A ceremony performed by Vietnam’s smallest ethnic minority group has been recognized as one of 33 new intangible cultural heritage aspects of the country.
The Department of Finance of northern Quang Ninh province has posted prices of boat tours and boat accommodation for visitors to Ha Long Bay.
Charity tourism is becoming more popular and is drawing much attention from the community before the Tet festival.
Last week I spent three days in the Phu Long Commune on Cat Ba Island. The people were kind and welcoming, the food was delicious and the community was interesting; all-in-all the trip was a great success. But the most notable part of the trip, in my opinion, was the incredible natural beauty of the area.
Vietnam has started implementing the third phase of the Asia-Pacific Biosphere Reserves for Environmental and Economic Security (BREES) initiative in the Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered that the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Centre remain open, ending a months-long controversy that generated international exposure.
A project to develop a complex dedicated to the Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea was launched on January 17 in Thanh Hai commune, Thanh Phu district, Ben Tre province
The resort city of Da Lat is known as a paradise of flowers, fog and love, set at an altitude of 1,500m in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam.
The old Dong Van Market in the Dong Van Karst Plateau of Ha Giang Province has reopened for tourism after a new market was built for locals 500m away, vice chairwoman of the People's Committee of Dong Van District Ly Thi Kien told Viet Nam News on Jan 15.
According to statistics in 2009, 7,966 festivals in Vietnam were in the north and organized in spring, especially January (Lunar month). There are 10 extraordinary spring festivals, including: