A look back at some amazing photos of Hanoi in 2016
A look back at some amazing photos of Hanoi in 2016

VOV.VN - VOV photographers took some amazing shots in 2016. Here’s a selection of some of our favourites for each month of the year.

A look back at some amazing photos of Hanoi in 2016
Year in review: 9 best photos from Vietnam in 2016
Year in review: 9 best photos from Vietnam in 2016

VOV.VN -It’s that time of year— when we look back at the last 12 months and reflect. Here’s a compilation put together by VOV of the nine best photos that came out of Vietnam for 2016.

Year in review: 9 best photos from Vietnam in 2016
Travelling to Hung Yen to enjoy Chrysanthemum blooms
Travelling to Hung Yen to enjoy Chrysanthemum blooms

VOV.VN - Chrysanthemums are in full bloom in Nghia Trai village, Van Lam district, Hung Yen province.

Travelling to Hung Yen to enjoy Chrysanthemum blooms
New Rubik shopping centre opens in HCM City
New Rubik shopping centre opens in HCM City

VOV.VN - A new shopping centre – Rubik – themed around the infamous cube by the same name has opened in Ho Chi Minh City. Here’s a photo tour of the new facility.

New Rubik shopping centre opens in HCM City
Hanoians celebrate Christmas Eve
Hanoians celebrate Christmas Eve

VOV.VN - On the evening of December 24, numerous Hanoi people gathered at St. Joseph's Cathedral, Ham Long Church and Cua Bac Cathedral for Christmas celebration.

Hanoians celebrate Christmas Eve
In pictures: Tis the day before Christmas in Hue
In pictures: Tis the day before Christmas in Hue

VOV.VN - Tis the day before Christmas in Hue and the city is buzzing with excitement. Here are just a few of the things that are going on.

In pictures: Tis the day before Christmas in Hue
Most spectacular Christmas displays in Vietnam
Most spectacular Christmas displays in Vietnam

VOV.VN -When you visit Ho Chi Minh City, especially during Christmas, the ambiance of the brilliantly lit up and colourful Catholic area in District 8 is something you do not want to miss the opportunity to enjoy.

Most spectacular Christmas displays in Vietnam
Beauty of Vietnam through the lens of Italian visitors
Beauty of Vietnam through the lens of Italian visitors

VOV.VN -Famous tourist destinations from north to south of Vietnam are more lively and attractive through the lens of two Italian travellers: Luca and Alessandro. Let’s check out some stunning photos of the country’s beautiful landscapes:

Beauty of Vietnam through the lens of Italian visitors
Big Christmas trees make Hanoi festive
Big Christmas trees make Hanoi festive

VOV.VN - On these days, you can enjoy and take photos with beautiful Christmas trees in Hanoi. Photos of big Christmas trees in shopping centres, buildings and hotels: 

Big Christmas trees make Hanoi festive
Interesting things in Bac Ha market
Interesting things in Bac Ha market

VOV.VN - Bac Ha market in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai Province is held every Sunday and offers a wide range of products like clothes, food and medicinal herbs.

Interesting things in Bac Ha market
What were Vietnam’s famous tourism sites in 1980s like?
What were Vietnam’s famous tourism sites in 1980s like?

VOV.VN - Through the lens of international photographers, the beauty of numerous famous tourism sites in Vietnam as well as the capturing images of the destitute life 30 years ago are revealed.

What were Vietnam’s famous tourism sites in 1980s like?
Looking back at Hanoi city streets in the 1980s
Looking back at Hanoi city streets in the 1980s

VOV.VN - Thirty years ago, the chief modes of transport in Hanoi were electric streetcars along with human powered bicycles and rickshaws. Traffic congestion, air and noise pollution had yet to become a problem. 

Looking back at Hanoi city streets in the 1980s
Uncle Ho’s house in Ha Dong district
Uncle Ho’s house in Ha Dong district

VOV.VN - Here are some photos of a small house located in Van Phuc village, in Hanoi’s Ha Dong district where President Ho Chi Minh wrote a draft appeal calling the whole nation for the resistance war at the end of 1946.

Uncle Ho’s house in Ha Dong district
Cu Chi tunnels among top amazing underground travel experiences
Cu Chi tunnels among top amazing underground travel experiences

VOV.VN -Australia’s website traveller.com.au has named Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City among world’s top amazing underground travel experiences.

Cu Chi tunnels among top amazing underground travel experiences
Saigon at work, in a chilling cold night
Saigon at work, in a chilling cold night

It's business as usual for street vendors, motorbike taxi drivers and a skinny Santa Claus when shivering winds blow in.

