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Tam Giang Lagoon is where the Huong, Bo and O Lau Rivers meet before they flow into the sea through Thuan An estuary in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. Many traditional craft villages are situated along these three rivers and the natural beauty and nearby mangrove forests have made the lagoon a popular tourist [...]
More than one million visitors from across the country visited the Hung Kings Temple historical complex in the northern midland province of Phu Tho during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). It has become a tradition for the Vietnamese people to express their gratitude to the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the nation at [...]
Reasoning that Konstantin, General Director of Lanta Viet, abandoned Russian tourists in Binh Thuan; the Binh Thuan Tourism Association has asked police to ban this man from leaving Vietnam. According to the association, Lanta Tur Voyage is Russian leading tourism company, with thousands of agents in the world. In Vietnam, this company cooperated with a [...]
Nui Dai Nam Gieng (Long Mountain, Five Wells) in An Giang Province is famous for old wells and ancient temples where travelers can hear mysterious folklores and get closer to nature. Tourists visit Ba Temple on Nui Dai Nam Gieng in An Giang Province Located in Phu Hoa Hamlet, An Phu Commune, Tinh Bien District [...]
Tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhist followers and tourists nationwide have flocked to pagodas and Spring festivals at the beginning of the new-year, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity for all. The Bai Dinh pagoda festival opened on January 28 in Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district, in the northern province of [...]
Ho Chi Minh City has plans to implement a new project to restore and preserve the old heritage architectural buildings located within the city. Ben Thanh market, one of antique architectural relics to be preserved According to Nguyen Trong Hoa, Head of the Institute of Research and Development of HCMC, while old heritage buildings [...]
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 Lunar New Year holiday. The five-day event, co-hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City-based Phu My Hung Corporation and the Association of Orchids and Ornamental Trees, will open at 7:30pm [...]
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. If some might think of going to the bar, café, theater or tourist park for recreation, other Saigonese love fishing at night. Fishing is not new but doing it in [...]
The mountainous district of Moc Chau in Son La Province has been an ideal destination for those who seek for peace or romantic getaways. Surrounded by hills planted with tea, Moc Chau, which is 190 kilometres northwest of Hanoi, looks charming in the fog and the cold of the forest. Many believe that this is [...]
Pho Hien is a historical site in Hung Yen Province, about 70 kilometres southeast of Hanoi. In the 15th to 18th centuries it was a famous merchant port in Vietnam and it was a small historic town on the banks of the Red River. Especially, the prosperous time of Pho Hien was associated with the [...]