The Con Market is Da Nang’s most famous one-stop shop for cheap, delicious street food. During my first visit, I headed straight for the banh beo (steamed rice flour puddings) which were served with a thick red sauce of salted, shredded shrimp and a…

Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) is scheduled to officially sell train tickets via its website from November 21. Train bookings on the website will be available for individuals only for the first time. Passengers can make payments in cash or via Internet banking, then go…

Going to the village of Dao Thuc to watch water puppetry or to Thach Xa Village to learn how to make bamboo dragonflies are trips that you should try. For a long time, memories about peaceful childhood in bucolic areas revolved around the image…

Over 100 enterprises from 40 provinces and cities will display their products at a regional specialty expo at the Royal City Vincom shopping centre in Ha Noi on November 28-29. Vice Director of the Ha Noi Department of Trade and Commerce Tran Thi Phuong…

Conde Nast Traveler named the Long Bien wholesale market in Hanoi located under the famous Long Bien Bridge that was repeatedly bombed and repaired during the war with America on its list of the world top 7 street markets. Heralded by the Communist party…

Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has been listed in the 20 geological wonders of the world by travel guide website Rough Guides. Ha Long Bay , which spans 1,553km2 and includes 1,969 islands of various sizes, was twice…

Having visited Vung Tau City countless times, I was fed up with the hustle and bustle of the touristy city on the southeastern coast. I wanted to get away to a place with primitive beaches and hard-working, friendly fishermen who wouldn’t mind if I…

Less than 100km from Hanoi, the Trang An tourism complex is located on over 2,000 hectares and is home to limestone mountains, caves and temples. In the summer Trang An is covered by the yellow color of rice fields stretching both sides of the…

A province in central Vietnam has been listed by a famous U.S. newspaper among the world’s top 52 places to go this year thanks to its enormous, world-renowned Son Doong Cave. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism reported Thursday on its website that Quang…

A United Nation’s advisory body has asked the government of Quang Binh Province to explain its plan to install a cable car system in a national park that became a UNESCO world heritage site in 2003. Dr Duong Bich Hanh, chief cultural expert at…