Bamboo puppets bring rural play to life

It is just another day in the Vietnamese countryside. A mother lulls her baby to sleep, a boy plays the flute while sitting on a buffalo's back, men and women sing as they harvest rice in the fields and a woman takes a boat through a lake of lotus flowers. Suddenly the scene stops. The audience applauds. Up on the little stage, the colourful puppets exit the scene.

Positive development of local tourism souvenirs industry

The Da Nang People’s Committee Vice Chairman, Mr Phung Tan Viet, last Friday chaired a meeting to review the first 6-month’s implementation of Decision No 55/2012/QD-UBND which concerns Da Nang’s support policies for the development of the local tourism souvenirs industry.

Mai Chau enters American Top 10 tourism list

Mai Chau, a small town in the northern province of Hoa Binh was named by the US Business Insider as among the top ten incredible places for cultural tours.

Weasel coffee, other delicacies lure visitors to Da Lat's farms

Da Lat City's wonderful landscape and pure air at 1,500m above sea level attracts tourists to the Lam Vien plateau in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Quang Ninh develops green and clean tourism

One of Quang Ninh’s solutions to improving provincial tourism in the last month was to promote an environmental clean-up campaign so as to provide tourists with a better impression of the province.

Plan to save last elephants

The Government has given the go-ahead to a plan to protect elephants from extinction and breed domesticated ones.

People come together to clean up the environment

Volunteers are called to join hands with Buddhists and students to help clean up the environment in scenic Tay Thien – Vinh Phuc, about 80km east of Ha Noi.

Traditional souvenir villages make for the perfect day trip

It's been more than three weeks since my eye surgery and I was chomping at the bit to go on a road trip out of town. I had turned down a chance for a long weekend trip so I really needed a day out of the city.

BISTA - Bicycle for rent & Information of station Tourist Asia

(TITC) – BISTA (Bicycle for rent & Information of station Tourist Asia) service has just been launched in Nha Trang in an effort of the city to call visitors to contribute to protecting the environment, reducing traffic accidents and promoting the image of a sea tourist city.

Vietnam on Two Wheels: Part 3 - To the coast and back

On H2H’s fourth day, a 68km ride from Quan Lao to Tinh Gia, the sunny heat of the previous three days was replaced by dense overcast. Much of the leg would be spent on National Highway 1, which stretches the length of the country and is notoriously dangerous. I wasn’t looking forward to the hurtling, honking trucks and buses that populate the road, but at least the surface would be in mostly good condition.