A street vendor and a foreign tourist cross a street in Hanoi’s old quarter on October 9, 2014. Vendors parading the streets with colors attracts many foreigners in Vietnam, but their determination to sell also annoys the latter. Photo: Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP Foreign arrivals…

Danang is well known for being a lovely tourism destination in Central Vietnam. The city has all favors from the nature and weather, compared to neighboring localities. Therefore, long ago, citizens from nearby provinces had moved to Danang for work, making it now a…

Tac Xinh dance of the San Chay ethnic minority people in Phu Luong district, the northern province Thai Nguyen was declared a national intangible cultural heritage on October 16. Tac Xinh dance is a form of performing that has been preserved and passed on…

The Kathina (robe offering) ceremony is being held for the first time at the Khmer pagoda in the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay district, 40km west of Ha Noi’s centre. The ceremony, spanning October 18-19, is one…

Several outdoor stages have been set up around Hanoi for nighttime shows which draw crowds, especially local young people. Some of these stages are located on Dong Xuan, Ta Hien, Hang Bac, Dao Duy Tu and Ma May streets at night. They are part…

Phong Nha Botanical Garden, part of the UNESCO-recognized Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, has opened to the public without charging admission fees since Wednesday, according to the park’s management. The garden is home to Gio (Wind) Waterfall,…

A Vietnamese non-governmental and non-profit organization has proposed free Wi-Fi coverage to the entire tourist town of Sa Pa as soon as possible at a recent conference organized by the government of the northern upland province of Lao Cai. Accordingly, Hanoi-based Center for Social…

Many small food stalls scattered around Hanoi’s streets and alleys are making large profits thanks to their special dishes. Glutinous rice doughnut store earns VND5 million per day Nguyen Thi Mai Hoa’s bánh rán, (glutinous rice doughnut) shop is located in a small alley along…

A collection of photos by Hanoi photojournalist Trinh Thong Thien won the first prize in the sixth Vietnam – Country – People photo contest. The images depict a Dao ethnic minority “maturity ceremony” in the northern province of Lai Chau. This nine-day ritual marks…

A French culinary festival themed “Balade en France” is set to take place on October 24-25 at the Equatorial hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. The annual event is being organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV), Sopexa (the…