A Vietnamese cultural week is currently taking place in two Cambodian cities, with the objective of cementing ties between Vietnam and Cambodia, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism said Tuesday on its website. “Tuan Le Van Hoa Viet Nam Tai Campuchia” (Vietnamese…

The specific cultural beauty of Dao ethic people drew many local people and visitors to the Dao ethnic cultural festival in Tien Yen district, the northern province of Quang Ninh. Especially the beauty of Dao ethnic women through singing, embroidery, traditional clothes performances and…

Moon cakes are an indispensable part of Vietnamese people’s celebrations of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is held annually on the 15th day of the eight lunar month. There are two types of moon cake; banh nuong (brown baked cake) and banh deo (snow skin…

A festival featuring Vietnam’s cultural and tourism highlights is set to take place in Tokyo later this month. Now in its seventh year, the annual “Vietnam Days” event will be organized at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on September…

The 2014 Ha Noi traditional craft village tourism festival will be held at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace from October 9-12.     The festival, themed “Convergence of Quintessence”, will feature 400 booths introducing products of traditional craft villages in Ha Noi and other…

While Viet Nam’s tallest mountain is certainly not as intimidating as Everest, reaching the summit is hardly an easy feat. Le Viet Khanh describes the unforgettable experience of tackling Mount Fansipan. To reach the peak at 3,143 metres, we began our journey at Tram…

Cao Son Market Sapa Vietnam is located on the territory Cao Son Commune, Muong Khuong district, Lao Cai province. To go to Cao Son Market Sapa Vietnam, visitors can follow several routes. However, if tourists want to have the opportunity to be a yacht on…

Ham Rong Mountain, Sapa, Vietnam is an attractive tourist area in the centre of Sapa Town-let. Legend has it that in the distance past, all animals lived together in a chaotic environment. One day, Jade Emperor gave an order that every species of animal…

Surrounding Sapa town is the Hoang Lien Mountain Range, nicknamed the Tonkinese Alps by the French. These mountains include Fansipan, which is at 3143 meters is Vietnam’s highest peak. The summit towers above Sapa, although it is often obscured by clouds and is occasionally…

Cat Cat Village, Sapa, Vietnam is about 1 km from Sapa town. It’s located at the bottom of the Muong Hoa Valley and near the stunning Cat Cat Waterfall. This is an age-old village of H’Mong ethnic group remaining unique customs and practices that…