh tố dừa, something’s wrong.

J’rai ethnic minority people have a unique ritual for slaughtering livestock, showing their solidarity despite their poverty life.

The scenery around Sapa is magnificent, but it was the human drama that proved most gripping.

I am not married. But that answer always leads to endless questions.

The contest of lanterns, which wrapped up on February 16 in Hoi An, lit up the old city with in a multitude of colours.