Travel

Van Phuc Village, which has been famous for silk weaving, is being promoted it as one of the major tourist villages in Hanoi.

The Hanoi Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism carried out a field work in a preparation to build up some tourism products to craft villages, with Van Phuc silk village on the focus.

A photographer has introduced a collection of photos featuring famous sites in which he set old black and white images into colour.

Phnom Penh, Vientiane and HCMC signed an agreement on tourism cooperation that encompasse the three cities.

Experts from the IUCN are preparing the dossiers of the Cat Tien National Park to be submitted to the UNESCO for recognition as a world natural heritage.

Located in Buon Me Thuot City, the E De people in Ako Dhong Hamlet are considered a model community of ethnic people in the Central Highlands.

The stretch of road from HCM City to the southern most province of Ca Mau, offers a number of specialties.

Situated about 15 kilometers from Sapa town is the green valley Muong Hoa, which is the homeland of minority peoples who inhabit and cultivate the land.

Visitors to Hanoi will soon have two more options for city routes run by solar electric cars, set to be put into operation in December.

The national tourism year 2013 will be held in Haiphong City aiming to introduce destinations and foster tourism linkage among localities across the country.

In Mu Cang Chai, the harvest season is the most important event of the year and is celebrated as such.

For a long time, the Mong people in Dong Van Karst Plateau have preserved a technique of casting a special kind of plough that is suitable for rocky soils.

Located not far from the coast of Quang Tri province, the small island of Con Co has its own long and interesting history.

Tourists or locals keen to admire landscapes and Vietnam of the past, are most likely to head to Hoi An.

The cruise boat carrying 25 passengers started at Bach Dang Quay in District 1 and went along Ben Nghe and Tau Hu canals, parallel to Vo Van Kiet Avenue, for four hours.

Vietnam’s Independence Day on September 2 annually holds a boat race on Tam Giang Lagoon in Thua Thien-Hue Province.

People from the Thai, Dao, Tay and Kinh ethnic groups are gathering on the Moc Chau Plateau in the northern province of Son La to commemorate Vietnam’s National Day (Sept. 2).

A silk village in Hoi An, somewhat overlooked for a while, has seen a revival of tourism of late, attracting tourists.

In the rocky mountain areas of Hoang Su Phi District in Ha Giang Province, the ethnic people begin transplanting paddy seedlings after rain covers the drought-effected terraced fields.