It is unclear when and how lanterns became a must-have decoration for Vietnamese families during important holidays, especially the mid-autumn festival and Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival. Some scholars criticized the practice, saying it was not a Vietnamese tradition to hang lanterns…

The historic central city of Hoi An plans to restore 80 ancient wells, most of them locate on the north bank of the De Vong River near the Thanh Ha pottery village. Built in the 15th century by the Cham people, most of the…

The Vietnam Record Centre (Vietking) has announced top 5 floating markets in the western region of the country that attract a huge number of domestic and foreign visitors. Phung Hiep Floating Market (Hau Giang Province) Phung Hiep Floating Market, also called Nga Bay, is…

From three simple ingredients, arrowroot starch, egg and sugar, villagers in the central province of Quang Ngai have turned them into special cupcakes that look like yellow apricot blossom. The cupcake, known locally as bánh thuẫn, is made all year round. It is particularly…

The Ho Dynasty Citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa has attracted an increasing number of tourists since it was recognised as a World Cultural Heritage site last year. A total of 11,000 visitors came to the site in the first six months…

HANOI – Signs at two patio cafés here in my walkable patch of Tay Ho District have caught my eyes. Perhaps they are signs of change. First, I noticed some curious words scrawled on a white-board lunch menu: a dish that featured “false dog…

The authorities of a north-central province, which is home to Son Doong Cave- the world’s current largest grotto, are working to readjust admission fees to some of its tourist attractions. Truong An Ninh, office chief of Quang Binh Province’s People’s Committee said on Friday…

Visitors to Ho Chi Minh City can now search for where to go and what to do at a brand new tourist assistance station downtown. The station, in front of the Opera House, has a touch screen of 47 inches that can connect to…

“Com nam” (a Vietnamese rice dish pressed into cylinder or sphere shape) is sold in small alleys in Hanoi by vendors. This dish is very familiar with Vietnamese people. In the past, “com nam” was regarded as a popular meal of Vietnamese farmers. “Com…

An ecological tour in Hoi An lets tourists cast fishing nets and row coracles like a real local. Video credit: Nguyen Dong/VnExpress English subtitle: Thanh Nien News