Paying a visit to traditional craft villages such as banh chung, peach and pomelo villages, you will feel the atmosphere of the lunar New Year (Tet holiday) in Vietnam. Tranh Khuc Village in Duyen Ha Commune of Thanh Tri District, Hanoi is known throughout…
The southern city of Can Tho recently installed free public WiFi on Ninh Kieu Wharf as part of an image-building exercise and to attract more tourists. Five sets of WiFi equipment were installed at a cost of VND$1 billion (over $47,600). Their range is…
The upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, is a national holiday which turns most exciting one to two weeks before it starts. So tourists are advised to travel to different parts of the country to get hands-on knowledge of the bustling festive atmosphere….
A Valentine’s Day festival that promises unique experiences for couples will be organized in Hanoi next week. As most people are busy preparing for Tet (Lunar New Year), which begins on February 19, many young couples are working out their plans on where to…
Buying and hanging folk paintings and calligraphical works have long been an indispensable Vietnamese tradition in Tet (Lunar New Year,) which is believed to bring purchasers good luck and prosperity. Apart from shopping for food, clothing items and floral embellishments for the upcoming Tet,…
It is unclear when and how lanterns became a must-have decoration for Vietnamese families during important holidays, especially the mid-autumn festival and Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival. Some scholars criticized the practice, saying it was not a Vietnamese tradition to hang lanterns…
The historic central city of Hoi An plans to restore 80 ancient wells, most of them locate on the north bank of the De Vong River near the Thanh Ha pottery village. Built in the 15th century by the Cham people, most of the…
The Vietnam Record Centre (Vietking) has announced top 5 floating markets in the western region of the country that attract a huge number of domestic and foreign visitors. Phung Hiep Floating Market (Hau Giang Province) Phung Hiep Floating Market, also called Nga Bay, is…
From three simple ingredients, arrowroot starch, egg and sugar, villagers in the central province of Quang Ngai have turned them into special cupcakes that look like yellow apricot blossom. The cupcake, known locally as bánh thuẫn, is made all year round. It is particularly…
The Ho Dynasty Citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa has attracted an increasing number of tourists since it was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage site last year. A total of 11,000 visitors came to the site in the first six months…
