Glowing lanterns signal start of Mid-Autumn Festival in HCM City
Glowing lanterns signal start of Mid-Autumn Festival in HCM City

VOV.VN - Numerous colourful lanterns can be seen lighting up Luong Nhu Hoc street in District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City during the night, serving to attract plenty of visitors ahead of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Glowing lanterns signal start of Mid-Autumn Festival in HCM City
Travel restrictions lifted, crowds flock to Da Nang beaches
Travel restrictions lifted, crowds flock to Da Nang beaches

VOV.VN - September 11 morning saw thousands of Da Nang residents flock to local beaches following the easing of social distancing measures that had been implemented in the central city due to COVID-19.

Travel restrictions lifted, crowds flock to Da Nang beaches
Hunting for expensive mushrooms in Vietnam
Hunting for expensive mushrooms in Vietnam

VOV.VN - A number of local mushrooms that can be sold for very high prices, sometimes up to tens of millions of Vietnam Dong (VND), are among the most popular food items sought after by wealthy people in Vietnam.

Hunting for expensive mushrooms in Vietnam
Artworks of Vietnamese-born graffiti artist go on display in Hanoi
Artworks of Vietnamese-born graffiti artist go on display in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Vietnamese French painter Cyril Kongo has opened his first gallery in Hanoi with the ambition of showcasing a range of graffiti pieces to local art lovers.

Artworks of Vietnamese-born graffiti artist go on display in Hanoi
Hang Ma street gears up for start of Mid-Autumn festival
Hang Ma street gears up for start of Mid-Autumn festival

VOV.VN - With nearly one month to go shops located on Hang Ma street in Hanoi have been making preparations for the upcoming Mid-Autumn festival by displaying a range of colourful ornaments, allowing visitors to soak up the festive atmosphere.

Hang Ma street gears up for start of Mid-Autumn festival
In photos: Hanoi plays host to AMM-53
In photos: Hanoi plays host to AMM-53

VOV.VN - The 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) officially get underway on September 9 in Hanoi.

In photos: Hanoi plays host to AMM-53
Underprivileged people in Hanoi strive to earn a living at night
Underprivileged people in Hanoi strive to earn a living at night

VOV.VN - Once the sun sets each day plenty of deprived people who live in the capital must venture out in order to try and make a living.

Underprivileged people in Hanoi strive to earn a living at night
VOV receives congratulatory messages on its 75th founding anniversary
VOV receives congratulatory messages on its 75th founding anniversary

VOV.VN - A number of agencies offered their best wishes to the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) as part of celebrations for the organisation’s 75th founding anniversary on September 7.

VOV receives congratulatory messages on its 75th founding anniversary
Streets throughout Hanoi suffer blockages after period of heavy rain
Streets throughout Hanoi suffer blockages after period of heavy rain

VOV.VN - Heavy downpours which hit the capital on the morning of September 7 caused severe traffic congestion on several of the city’s major streets.

Streets throughout Hanoi suffer blockages after period of heavy rain
Special new academic year for Vietnamese students
Special new academic year for Vietnamese students

VOV.VN - Approximately 23 million Vietnamese students of all grades across the country welcomed a new academic year on September 5, 2020 as novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic prevention measures were being put in place.

Special new academic year for Vietnamese students
Traditional Vietnamese dishes are made from clay
Traditional Vietnamese dishes are made from clay

VOV.VN - Miniature models, including bowls of Pho, noodle soup, and bread, have gone on sale at a souvenir shop in Hanoi, proving to be popular among visitors due to their production from clay by a young girl.

Traditional Vietnamese dishes are made from clay
Lantern making village in HCM City quiet ahead of mid-autumn festival
Lantern making village in HCM City quiet ahead of mid-autumn festival

VOV.VN - Located in District 11 of Ho Chi Minh City, the Phu Binh lantern making village is enduring a period of slower business than usual in the buildup to the Mid-Autumn Festival, largely due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

Lantern making village in HCM City quiet ahead of mid-autumn festival
Modern Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in impressive images
Modern Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in impressive images

VOV.VN -In recent years both Hanoi and HCM City have undergone rapid development, with many skyscrapers, immense boulevards, and impressive public works taking shape. Let’s take a look at the amazing architectural feats of the nation’s two largest cities:

Modern Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in impressive images
Flag-salute ceremony in celebration of National Day
Flag-salute ceremony in celebration of National Day

VOV.VN - A national flag salute ceremony was held in front of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi capital on September 2 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day.

Flag-salute ceremony in celebration of National Day
Hanoi undergoes makeover ahead of National Day celebrations
Hanoi undergoes makeover ahead of National Day celebrations

VOV.VN - With a major holiday just two days away, every corner of the capital has been transformed to feature decorations such as national flags, colourful lights, flowers, and slogans to commemorate the country’s 75th National Day (September 2).

