With its long sandy beaches and moderate slope, and gentle waves all year round, Con Den (Black Islet) in Thai Binh Province is becoming increasingly popular. Thai Binh is not famous for sea tourism but it is the home to many beautiful islets in…

Biggest Mong festival set to begin Gau Tao, the biggest festival of the Mong ethnic people, will be open to tourists in 2016, according to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the northern Lao Cai Province. The department said the biggest ever…

Lovers of “Hat Xam” (blind buskers’ singing) will have a chance to savour a spectacular art performance of the traditional music genre at the Ha Noi Opera House on January 20. The event is co-hosted by the Centre for Research, Preservation and Promotion of…

A highly acclaimed British website providing tourist information and guides, Rough Guides has listed Sapa- a mountainous district of Lao Cai province among top 9 new tourist attractions around the world. The magazine suggested that if tourists want to reach the peak of Fansipan…

The “Banh Mi Queen” of Hoi An presides over a modest kingdom — just two tables and a glass cabinet arranged on the sidewalk at 115 Tran Cao Van Street. Though she draws a lot of customers, Nguyen Thi Loc, 78, says she never…

Vietnam has been listed as one of the top-25 retirement destinations in 2015 by International Living, an Irish magazine. “Vietnam is included this year for the first time, in recognition of the opportunities we’ve uncovered there for North American expats within the last year,”…

Streets of Hanoi and other major cities in Vietnam have been decorated with colourful lights and flowers in preparation for the calendar New Year on January 1. The Gregorian calendar, also known as Western calendar or Christian calendar, is used worldwide. As 2014 comes…

In cold weather, the visitors can enjoy a dish of sweet and sour grated papaya salad. The salad mixed with beef is a simple nosh sold in small alleys and markets in Ha Noi. Sweet and sour grated papaya salad mixed with beef is…

To travel through Viet Nam’s South Central Coast, tourists often take National Highway 1A, the backbone of the nation. We however choose a coastal road to explore magnificent landscapes and famous destinations. We start the journey in La Gi Town in Binh Thuan Province…

Vietnam ranked fourth on the list of five must-visit destinations in the world next year, according to the travel online agency Destinia.com. Dubai, the most populous city　in the United Arab Emirates, is at the top of the list, followed by Namibia and Burma. Papua…