Blossoming Hoa Sua beautify Hanoi spring
Blossoming Hoa Sua beautify Hanoi spring

(VOV) - Hanoi spring is famous for Hoa Sua, also known as Dalbergia bouruana gagu flower, which has become an integral part of Hanoiains.

Blossoming Hoa Sua beautify Hanoi spring
Ancient dance livens Trieu Khuc festival
Ancient dance livens Trieu Khuc festival

(VOV) - Rain or shine the Trieu Khuc village festival held annually on the 9th day of the first lunar month features traditional – Con di danh bong – dancing, which dates back hundreds of years.

Ancient dance livens Trieu Khuc festival
Visiting pagodas and temples in the New Year
Visiting pagodas and temples in the New Year

(VOV) - Visiting pagodas on the first days of the Lunar New Year has long been a deep-rooted tradition of the Vietnamese people and this year has been no exception as many pagodas report being overloaded.

Visiting pagodas and temples in the New Year
Vietnam’s favourite cog railway
Vietnam’s favourite cog railway

(VOV) - The Da Lat Railway Station, with its French Art-Deco architectural style, is without a doubt the most beautiful train station in Southeast Asia but not many people realise it once was one of the few cog railways in the world. 

Vietnam’s favourite cog railway
Duck catching at Bach Hao Pagoda Festival
Duck catching at Bach Hao Pagoda Festival

(VOV) - A Duck catching contest made a big splash on opening day of the annual Bach Hao Pagoda Festival on the 6th day of the new Lunar New Year in the Thanh Ha district of Hai Duong province.

Duck catching at Bach Hao Pagoda Festival
Coc Pai traditional market in Xin Man plateau
Coc Pai traditional market in Xin Man plateau

(VOV) -Visitors to Coc Pai market in Xin Man district, the northwestern mountainous province of Ha Giang are impressed by fresh vegetables, fruits, and animals of different species, and traditional costumes of the H’Mong ethnic minority group.

Coc Pai traditional market in Xin Man plateau
Firecracker festival in Dong Ky village
Firecracker festival in Dong Ky village

(VOV) - For centuries, tens of thousands have gathered at Dong Ky village in the northern province of Bac Ninh each New Year to celebrate the traditional firecracker festival on the 4th to the 6th day of the first lunar month.

Firecracker festival in Dong Ky village
Calligraphy paintings brighten TET holidays
Calligraphy paintings brighten TET holidays

(VOV) - Hundreds stood in long queues throughout the day on February 20 at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi to acquire calligraphic art images in the hopes they will bring prosperity and good luck to themselves and their loved ones in the New Year. 

Calligraphy paintings brighten TET holidays
Spring atmosphere prevails over Hue City
Spring atmosphere prevails over Hue City

(VOV) - Hue City has been flooded with flowers from the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month. Flowers are sold along Huong (Perfume) River and at flower markets.

Spring atmosphere prevails over Hue City
Danang – a tourist hot spot worth the crowds
Danang – a tourist hot spot worth the crowds

(VOV) -Danang with its five-star beachfront holiday resorts showcasing its eye-catching sandy beaches boasts a robust tourism industry ad is quickly gaining a reputation as a tourist hot spot.

Danang – a tourist hot spot worth the crowds
Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome new spring
Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome new spring

(VOV) - Spring is the best time to see cherry blossoms in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat, particularly now that the lunar New Year Festival (Tet) is approaching.

Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome new spring
Hang Luoc flower market adds colour to Hanoi
Hang Luoc flower market adds colour to Hanoi

(VOV) -Hang Luoc traditional flower market is one of the 49 spring flower fairs taking place in the capital city, attracting the large number of visitors.

Hang Luoc flower market adds colour to Hanoi
Peach trees in full bloom for TET
Peach trees in full bloom for TET

(VOV) - With less than two weeks to go to the Lunar New Year, sellers in Hanoi’s Nhat Tan and Phu Thuong flower villages are hurriedly putting the final touches to their peach blossom trees.

Peach trees in full bloom for TET
Scenic byways of the North-western region
Scenic byways of the North-western region

(VOV) -The scenic byways of the northern province of Lai Chau, with its stunning cloudy mountain peaks, enchanting waterfalls and vast rice fields, are overwhelming.

Scenic byways of the North-western region
Hanoi decorates for Party founding anniversary
Hanoi decorates for Party founding anniversary

(VOV) - Spring has arrived and it’s time to celebrate the founding of the Party— and Hanoi looks beautiful. 

