Visiting a museum-ecotourism site in northern Vietnam
Visiting a museum-ecotourism site in northern Vietnam

A museum in a northern Vietnamese province is dedicated to displaying and preserving the gems of the Muong ethnic minority group’s culture and serves as an alluring ecological tourism site at the same time.

Visiting a museum-ecotourism site in northern Vietnam
Unique architecture in Buu Long pagoda
Unique architecture in Buu Long pagoda

(VOV) - Buu Long pagoda, with its famous Gotama Cetiya, is known as an ideal place for sightseeing, photographing and relaxation.  

Unique architecture in Buu Long pagoda
Happiness road in northern Vietnam
Happiness road in northern Vietnam

(VOV) - There’s a road named Hanh Phuc (Happiness) in Ha Giang province – the northernmost point of Vietnam.

Happiness road in northern Vietnam
It feels like having coffee on the street
It feels like having coffee on the street

Entering a coffee shop named Bien Bao (traffic sign) at 21-22 Tran Nhan Tong Street in Danang City’s Son Tra District, visitors will feel like they are still on the street due to a number of traffic signs placed everywhere from indoor to outdoor spaces of the shop.

It feels like having coffee on the street
Vietnam aims to attract tourists from India and Middle East
Vietnam aims to attract tourists from India and Middle East

(VOV) - A seminar has been held under the framework of the on-going Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) in Hanoi to seek measures to attract more tourists from India and the Middle East.

Vietnam aims to attract tourists from India and Middle East
Sightseeing tour in Co Co River
Sightseeing tour in Co Co River

In a beautiful spring afternoon, 72-year-old Le Van Hiep rows a boat to take me around in a sightseeing tour along the snaking Lo Canh Giang River, known by local people as Co Co (stork’s neck) River.

Sightseeing tour in Co Co River
Hoi An comes under spotlight in Italy
Hoi An comes under spotlight in Italy

La Stampa, Italy’s third most popular newspaper, called the ancient town of Hoi An in central coastal Quang Nam province an ideal Asian destination in 2015 in an article titled “Hoi An, a multinational Vietnam”. 

Hoi An comes under spotlight in Italy
Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in Asia-Pacific
Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in Asia-Pacific

(VOV) - SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has listed Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mui Ne among 12 best beaches in Asia-Pacific
Ha Long on land
Ha Long on land

One of the most attractive tourism destinations in the Red River Delta, Ninh Binh now boasts Vietnam’s newest UNESCO’s World heritage site, the Trang An landscape complex.

Ha Long on land
Unknown caves in central Vietnam
Unknown caves in central Vietnam

Explorers from National Geographic Magazine discovered previously unknown caves while recording 360-degree images of Son Doong, the world’s largest cave, located in central Vietnam, in January.

Unknown caves in central Vietnam
Cau Bong Festival in Tra Que village
Cau Bong Festival in Tra Que village

(VOV) - Annually on the 7th day of the first lunar month, thousands flock to the charming little village of Tra Que on the outskirts of Hoi An ancient town to attend the Cau Bong festival. 

Cau Bong Festival in Tra Que village
Demand for cruise holidays rises
Demand for cruise holidays rises

(VOV) - The number of cruise ships that have set anchor at the Chan May port since January 1 has surged 50% on-year, according to the Thua Thien-Hue Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

Demand for cruise holidays rises
Five destinations worth to visit on Tet
Five destinations worth to visit on Tet

The Lunar New Year of the Goat (Tet) is a nine-day holiday, which is an opportunity for people to choose destinations to visit after a hard year at-work.

Five destinations worth to visit on Tet
Vietnam wins Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015
Vietnam wins Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015

(VOV) - Vietnam has been named among top 10 must-visit countries in the world by the UK's prestigious magazine Wanderlust.

Vietnam wins Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015
Top tourism destinations in Da Lat
Top tourism destinations in Da Lat

(VOV) - Da lat City is located on the Langbian Plateau in the southern part of the Central Highlands region, about 1,500 m (4,900 ft) above sea level. It is a popular tourist destination with many attractive sites.

Top tourism destinations in Da Lat
Danang among 52 places to go in 2015: New York Times
Danang among 52 places to go in 2015: New York Times

(VOV) - The New York Times on January 9 listed Vietnam’s central Danang City the 43rd among 52 places to go in 2015.

