Khau Vai love market festival celebrates Ha Giang culture
The Khau Vai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week – an annual cultural event in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang - will take place in Meo Vac District from May 13-16.
Grand Hotel gets five-star certification
The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism has officially recognized Grand Hotel Sai Gon in downtown HCMC as a five-star hotel. This is the third hotel under the management of…
Sen Village Festival to remember beloved President Ho’s birthday
The central province of Nghe An will host the 2015 National Sen Village Festival from May 12 to 19 to celebrate the 125th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh.
Festival bangs loud gong sound in Lam Dong
The value of gong culture, a distinctive feature of the Central Highlands and a piece of world intangible cultural heritage, is vividly cherished through a festival kicked off in the regional province of Lam Dong on April 24.
Quang Binh seeks ways to fully tap tourism potential
The central coastal province of Quang Binh held an event in Ha Noi on April 23 to promote its tourism products and seek ways to tap its tourism potential.
Luxury cruise brings around 1,600 visitors to Viet Nam
The luxury cruise liner Celebrity Millennium bringing around 1,600 tourists docked at the Chan May port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 6.
Traditional tug of war honoured as national cultural heritage
The Binh Xuyen district of northern Vinh Phuc province was presented with a certificate recognising its tug of war festival in Huong Canh town as a national intangible cultural heritage on April 2.
Quang Binh, HCM City seek to boost tourism links
Travel agencies operating in the central province of Quang Binh and Ho Chi Minh City met at a conference in the southern city on March 24 to discuss ways to promote cooperation between the two localities in the field.
Exhibition on quid of betel chewing custom in Viet Nam
As many of 150 objects, documents and photos on quid of betel chewing custom in Viet Nam are on display at an exhibition which has opened at Lam Dong museum in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat.
Cao Bang among Top 5 Unique Treks in Southeast Asia
Singapore’s Skyscanner website has listed northeast Cao Bang province among its Top 5 Unique Treks in South East Asia.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang greets over 15,000 tourists on New Year days
Over 15,000 holiday-makers visited the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh during the first five days of the Year of the Goat (February 19-23), up over 10 percent against the same period last year.
The Ancient Village of Dong Ngac
The ancient village of Dong Ngac is one of few villages which have still kept intact the cultural features and old historical architecture despite the impacts of rapid urbanization.
U.S. television makes film about Phong Nha – Ke Bang caves
The management board of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park on December 20 said that U.S. Travel Channel has finished a TV report exploring the imposing landscape of caves on Ke Bang Limestone Mountain and surrounding areas.
Quang Binh opens up world's biggest cave to tourists
Authorities in Central Quang Binh province will officially open the world's biggest cave, Son Doong, for tourism by January, 2015. This follows a successful pilot programme this year.
Visiting tea plantations in Moc Chau
Moc Chau plateau in the northern mountainous province of Son La has been listed as one of my must-visit places since I read something about farmers working on Moc Chau’s vast, beautiful tea plantations. But it was not until last summer I had managed to visit the place to realize one of my childhood dreams.