Quang Binh pilots tours of new caves
Authorities of the central province of Quang Binh have decided to pilot tours of some new caves at the World Natural Heritage site Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, dubbed the “Kingdom of Caves”.   
Viet Nam’s hotel market attracts foreign management companies
Viet Nam has witnessed an influx of international hotel brands and hotel management companies in the last few years, according to property consultant Savills Viet Nam.
Quang Ninh: Tourist arrivals pick up 26 percent in first five months
Tourist arrivals to the northern province of Quang Ninh hit 6.6 million in the first five months of 2018, an increase of 26 percent from the same period last year.…
Rural flavours of Hung Yen rice cakes enchant
Whoever has tried banh te or banh rang bua (rice cake filled with brown onion) will never forget its delicious taste.
Sen village festival celebrates President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday
‘Le hoi Lang Sen’ (Sen Village Festival 2018) officially opened in Kim Lien Commune, Nam Dan District, the central province of Nghe An on May 17 as part of activities to mark the 128th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.
Festival promotes Sri Lankan culture in Ha Noi
The Sri Lanka Cultural Festival will take place at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum (VWM) in Ha Noi from April 27-29, featuring diverse activities, according to Sri Lankan Ambassador to Viet Nam S.H.U Dissnayake. 
Water splashing festival recognised as national intangible cultural heritage
A ceremony was held in Na Sang 1 village, Dien Bien district, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on April 13 to grant the certificate of “national intangible cultural heritage” to the water splashing festival of the Lao ethnic minority group.  
Hmong patterns recognised as national intangible cultural heritage
Traditional textiles patterns of Hmong ethnic people in Sa Long commune, Muong Cha district, the northwestern province of Dien Bien, have been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage.  
Da Lat draws more than 280,000 visitors over Tet holidays
Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong welcomed more than 280,000 visitors, including 14,000 foreign arrivals during the lunar New Year (Tet) holidays, a rise of more than 14% on the same period last year.  
Dien Bien earns VND950 billion from tourism in 2017
In 2017, tourist arrival to the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien increased 25% from the previous year, grossing a tourism revenue of VND950 billion, up 33.8%, said Mr. Pham Viet Dung, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Dien Bien's culture and tourism to be introduced in Ha Noi
Dien Bien provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organize a cultural exchange to introduce its culture and tourism at pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake and its surroundings on January 19th - 20th.
Dien Bien hosts first cherry blossom festival
A cherry blossom festival opened for the first time in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on January 6.
Exhibition recaptures traditional wedding in Hue
An exhibition recapturing the traditional weddings of Hue people in 1960s opened at the Hue Culture Museum on November 30.
Dried buffalo meat   (Oct 23, 2017)
Dried buffalo meat
All ethnic groups in the North-western region of Viet Nam have their very own cuisines that reflect their unique culture. Among these cuisines, the most popular one might be ham. However, there is a speciality in Dien Bien whose fame has reached many other parts of the country. Without a doubt, any traveler to Dien Bien must try that dried buffalo meat dish in order…
Dien Bien has two more national intangible cultural heritages
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has two more heritages named in the list of national intangible cultural heritages, raising its total to six.