Heavy rain and flash floods ravage mountainous districts in Quang Tri province
Heavy rain and flash floods ravage mountainous districts in Quang Tri province

VOV.VN - A number of flash floods triggered by a prolonged period of heavy rain hit the central province of Quang Tri on October 7, causing serious damage to infrastructure and property throughout the locality.

Heavy rain and flash floods ravage mountainous districts in Quang Tri province
Flags and flowers spotted throughout Hanoi to celebrate major events
Flags and flowers spotted throughout Hanoi to celebrate major events

VOV.VN - Many streets in the capital have been decorated with national flags along with colourful flowers and banners as part of celebrations to mark 1,010 years of Thang Long-Hanoi, from 1010 to 2020, and the upcoming 17th municipal Party Congress for the 2020- 2025 term.

Flags and flowers spotted throughout Hanoi to celebrate major events
Hanoians bundle up as sudden cold period descends on capital
Hanoians bundle up as sudden cold period descends on capital

VOV.VN - A sudden cold spell has forced many citizens of Hanoi to wear an extra layer of clothing on the morning of October 7 in an effort to cope with the chilly weather conditions.

Hanoians bundle up as sudden cold period descends on capital
Hoa Lo Prison among leading historic prisons worldwide
Hoa Lo Prison among leading historic prisons worldwide

VOV.VN - Famed travel website Traveloompa has named the Top 10 historic and famous prisons for travelers to visit worldwide, with Vietnam’s Hoa Lo Prison included in the list.

Hoa Lo Prison among leading historic prisons worldwide
Photos show memories of Hanoi Liberation Day in 1954
Photos show memories of Hanoi Liberation Day in 1954

VOV.VN - The morning of October 10, 1954, saw thousands of the capital’s residents flood the streets with flags and flowers to welcome home Vietnamese soldiers who took over the capital from French troops.

Photos show memories of Hanoi Liberation Day in 1954
Leading Miss Vietnam contestants shine in Ao Dai photo shoot
Leading Miss Vietnam contestants shine in Ao Dai photo shoot

VOV.VN - The organising board of Miss Vietnam 2020 has released a photo collection featuring the competition’s top 60 contestants in the nation’s traditional costume, the Ao Dai.

Leading Miss Vietnam contestants shine in Ao Dai photo shoot
Dragon Dance Festival 2020 excites crowds in Hanoi
Dragon Dance Festival 2020 excites crowds in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Ly Thai To square in the centre of Hanoi hosted the sixth version of the Dragon Dance Festival which took place from October 3 to October 4 as part of the 1,010th celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi, with a large number of local residents and tourists attending the cultural event.

Dragon Dance Festival 2020 excites crowds in Hanoi
Hanoi from 1967 to 1975 as seen through lens of German photographer
Hanoi from 1967 to 1975 as seen through lens of German photographer

VOV.VN - A photo exhibition featuring images of Hanoi from 1967 to 1975 taken by world-renowned German photographer Thomas Billhardt is being held at the Manzi Exhibition Space at No. 2 Hang Bun lane and at the Manzi Art Space on 14 Phan Huy Ich street.

Hanoi from 1967 to 1975 as seen through lens of German photographer
Sampling German beer in Vietnam
Sampling German beer in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Visiting the Vietnam – Germany Culture Festival 2020 in Hanoi these days, Vietnamese people, German citizens and foreign tourists have the chance to taste Germany beer, one of the most famous alcoholic drinks in the world.

Sampling German beer in Vietnam
Stunning images of Vietnam from above make int’l photo awards
Stunning images of Vietnam from above make int’l photo awards

VOV.VN - The organisers of the Drone Photo Awards 2020 recently announced a range of impressive photos for this year’s competition, including those of Vietnam from above, receiving plenty of attention from art lovers.

Stunning images of Vietnam from above make int’l photo awards
HCM City promotes tourism through postcards
HCM City promotes tourism through postcards

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has unveiled a beautiful range of postcards following the launch of the “Hello Ho Chi Minh City" tourism promotion campaign on October 1, aimed at showcasing the city’s landscapes and the daily lives of local people.

HCM City promotes tourism through postcards
Whale worshipping festival excites crowds in Vung Tau city
Whale worshipping festival excites crowds in Vung Tau city

VOV.VN - The Nghinh Ong Festival, an event held for fishermen to pay their respects to whales and show their gratitude for a bumper catch, was held on October 2 in Vung Tau city, southern Vietnam, with thousands of residents and tourists in attendance.

Whale worshipping festival excites crowds in Vung Tau city
Daily lives of local people through lens of French photographer
Daily lives of local people through lens of French photographer

VOV.VN - French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle has impressed the world after capturing a range of stunning photos that depict the daily lives of Vietnamese people.

Daily lives of local people through lens of French photographer
Unique moon cakes hit domestic market for Full Moon Festival
Unique moon cakes hit domestic market for Full Moon Festival

VOV.VN - Local customers are able to purchase a variety of different moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, with their special shapes, colours and reasonable prices proving to be an attractive offer.

Unique moon cakes hit domestic market for Full Moon Festival
HCM City streets crowded during Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations
HCM City streets crowded during Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations

VOV.VN - Luong Nhu Hoc street and Nguyen Hue street in Ho Chi Minh City have been left packed with residents and tourists in recent days with people flocking to enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Full-Moon Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year.

