With its poetic scenery, Ba Be Lake is a mysterious green gem in the northeast mountains and forest. About 230 km from Hanoi, Ba Be Lake in Bac Kan province is a famous tourist destination in northern Vietnam. In 1995, Ba Be Lake was…
The Chay River runs through many mountainous provinces in the North. It not only provides alluvium soil to the fields, but also creates diversified cultural colours. The river originates on the western slope of Tay Con Linh Mountain (2,419m) and the eastern slope of…
Located at the end of Bat Trang pottery village in Gia Lam District, Hanoi, the Van Van House, with a roof covered with creepers, has more than 400 pottery items from the 15th to the 19th centuries. The Van Van Museum was built in…
Moc Chau plateau in the northern mountainous province of Son La has been listed as one of my must-visit places since I read something about farmers working on Moc Chau’s vast, beautiful tea plantations. But it was not until last summer I had managed…
A privately-owned carrier is slated to offer services between Hanoi and the northern city of Ha Long in September using seaplanes, allowing passengers to have an aerial view over Vietnam’s iconic Ha Long Bay. Hai Au Aviation expects to inaugurate the service on September…
A Vietnamese photographer has just released photos taken from a seaplane that show the stunning panoramic view of Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam. Hai Dong, a local photographer, took the pictures on Monday morning when he traveled on a seaplane from Hanoi to…
Vietnamese citizens at home and abroad and expats in Vietnam are all welcome to take part in a photo competition to commemorate the 20th anniversary of UNESCO recognition bestowed on Ha Long Bay in northern Quang Ninh Province. The competition, “Ha Long Bay –…
According to the Mother Nature website, the terraced fields in Sapa, Vietnam are ranked among the top 30 most beautiful places in the planet, along with the Maldives and Angkor Wat. According to Mother Nature, many mesmerizing scenes can be found throughout Southeast Asia,…
Muong Khuong market is one of the largest and most important market of the local ethnic groups living here. This big market with a wide range of ethnic groups: Hmong, Dao, Nung, and merchants from other ethnic groups who come all the way to…
A Vietnamese tourism and cultural festival is scheduled to take place in two cities of South Korea in September, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism announced Thursday on its website. The “Le hoi Du lich-Van hoa Viet Nam tai Han Quoc 2014”…