Danang among 52 places to go in 2015: New York Times
Can Gio listed Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations
Can Gio listed Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations

(VOV) - Can Gio Mangrove Forest in Ho Chi Minh City has been cited among the Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations or The World’s Greenest Holiday Destinations.

Can Gio listed Global Top 100 Sustainable Destinations
Top things to do at Ha Long Bay this winter
Top things to do at Ha Long Bay this winter

(VOV) - US Magazine Condé Nast Traveler has introduced a black and white photo collection of Ha Long Bay on its website along with suggestions of things to enjoy at the UNESCO World Heritage Site this winter.

Top things to do at Ha Long Bay this winter
Quang Nam welcomes 2015’s first international tourists
Quang Nam welcomes 2015’s first international tourists

The World Heritage site of Hoi An in central Quang Nam province welcomed a group of 68 Polish tourists on January 1, the first foreign visitors to the city in 2015, promising good luck for the new year. 

Quang Nam welcomes 2015’s first international tourists
Famous centennial construction works in Vietnam
Famous centennial construction works in Vietnam

(VOV) - Vietnam Record Association has announced Top 100 famous centennial construction works in the country, with the aim of promoting preservation and upholding cultural and historical values.

Famous centennial construction works in Vietnam
PM adopts tourism master plans
PM adopts tourism master plans

(VOV) -Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved master plans on developing tourism in the southeastern and southern central coastal regions until 2020 with a vision for 2030. 

PM adopts tourism master plans
Special architecture of Hanoi Cathedral
Special architecture of Hanoi Cathedral

(VOV) - St. Joseph's Cathedral (Nha Tho Lon) is located on Nha Tho (Church) Street in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi.

Special architecture of Hanoi Cathedral
Tay Ninh – ideal spot for weekend holidaymakers
Tay Ninh – ideal spot for weekend holidaymakers

(VOV) - Nearly 100km from Ho Chi Minh City from the north-west, Tay Ninh is an ideal getaway for holidaymakers at the weekend.

Tay Ninh – ideal spot for weekend holidaymakers
Visiting the southernmost Cape
Visiting the southernmost Cape

(VOV) -Cape Ca Mau feels like the end of the world. This southernmost point in Vietnam is a place where land, sea and sky mingle at the edge of mangrove forests teeming with wildlife.

Visiting the southernmost Cape
Cai Be floating market fascinates Mekong Delta visitors
Cai Be floating market fascinates Mekong Delta visitors

(VOV) - Cai Be floating market is always bustling, bearing all the characteristics of the locals’ life in the south western region. All the goods are transported to the market by rafts and boats.

Cai Be floating market fascinates Mekong Delta visitors
Hanoi, Danang among top 10 tourist attractions in Asia
Hanoi, Danang among top 10 tourist attractions in Asia

(VOV) -Prestigious online tourism magazine, Smart Travel Asia, has cited Hanoi and Danang of Vietnam as top holiday destinations in Asia.

Hanoi, Danang among top 10 tourist attractions in Asia
What tourists are saying about Hoi An
What tourists are saying about Hoi An

(VOV) - Hoi An, with its beautifully restored houses, shops and public buildings has a reputation of being a favourite getaway of budget minded travellers, the type of cultural hub where tourists come to visit for a few days and end up staying for weeks.

What tourists are saying about Hoi An
Hanoi listed among top 10 culturally rich cities
Hanoi listed among top 10 culturally rich cities

(VOV) -Hanoi capital of Vietnam has been listed among the world’s top 10 culturally rich cities that travellers need to visit at least once in their lifetime, according to Lifehack – a website specializing in providing tips for a better life.

Hanoi listed among top 10 culturally rich cities
Enjoying the enchanting lanterns of Hoi An
Enjoying the enchanting lanterns of Hoi An

(VOV) - The ancient city of Hoi An is legendary for its very short and narrow streets laid out in a winding crossing chessboard pattern – and silk lanterns, its most famous handicraft.

Enjoying the enchanting lanterns of Hoi An
Italian daily likens Phu Quoc Island to “paradise”
Italian daily likens Phu Quoc Island to “paradise”

(VOV) - Italian newspaper "La Repubblica" has written about the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam, especially those in Phu Quoc island.

Italian daily likens Phu Quoc Island to “paradise”