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,…

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”…

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…