Con Dao is an ideal escape from the hot summer days
Con Dao Island off mainland Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is highly recommended for those wishing to escape the sizzling hot summer days in HCMC. To reach the island, tourists can either travel by air from HCMC or by water from Vung Tau City.
Prague Street Food Festival offers a taste of Viet Nam
Visitors got an opportunity to taste a large number of Vietnamese street foods at a recently concluded Prague Street Food Festival, according to Tran Dieu Huyen, a chef at the…
Huyen Thien Tran Vu Statue recognised as national treasure
The Huyen Thien Tran Vu statue in the Tran Vu Temple in Thach Ban Ward, Long Bien District, Ha Noi was announced as a precious national object at a ceremony…
Viet Nam takes part in tourism expo in Canada
The Vietnamese booth at the 22nd annual Travel and Vacation Show in Ottawa, Canada, attracted crowds of international and local visitors during the two-day event on April 9 and 10.
Vietnamese students participate in international cultural festival in Cambodia
The second annual international language and cultural festival in Cambodia on March 23rd has drawn the participation of students from 32 countries who are studying at Zaman International School in Cambodia.
UNESCO nomination for Xoan singing to be submitted before March 31
The nomination paper for Xoan singing to be recognised as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity must be submitted to UNESCO before March 31.
Vinh Nghiem Pagoda receives Special National Relic title
Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in Yen Dung district of Bac Giang province received the title of Special National Relic at a ceremony on March 20.
Traditional lacquer craft urged to seek UNESCO heritage status
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has just instructed that Viet Nam will join the compilation of a multinational dossier to seek UNESCO’s recognition of the traditional craft of “son mai” (lacquer) as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. 
Da Chong historical relic site welcomes visitors
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has granted approval for Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Management Board to open up the Da Chong (K9) historical relic site in Ha Noi’s Ba Vi district to the public as from March, 2016.
A New Year trip to Nam Du Island
We take advantage of a weekend after Tet (Lunar New Year) to visit one of the most pristine and peaceful islands in the south of Viet Nam: Nam Du Island off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
Tet of the San Diu   (Feb 16, 2016)
Tet of the San Diu
The San Diu ethnic minority group, who live in northern mountainous areas with a population of nearly 147,000, celebrate quite a lot of festivals the most important of which is Tet, the lunar New Year festival. 
Hung Yen relic site patronised by Viet Nam’s UNESCO associations
The Viet Nam Federation of UNESCO Associations presented its certificate of patronage of the “Son Nam - Ba Chua Vuc Temple”, part of the Pho Hien relic complex in northern Hung Yen province, on January 6. 
Sa Pa enjoys holiday season tourism boom
The northern mountainous town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province received around 30,000 holiday-makers during the New Year holiday, soaring 45 percent compared to the same period last year.
Proposal seeks UNESCO recognition for Southern heritages
The Ninh Thuan provincial authorities have just sent dossier to the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism and the Viet Nam UNESCO Committee to ask for the recognition of Cham Towers as world heritage sites and Kate Festival of the Cham ethnic people in the province as intangible cultural heritage.
Phu Tho province revives Hung King culture
After years of dedicated work, half of the 326 Hung King relics found throughout Phu Tho province have been successfully restored.