Hanoi decorates for Party founding anniversary
White plum blooming in Moc Chau plateau
White plum blooming in Moc Chau plateau

(VOV) - The white color of plum blossom is covering hills and valleys in Moc Chau plateau in the north-western mountainous province of Son La, turning Moc Chau into one of the most tourist attractions in spring.

White plum blooming in Moc Chau plateau
A blanket of fog covers poetic Hue city
A blanket of fog covers poetic Hue city

(VOV) - In these foggy days, visitors to Hue can enjoy the imperial city’s stunning beauty. Some spectacular scenery of the Truong Tien bridge and Huong River has made Hue seem more like a peaceful and solemn watercolour painting. 

A blanket of fog covers poetic Hue city
Photo exhibition features Vietnamese rare birds
Photo exhibition features Vietnamese rare birds

(VOV) - A photo exhibition entitled – Wild Birds in Mating Season – by photographer Tang A Pau will be held on January 24th - 28th at the city Youth Cultural House in HCM City aiming to promote wild bird conservation.

Photo exhibition features Vietnamese rare birds
Nhat Tan peach blossoms for Tet
Nhat Tan peach blossoms for Tet

(VOV) - Despite the cold winter, local farmers in Nhat Tan, Hanoi, are working hard to create the most beautiful peach blossoms for the lunar New Year Festival (Tet), which falls on February 19 this year.

Nhat Tan peach blossoms for Tet
Snowfall makes Sapa hot for tourists
Snowfall makes Sapa hot for tourists

(VOV) - The early snowfall covering roads, buildings and trees in Sapa has been very good for tourism, building on momentum from an unprecedented year of travel in 2014.

Snowfall makes Sapa hot for tourists
Great holiday getaway – Phuoc Tich village
Great holiday getaway – Phuoc Tich village

(VOV) - Dating back five centuries the village of Phuoc Tich, located by the bank of O Lau River about 50km from Hue City in central Thua Thien-Hue province, is a great holiday destination. 

Great holiday getaway – Phuoc Tich village
Hanoi’s most beautiful flower garden
Hanoi’s most beautiful flower garden

(VOV) - The picturesque flower garden near Nhat Chieu street and the West Lake water park is ideal for those looking for a photo op amid an abundance of bright colours and wonderful scents.

Hanoi’s most beautiful flower garden
Overview of Nhat Tan Bridge and Hanoi’s most modern road
Overview of Nhat Tan Bridge and Hanoi’s most modern road

(VOV) - Nhat Tan, Vietnam’s biggest cable-stayed bridge and Vo Nguyen Giap road opened to traffic on January 4 have become a new symbol of the capital city. 

Overview of Nhat Tan Bridge and Hanoi’s most modern road
Fireworks kick off First Night in Vietnam
Fireworks kick off First Night in Vietnam

(VOV) -Tens of thousands of party-goers took to the streets for New Year celebrations across Vietnam.

Fireworks kick off First Night in Vietnam
Incredible views of Sapa’s rice terraces
Incredible views of Sapa’s rice terraces

(VOV) -Tourists’ often say Sapa’s rice terraces look like a stairway to heaven, presenting a marvellous swirl of abstract colour and patterns.

Incredible views of Sapa’s rice terraces
Miss Vietnam 2014 elegant at ‘Youth Aspiration 8’ gala
Miss Vietnam 2014 elegant at ‘Youth Aspiration 8’ gala

(VOV) - It was an evening of elegance and tenderness for Miss Vietnam 2014 Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen at the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Cultural Palace where she attended a gala attended by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Miss Vietnam 2014 elegant at ‘Youth Aspiration 8’ gala
Xmas atmosphere prevails over Hanoi and HCM City
Xmas atmosphere prevails over Hanoi and HCM City

(VOV) - Main streets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are ornately decorated to welcome Christmas season, which are celebrated by many local people, including non-religious followers.

Xmas atmosphere prevails over Hanoi and HCM City
A million lights usher in holiday season
A million lights usher in holiday season

(VOV) -Hundreds of festive merry makers have been gathering throughout the Hanoi metropolitan area to ring in the 2014 holiday season with traditional holiday tree lighting ceremonies.

A million lights usher in holiday season
Early snowfall in Sapa attracts visitors
Early snowfall in Sapa attracts visitors

(VOV) -Thousands are flocking to Sapa to welcome the early arrival of snow this year and bask in the alpine Swiss Alps atmosphere typified by the splendour of the glistening landscapes in the winter sun.

Early snowfall in Sapa attracts visitors
Da Lat – the world’s best city for lovers
Da Lat – the world’s best city for lovers

(VOV) - Da Lat city, located in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong, is often called a haven for lovers due to its romantic scenery and nippy weather they find appealing.

Da Lat – the world’s best city for lovers