Travel

Stories about a violent past serve as a major source of entertainment on a small island off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

A village in Quang Binh Province has thousands of Lộc Vừng Barringtonia acutangula trees worth hundreds of billions of VND.

Visitors to the Dong Van stone plateau in Ha Giang province this time of the year will be enchanted with different kinds of flowers which are in full blossom in the northeastern mountainous region.

As the wind starts to blow in Can Tho City hundreds have started to fly their kites around Hau River Park daily for pleasure.

Two Buddha statues in Vietnam have been recognized as record-setting in size by the Asia Book Of Records.

In the culinary world the term fusion has come to have a less than positive connotation. One such example of this is the Vietnamese banh mi sandwich.

A north Norfolk-born woman is heading off on a solo trip along the Ho Chi Minh trail - on a moped.

During this season Sapa becomes more attractive to visitors for its mystic, cloud-shrouded scenery.

Yen Tu Mountain’s beauty is in the harmony between imposing mounts and ancient pagodas and temples, making tourists relax after trekking sloping roads.

Tay Giang District in the central province of Quang Nam can be said to be a new tourism find in Vietnam.

The Temple of Literature held a ceremony in Hanoi to receive the special national relic certificate and UNESCO’s Global Memory of the World Programme’s certificate for its 82 doctoral laureate steles.

Huong Quang Pagoda, in HCM City, holds free boat trips for Buddhists on the Saigon River every Sunday.

Hoi An city has received the Top City in the World award voted by Wanderlust Magazine’s readers at a ceremony in the central province of Quang Nam.

A Pa Then fire dancing festival has just been held in the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi.

Eighty-two doctoral laureate steles under the early Le, Mac and late Le dynasties in Hanoi’s Van Mieu will get UNESCO’s Global Memory of the World Programme’s certificate.

Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang will be developed into a national tourism complex by 2020.

Phuoc Tich Village in Thua Thien-Hue Province has retained the features of a 500-year old Vietnamese village.

The ancient city of Hoi An is not only famous for its harmonious relationship between history, culture, architecture, land and people but also for its beautiful green trees.

The 6th buffalo fighting festival was held in Son La province, drawing a large crowd of both locals and visitors.