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Thot not (coconut palm) trees are an integral part of the Khmer community in An Giang Province.

Forty years ago these days Hanoi and many other cities in the north were devastated by aerial bombardments of the US.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has announced plans for a culture and tourism week entitled “Hue Heritage—a Week for Tourists”, scheduled for December 24 to 30.

One of the first questions Vietnamese people, especially men, ask a foreigner is ‘Can you eat dog meat?’

Hoi An is not only charming due to its old houses and sparkling colorful lanterns, it is also endowed with the stunning Cua Dai Beach.

A French photographer has spent six years working on his set of photos depicting Hanoi at nighttime, being displayed at the l'Espace.

The government has decided to fund VND800 billion for a project to preserve Hue’s monuments, an official has said.

Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery is nice place for fresh air, beautiful landscape and, especially, monks' preach about Zen.

Often described as Halong Bay on land, Van Long is only two hours from Hanoi, and the boats don't have to be painted white, either.

A Cham tower complex has been found in Hoa Vang District after a three-month excavation, including 629 objects dating from the 10th-14th centuries, archaeologists announced.

Phum Soai Village is not only the first Muslim Cham people’s village in An Giang but is also home to many old Cham stilt houses which are worthy of a visit from tourists.

A luxury resort with 60 rooms and 24 bungalows will be built next to the famous Ban Gioc Waterfall in Cao Bang Province. It is expected that the resort will open in late 2013.

Many shops in HCM City have decorated their stores and streets with colourful ornaments to prepare and celebrate Christmas.

The capital city will be developing six typical traditional craft villages till 2015 closely linked with the tourism sector in the hope of exploiting its cultural and economic advantages.

Hanoi plans to develop six traditional craft villages into tourist destinations to attract domestic and international tourists from now until 2015.

The Vietnamese Ao Dai has graced the world’s catwalks, acclaimed for its luxuriously elegant appearance as well as its softness and lightness.

Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains) is a famous destination in the central city of Danang that tourists should put it in their itinerary.

It is common knowledge in Vietnam that the Mekong Delta in Vietnam has two seasons, the “dry” one between December and April, and the “rainy” one between May and November.

Caves in central Thanh Hoa Province have provided soil evidence of climate change from end of the glacier age, plus tools and an ancient cemetery dating back more than 10,000 years.