Location: Ngoc Son Temple is on Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. Characteristic: Hoan Kiem Lake was already considered the most beautiful lake in Hanoi when Ngoc Son Temple was built on an island in the 19th century. Initially, the temple was called…

Maybe everyone knows ‘Hanoi Temple of Literature’- Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam – the first relic of Hanoi. It is said that ‘Hanoi Temple of Literature’ is one of the first universities in the world. Going to visit Hanoi except for Van Mieu, you…

Location & History Vietnam History Museum lies silently on the back of the renowned Hanoi Opera House, at No.1 Pham Ngu Lao Street, Hoan Kiem District. This museum was built in 1926 under the name Louis Finot Museum by the Ecole Française d’Extreme-Orient and…

Anyone who has ever visited Hanoi will probably tell you that it may be the most beautiful city in all of Asia. People have settled here along the Red River for a thousand years. Nestled along wooded boulevards among the city’s two dozen lakes…

On September 23rd, Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh received international, high-end, cruise ship Superstar Virgo, bringing nearly 1,600 foreign tourists to the city. The tourists were mainly from the Republic of Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong (China) with…

Since its UNESCO recognition as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1993, the former imperial city of Hue has received nearly US$8 million from foreign governments and organisations to preserve its relics. According to the Hue Relics Conservation Centre, the UNESCO international fund has…

The 300m long Hang Buom Street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has been made a cuisine street, serving Hanoi traditional confectionery and beverages and some European and Asian dishes to night market visitors along the Hang Dao-Dong Xuan route. The inauguration of the Hang Buom…

October promotions at the Ho Chi Minh City’s luxury five-star hotel includes a tour through Argentinian wine, classic French cuisine and a Halloween night on its rooftop bar. A tour of trapiche vineyards Grapes grown on the foothills of the Andes Mountains and ripened…

More than 50 artworks depicting the beauty of nature and rich ethnic culture in the picturesque hill town of Sa Pa will be on display at the Festival of Art starting on Sunday. The event is an Art for Community initiative to raise funds…

Local authorities, residents and tourists in Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay in the northern Quang Ninh Province recently took part in a campaign in a joint effort to put an end to bear bile farming, Animals Asia reported on Wednesday. The campaign, running during…