VOV.VN - The leading 15 entrants from the northern region who will progress to the grand final of Miss Vietnam 2020 have been announced, with the conclusion of the pageant scheduled to get underway in late November in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - A tourism promotion campaign running with the theme of “I love Sa Pa” has debuted with the aim of attracting greater numbers of tourists to the renowned northern town as the country moves past the second wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

VOV.VN - Heavy downpours lasting for several days have inundated many areas throughout the city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, leaving many places submerged and thousands of homes flooded, with four people dead and one missing.

VOV.VN - With Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh hosting an Ao Dai week to celebrate the country’s traditional long dress, over 2,000 women have taken part in a street parade in tribute of the national outfit.

VOV.VN - A total of 35 leading entrants have made it through the semi-finals of Miss Vietnam 2020, which recently took place in Hanoi, with the participants now preparing for the pageant’s grand final.

VOV.VN - The seventh version of the Ao Dai Festival, aimed at celebrating the nation’s traditional long dress, kicked off on October 11 at the Vietnam History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, with plenty of local residents and tourists in attendance.

VOV.VN - The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is renowned for many of its famous tourist attractions, including picturesque buckwheat flower fields. Here are some of the leading destinations in Ha Giang that tourists should see when visiting the province.

VOV.VN - A festival featuring thousands of lotus-shaped lanterns took place at Tran Quoc pagoda on October 9 in Hanoi to mark 1,010 years of Thang Long-Hanoi, along with celebrations for the 66th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day.

VOV.VN - Saigon FC’s recent 2-1 victory over Ha Tinh FC saw the southern giants finish in first position in the V.League 1 table for 2020’s regular season, with the domestic league now moving into its second stage.

VOV.VN - With the nation’s central region enduring plenty of losses and severe damage from rising flooding caused by heavy rainfall, conditions are expected to worsen in the coming days with more rain set to fall until October 14.

VOV.VN - Every corner of the capital has been thoroughly decorated with national flags, colourful lights, flowers, and slogans in an effort to mark the 66th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day, which originally took place on October 10, 1954.

VOV.VN - Leaders of Hanoi’s administration provided an offering of incense to ancestors and laid wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on October 10 to commemorate 1,010 years of Thang Long-Hanoi and to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day.

VOV.VN - Local ethnic people in the town of Ta Leng in the northwestern mountainous province of Lai Chau have been busy harvesting rice in recent days with the area’s terraced fields being covered by a beautiful yellow colour due to the arrival of the rice ripening season.

VOV.VN - The Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station in Ho Chi Minh City is considered one of the country’s largest and most modern public transport hubs and is set to be put into operation from October 10.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's central region has been hit by severe flooding after long periods of torrential rain have led to rising water levels, resulting in many homes of local people being left submerged.

VOV.VN - An exhibition looking at the nation’s craft villages opened on October 9 in Hanoi to mark the occasion of the 1,010th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

VOV.VN - As many as 60 entrants set to compete in the semi-finals of the Miss Vietnam 2020 pageant put their wonderful figures on display during a swimsuit photoshoot.

VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese resorts, including The Anam, Banyan Tree Lang Co, JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, Salinda Resort, and Angsana Lang Co, have been listed among the Top 30 resorts throughout Asia, as announced by travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

VOV.VN - A number of beauty queens participated in a press conference held in Hanoi on October 8 to mark the launch of the semi-final round of the Miss Vietnam 2020 beauty pageant.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) on October 8 received three first train carriages which will be used for metro line No. 1 at Khanh Hoi port of the southern city.

VOV.VN - With only a small number of flights departing, the majority of which are scheduled at night, Terminal 2 of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi is left quiet throughout the day.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.