Hanoi undergoes makeover ahead of National Day celebrations
A view of Hoi An on first day after lifting of social distancing order
A view of Hoi An on first day after lifting of social distancing order

VOV.VN - The daily lives of local people largely returned to normal from 6:00 a.m. on August 28 following the lifting of the social distancing order in Hoi An city.

A view of Hoi An on first day after lifting of social distancing order
Hanoi cafes seek to follow social distancing measures
Hanoi cafes seek to follow social distancing measures

VOV.VN - A number of coffee shops throughout the capital are striving to implement and maintain one-metre social distancing rules amid fears surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Hanoi cafes seek to follow social distancing measures
Hanoi specialties during autumn months
Hanoi specialties during autumn months

VOV.VN - While many people arrive in the capital for the purpose of studying or working, plenty decide to spend the rest of their life there just because of Hanoi’s unique specialties that make the city so special during the autumn.

Hanoi specialties during autumn months
Votive paper market appears quiet during ‘ghost month’
Votive paper market appears quiet during ‘ghost month’

VOV.VN - The once-bustling Hang Ma street in the centre of Hanoi has fallen quiet amid ‘ghost month’, the seventh month of the Lunar Calendar, as a result of the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

Votive paper market appears quiet during ‘ghost month’
Exhibition showcasing life of President Ho Chi Minh opens to public
Exhibition showcasing life of President Ho Chi Minh opens to public

VOV.VN - An array of documents and photos featuring the life of President Ho Chi Minh and his revolutionary career has gone on show at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi.

Exhibition showcasing life of President Ho Chi Minh opens to public
First all-women police escort unit debuts in Vietnam
First all-women police escort unit debuts in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City on August 25 debuted an all-women police escort unit to lead the motorcades to protect Vietnamese and foreign leaders travelling around the southern city.

First all-women police escort unit debuts in Vietnam
Vietnam makes impressive performance at Army Games 2020
Vietnam makes impressive performance at Army Games 2020

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese team put in a strong performance during the opening day of the International Army Games 2020 and the International Military-Technical Forum which is currently underway in Moscow, Russia.

Vietnam makes impressive performance at Army Games 2020
VND0 store helps underprivileged people of Quang Ngai
VND0 store helps underprivileged people of Quang Ngai

VOV.VN - Since the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the office of President of the Nghia An commune’s Women's Union in the central province of Quang Ngai has been transformed into a VND0 shop to help local citizens overcome food shortage.

VND0 store helps underprivileged people of Quang Ngai
Plenty of businesses in Hanoi fail to follow social distancing measures
Plenty of businesses in Hanoi fail to follow social distancing measures

VOV.VN - Local people are continuing to ignore social distancing measures put in place in numerous restaurants and coffee shops throughout the capital, despite the complicated nature of developments surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.

Plenty of businesses in Hanoi fail to follow social distancing measures
Hanoi Old Quarter street falls quiet amid COVID-19 fears
Hanoi Old Quarter street falls quiet amid COVID-19 fears

VOV.VN - Located in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Ma May street is continuing to face up to challenges brought about by the return of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, with many souvenir shops, restaurants, and travel agencies left deserted.

Hanoi Old Quarter street falls quiet amid COVID-19 fears
COVID-19: Hanoi beer drinkers raise toast in special way
COVID-19: Hanoi beer drinkers raise toast in special way

VOV.VN - Amid COVID-19 fears, beer drinkers in Hanoi can now toast one another by clinking glasses under a transparent shield erected in table instead of the normal way.

COVID-19: Hanoi beer drinkers raise toast in special way
Vietnam drone picture features among stunning global images by Belgian traveler
Vietnam drone picture features among stunning global images by Belgian traveler

VOV.VN - An image showcasing Lan Ha bay in Quang Ninh province features among a collection of stunning global images taken from above by Belgian photographer Johan Vandenhecke.

Vietnam drone picture features among stunning global images by Belgian traveler
Hanoi well decorated for National Day celebrations
Hanoi well decorated for National Day celebrations

VOV.VN - An array of national flags, slogans, and posters can be erected throughout Hanoi as the capital marks celebrations to commemorate 75 years of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

Hanoi well decorated for National Day celebrations
When vendors take to Hanoi streets
When vendors take to Hanoi streets

VOV.VN - Street vendors working throughout Hanoi have become one of the unique aspects that adds to the beauty of the capital.

When vendors take to Hanoi streets
Traffic chaos hits Hanoi amid early morning downpour
Traffic chaos hits Hanoi amid early morning downpour

VOV.VN - Heavy traffic clogged streets throughout the capital on the morning of August 18 due to a prolonged period of rainfall.

Traffic chaos hits Hanoi amid early morning downpour