Saigon at work, in a chilling cold night
HCM City by night
HCM City by night

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City looks different at night with beautiful buildings, busy streets and colourful walking zones.

HCM City by night
Peach blossoms bloom early in Nhat Tan flower village
Peach blossoms bloom early in Nhat Tan flower village

VOV.VN - Peach, kumquat and apricot trees have gone on sale at Nhat Tan Flower Village and are in high demand as Hanoians prepare for the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet). 

Peach blossoms bloom early in Nhat Tan flower village
Fansipan Peak in Lao Cai - ideal place to take photos
Fansipan Peak in Lao Cai - ideal place to take photos

VOV.VN - Fansipan Peak is one of a few places in Lao Cai province for photographers to take beautiful pictures.

Fansipan Peak in Lao Cai - ideal place to take photos
Sea of clouds above Bac Lai Chau
Sea of clouds above Bac Lai Chau

VOV.VN - Meteorologists say cold fog trapped in the canyons by a lid of warm air in Bac Lai Chau produce something that looks like a sea of clouds flowing through the canyons, obscuring views of the canyon's depth.

Sea of clouds above Bac Lai Chau
Hanoi streets lit up as merry Christmas is coming
Hanoi streets lit up as merry Christmas is coming

VOV.VN - It is only one more Sunday left before Santa Claus comes to Hanoi but Christmas atmosphere with brightly coloured lights has warmed up all Hanoi streets.

Hanoi streets lit up as merry Christmas is coming
Blooming white reeds in Hanoi
Blooming white reeds in Hanoi

Only less than 2km from downtown Hanoi, the Red River’s Bai Giua (Middle Bank) – a green oasis plain in Long Bien district, has long been a popular destination for those who want to discover a different Hanoi of peace and serenity.

Blooming white reeds in Hanoi
JW Marriot Christmas tree lights up Hanoi
JW Marriot Christmas tree lights up Hanoi

VOV.VN - Hundreds of people, young and old, braved the brisk, chilly weather on the evening of December 1 to watch the annual lighting of the JW Marriot Christmas Tree in Hanoi.

JW Marriot Christmas tree lights up Hanoi
Vietnam landscape and people in US newspaper
Vietnam landscape and people in US newspaper

VOV.VN - Despite the ravages of war, Vietnam is home to numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites, according to USNews.

Vietnam landscape and people in US newspaper
Early Christmas atmosphere overwhelms HCM city
Early Christmas atmosphere overwhelms HCM city

VOV.VN - Christmas is two weeks to come, but Ho Chi Minh City streets have been animated by the bustle of its atmosphere.

Early Christmas atmosphere overwhelms HCM city
Hanoi marvellous streets filled with ox-eye daisies
Hanoi marvellous streets filled with ox-eye daisies

VOV.VN -These days, the beauty of ox-eye daisies (Cuc hoa mi) transform Hanoi city streets into picturesque portraits fit for a postcard.

Hanoi marvellous streets filled with ox-eye daisies
Amazing places for wedding photos in northern Vietnam
Amazing places for wedding photos in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - If you’re dedicated to wedding photography in the northern mountain provinces of Vietnam, these flattering places below will never disappoint you.

Amazing places for wedding photos in northern Vietnam
Miss University 2016: Meet the finalists
Miss University 2016: Meet the finalists

VOV.VN - The hunt for Vietnam Miss University 2016 has begun. Here are the top ten finalists from the central highland region who will vie for the crown this December in Ho Chi Minh City.

Miss University 2016: Meet the finalists
Diem My 9x appears in French photographer’s project
Diem My 9x appears in French photographer’s project

VOV.VN -Actress Diem My 9x appears in the latest photo collection ‘Ageless Beauty’ of French photographer Rehahn Croquevielle.

Diem My 9x appears in French photographer’s project
Vietnam’s forgotten Hoang Lien Son Mountain school
Vietnam’s forgotten Hoang Lien Son Mountain school

VOV.VN - A group of photographers visited the primary school serving the 40 students of grades 1-5 at Hoang Lien Son Mountain recently to witness the dilapidated conditions for themselves. This is what they saw:

Vietnam’s forgotten Hoang Lien Son Mountain school
Photos: Press Awards Ceremony for the Cause of Great National Unity 2016
Photos: Press Awards Ceremony for the Cause of Great National Unity 2016

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) hosted the 12th press award ceremony for the Cause of Great National Unity in Hanoi on November 17.

Photos: Press Awards Ceremony for the Cause of Great National Unity 2016