Travel

“Vietnam – Timeless Charm” and the five petal lotus have been selected as the slogan and symbol of Vietnamese tourism in 2012-2015 term.

The Saigon River has a host of tributaries, of which many have remained heavily polluted but some have been cleaned up, allowing fish to return.

The Phu My Hung Spring Flower Festival this year hopes to bring a richer assortment of blossoms to attract more residents and visitors during the Tet holiday.

HCM City plans to implement a new project to restore and preserve its old heritage architectural buildings.

Nui Chua National Park, in the central province of Ninh Thuan, is considered "a desert" thanks to its dry conditions and low rainfall.

A story of Huong River in Hue City is being told by an exhibition of 100 videos and photographs.

Despite the cold weather forecast for Sapa, hotels and guest houses in the area are receiving an increasing amount of visitors.

A large number of young people have been flocking to streets in HCM City to join in the Christmas spirit.

U Minh Thuong National Park in Kien Giang Province is a vast wetland rich in fish and waterbirds.

Despite rapid changes around them, ethnic Mong people in Lung Tao Commune in the rocky northern plateau of Dong Van are holding on to their age-old traditions and customs.

Lively images of the historic Long Bien Bridge, dating from past to present, have been put on display at an on-going exhibition near Hoan Kiem Lake.

A programme called “HCM City – 100 interesting things” has been launched to develop the tourism industry in the city.

As the flooding season neared its end, we visited An Giang Province and came to Tuong Mountain in Ba Chuc Town, Tinh Bien District.

Ho Chi Minh City is currently bustling with activities for Christmas and New Year and for the coming Tet holiday season.

Gardeners in Hanoi’s famous flower and apricot village of Nhat Tan are in a hurry to cultivate trees to prepare for the lunar New Year.

En cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is recognised as one of the most beautiful caves in the world by National Geographic magazine.

Coming to Quy Nhon, visiting Eo Gio to hear the wind whispering through mountain walls, caves and then harmonize with waves crashing onto the shore is a must.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta have created many special products for the lunar New Year, such as wine-gourds and gold-bar shaped pomelos, squared watermelons.

32 photos that entered the finale of the Masterpiece Photo Contest 2011 are now on display in HCM City.