HCM City streets crowded during Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations
Deprived children nationwide enjoy celebrations for Mid-Autumn Festival
Deprived children nationwide enjoy celebrations for Mid-Autumn Festival

VOV.VN - Local authorities and philanthropists across the country have come together to organise Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations specifically for underprivileged children, offering them an array of festive gifts whilst putting on unique art performances for them to enjoy.

Deprived children nationwide enjoy celebrations for Mid-Autumn Festival
Photos show difference between old and modern Full Moon Festival celebrations
Photos show difference between old and modern Full Moon Festival celebrations

VOV.VN - Although celebrations for the Mid-Autumn Festival have evolved over the years, the annual event has kept the same meaning, providing a special occasion for family reunions, vibrant dragon dances, colourful lanterns, and delicious moon cakes.

Photos show difference between old and modern Full Moon Festival celebrations
Border guards help poor children celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
Border guards help poor children celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

VOV.VN - Border guards stationed in Huong Hoa district in the central province of Quang Tri have put on a Full Moon Festival specifically for deprived children who live in the area close to the nation’s border with Laos to enjoy.

Border guards help poor children celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
Hoi An listed among Top 10 best Asian cities to visit this year
Hoi An listed among Top 10 best Asian cities to visit this year

VOV.VN - Hoi An in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam has been named among the Top 10 best cities to visit in Asia this year, as announced by travel website Pretty Wild World.

Hoi An listed among Top 10 best Asian cities to visit this year
Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to mountain children
Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to mountain children

VOV.VN - Philanthropists of Hanoi capital have delivered boxes of candy, lanterns, books, toys and school supplies to ethnic children in Nam Ban commune, Lai Chau province in the hopes the needy children will enjoy a full-moon festival like their peers in the plain.

Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to mountain children
Get your Thai fusion on at these six Saigon joints
Get your Thai fusion on at these six Saigon joints

Boasting signature Thai cuisine, these six Saigon eateries serve up a fusion of traditional and modern flavors.

Get your Thai fusion on at these six Saigon joints
Preliminary round of Miss Vietnam 2020 gets underway in southern region
Preliminary round of Miss Vietnam 2020 gets underway in southern region

VOV.VN - The preliminary round of Miss Vietnam 2020 in the southern region kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on September 26, with the event seeing the participation of numerous beauty queens and a number of outstanding contestants.

Preliminary round of Miss Vietnam 2020 gets underway in southern region
Expensive foreign fruit proves popular in Vietnamese market
Expensive foreign fruit proves popular in Vietnamese market

VOV.VN - Plenty of Vietnamese consumers are willing to spend millions of VND in order to purchase expensive foreign fruit which is currently popular within the local market.

Expensive foreign fruit proves popular in Vietnamese market
Lanterns provide colour for Hanoi street ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival
Lanterns provide colour for Hanoi street ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival

VOV.VN - Phung Hung street in Hanoi has been thoroughly decorated with hundreds of colourful lanterns in anticipation of the upcoming celebrations for the Full-moon Festival.

Lanterns provide colour for Hanoi street ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival
Hanoi family keeps tradition of making wooden mooncake moulds alive
Hanoi family keeps tradition of making wooden mooncake moulds alive

VOV.VN - Despite cheap plastic mooncake moulds being extremely popular among the domestic market, a family from Hanoi have maintained a tradition of crafting wooden mooncake molds for approximately 40 years.

Hanoi family keeps tradition of making wooden mooncake moulds alive
Winners of Explore Vietnam photo contest unveiled
Winners of Explore Vietnam photo contest unveiled

VOV.VN - A ceremony took place on September 24 at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi to award the winners of the ninth national tourism photo contest Explore Vietnam.

Winners of Explore Vietnam photo contest unveiled
Mini mooncakes all the rage ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival 2020
Mini mooncakes all the rage ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival 2020

VOV.VN - Hand-made mini mooncakes are proving to be popular products ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival 2020 due to their cheap prices and a diverse range of models.

Mini mooncakes all the rage ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival 2020
Beauty queens gather for Miss Vietnam 2020 press conference
Beauty queens gather for Miss Vietnam 2020 press conference

VOV.VN - The organisers of the Miss Vietnam 2020 pageant held a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on September 24, re-launching the beauty contest following its postponement due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

Beauty queens gather for Miss Vietnam 2020 press conference
In photos: Favourite check-in spots for Mid-Autumn Festival in HCM City
In photos: Favourite check-in spots for Mid-Autumn Festival in HCM City

VOV.VN - An array of bars and coffee shops in Ho Chi Minh City have put up decorations in preparation for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, with the southern city being home to a number of popular check-in spots for guests to enjoy.

In photos: Favourite check-in spots for Mid-Autumn Festival in HCM City
Hanoi in 1989 as seen through the lens of French journalist
Hanoi in 1989 as seen through the lens of French journalist

VOV.VN - Let’s take a journey through time and look back at the daily life of Hanoians in 1989 through a series of photos captured by famous French journalist Francoise De Mulder who lived from 1947 to 2008.

Hanoi in 1989 as seen through the lens of French journalist