Hanoi farmer creates 'Franken-fruit trees' for Tet
Hanoi farmer creates 'Franken-fruit trees' for Tet

The capital farmer grafted ten different buds onto a single potted root system. Lunar New Year (also called Tet in Vietnam) is just two weeks away.

Hanoi farmer creates 'Franken-fruit trees' for Tet
Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome New Lunar Year
Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome New Lunar Year

VOV.VN -Da Lat, known as the city of flowers, is famous for cherry blossoms, which spruce up the festive atmosphere for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest holiday celebration in Vietnam.

Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome New Lunar Year
Wild peach blossoms brighten northwestern region
Wild peach blossoms brighten northwestern region

VOV.VN - Wild peach blossoms along mountain sides in the northwestern region create a magnificent landscape. 

Wild peach blossoms brighten northwestern region
Poor man’s tea cafes in Hanoi
Poor man’s tea cafes in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Poor men with steaming hot cups of tea can be found just about everywhere on the streets of Hanoi.

Poor man’s tea cafes in Hanoi
Ha Lung flower market in HaiPhong
Ha Lung flower market in HaiPhong

VOV.VN - Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is approaching. Ha Lung flower village in the northern port city of Hai Phong attracts young armateur photographers to its blossoming flowers of various kinds.

Ha Lung flower market in HaiPhong
Beautiful flower village in Hung Yen
Beautiful flower village in Hung Yen

VOV.VN - More than 500 florist households in Xuan Quan commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province are gearing up for the biggest season of the year – the upcoming Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

Beautiful flower village in Hung Yen
Hanoi’s beautiful TET holiday streets
Hanoi’s beautiful TET holiday streets

VOV.VN - The TET (Lunar New Year) holidays are magical in Hanoi with sidewalks, street lamps, storefronts and government offices richly adorned with festive lights, flowers and ornaments.

Hanoi’s beautiful TET holiday streets
Piggy-bank makers looking to get fat for a sizzling Tet
Piggy-bank makers looking to get fat for a sizzling Tet

Vietnamese people are hoping to stuff their pigs with lucky money as the Lunar New Year approaches.

Piggy-bank makers looking to get fat for a sizzling Tet
Lamborghini Aventador SV spotted in Hanoi
Lamborghini Aventador SV spotted in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Last summer, Lamborghini confirmed that a Roadster version of the Aventador SV would be released following the arrival of the coupé shape. 

Lamborghini Aventador SV spotted in Hanoi
Hai Van Pass viewed from train
Hai Van Pass viewed from train

VOV.VN - Many like to travel by train from Hue to Danang to contemplate Hai Van Pass which is one of the most scenic hillside roads in Vietnam.

Hai Van Pass viewed from train
Last blacksmith in Hanoi Old Quarter
Last blacksmith in Hanoi Old Quarter

Nguyen Phuong Hung, 55, owns the last smith shop on Lo Ren Street, which was once renowned for its metalwork.

Last blacksmith in Hanoi Old Quarter
Nhat Tan flower village, ideal for photo shoots
Nhat Tan flower village, ideal for photo shoots

VOV.VN - Hanoians rushed to Nhat Tan flower village to take photos in the weekend leading up to Tet holidays.

Nhat Tan flower village, ideal for photo shoots
Hanoians turn their attention to Peach Villages, upcoming TET holiday
Hanoians turn their attention to Peach Villages, upcoming TET holiday

VOV.VN - Hanoians by the hundreds turned their attention to the upcoming TET Holiday and lined up on January 2 at the Peach Villages in Hanoi to catch a whiff of the floral, fruity and spicy aromas as well as snap a photo or two.

Hanoians turn their attention to Peach Villages, upcoming TET holiday
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