Travel

Numerous barbers from northern Vietnam gathered in Hanoi's Kim Lien Village on April 24 to offer free haircuts.

A collection of images that attempts to illustrate the difference between Hanoi and Saigon has gained popularity on the internet.

Although these creatures may seem unappetizing to many, worms have long been served in both food and drink in Vietnam.

Tourists visiting Hanoi will have more options to enjoy and learn about the city's history when two new routes of sightseeing electric car tours will be launched next week.

Tourists to Sapa this at this time have the opportunity to see a number of flowers blossoming, especially Do Quyen.

A system of lava caves including one considered as the longest lava cave of Southeast Asia has been discovered in the southern province of Dong Nai, according to the Vietnam's Institute of Tropical Biology.

Hon Seo Island is an ideal destination for those who want to explore the sea and island, see colourful pebbles on the beach, cross large rocks, take a dive, go fishing, and enjoy freshly-caught seafood.

It is a tradition among many Vietnamese families to make trôi and chay cakes to celebrate Tet Han Thuc, which falls today on the lunar calendar.

A master plan for developing the Dong Van Global Geology Park in northern mountainous province of Ha Giang by 2020 has been announced.

Barbequed Cau Mong veal from Dien Ban District in Quang Nam Province has been recognised by the Vietnam Records Organisation as a national specialty.

The 2013 Sapa in the Cloud Festival will take place from April 26 to May 5, said the district People’s Committee.

A sea tourism festival will be held in Do Son District of the northern port city of Haiphong from April 28 to May 6.

The People's Committee of the central province of Quang Binh has approved an experimental adventure tour to Son Doong Cave suggested by Howard Limbert, expert of the British Cave Research Association.

Mai Chau, a small town in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh, was named one of the top ten "fresh" Asian destinations by hotel booking site Agoda.com.

The island district of Van Don in northern province of Quang Ninh has set its sights on attracting 620,000 tourists to the area this year and become a hub for eco-sea tourism in the north.

With both beaches and mountains, the country’s biggest Buddha statue and the Phat Diem Cathedral -- immortalized by Graham Green in The Quiet American -- Ninh Binh Province has become a staple on the Vietnam tourist trail.

The home of Vietnamese water puppetry, Kim Megson makes the short trip to Chua Thay Pagoda, a 900-year-old shrine to the monk Tu Dao Hanh.

Phung Island is the long strip of green in the Tien River below the arch of Rach Mieu Bridge. Like most of Ben Tre Province, it’s dotted with houses and covered with coconut trees.

Mount Fansipan is only half as tall as Mount Everest. Yet this mountain, perched at the eastern edge of the Himalayan range in Vietnam’s uppermost Lao Cai province, is hardly an easy climb.