Vietnamese lensman Tran Tuan Viet won the Readers’ Choice Award in this year’s Smithsonian photo contest with a shot from a colorful hot air balloon festival in Hanoi.

A new species of damselfly was recently discovered in two national parks in the neighbouring provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh in central Vietnam.

Representatives from 30 tour operators and travel agencies recently signed a pledge to support responsible tourism, nature conservation and wildlife protection during a training workshop at Cat Tien National Park in the southern province of Dong Nai.

VOV.VN - Con Dao is an archipelago in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province off the southern coast of Vietnam, 230 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City. The US’s Travel and Leisure magazine included Con Dao in the top 20 most mysterious islands in the world.

Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh has received a certificate of its recognition as an ASEAN Heritage Park from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

VOV.VN - More than 100 tourism businesses have registered to develop their holiday packages as part of a domestic tourism stimulus programme, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism on November 19.

VOV.VN - Con Dao National Park on the Con Dao archipelago off the coast of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province has been officially recognised as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia (IOSEA), becoming the 11th member of the marine turtles conservation network.

VOV.VN - Dan Lai is a small ethnic group that reside in Pu Mat National Park in Con Cuong district of the central province of Nghe An.

VOV.VN - The country was announced as the winner of Asia’s Leading Culinary Destination 2020 category by World Travel Awards (WTA) on November 3.

If you want to temporarily leave behind the hustle and bustle of city life and enjoy fresh air in forests, national parks not very far from Ho Chi Minh City may be venues of choice.