Eating horse in northern Vietnam, the merry way
Eating horse in northern Vietnam, the merry way

How to stay warm (and cool) like the Hmong: thang co and rice wine.

Eating horse in northern Vietnam, the merry way
Thua Thien-Hue taps heritage tours this year
Thua Thien-Hue taps heritage tours this year

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue strives to attract 3.3-3.5 million visitors and earn VND3.2-3.3 trillion (US$139.1-143.4 million) from tourism in 2017, up 8% and 3% year-on-year, respectively. 

Thua Thien-Hue taps heritage tours this year
Tourism with charitable activities promotes good lifestyles
Tourism with charitable activities promotes good lifestyles

Exploring beautiful natural landscapes in the northeastern province of Bac Giang is a hobby of many people. During such trips, many visitors volunteer to join charitable activities, thus spreading good lifestyles among the community.

Tourism with charitable activities promotes good lifestyles
Central Da Nang city taps sea tourism potentials
Central Da Nang city taps sea tourism potentials

Endowed with a coastline spanning more than 92 km, the central city of Da Nang has been striving to make best use of its potentials in developing the local sea-based economy.

Central Da Nang city taps sea tourism potentials
Localities embrace Lunar New Year to lure visitors
Localities embrace Lunar New Year to lure visitors

Cities and provinces nationwide were bustling during the Lunar New Year, the most important festival of Vietnam, running from January 26 to February 2. 

Localities embrace Lunar New Year to lure visitors
Discovering stunning beauty of lakes along Vietnam
Discovering stunning beauty of lakes along Vietnam

VOV.VN - West Lake, Ba Be, Da Xanh and Tri An alongside Vietnam to name few are beautiful and romantic lakes for holidaymakers.

Discovering stunning beauty of lakes along Vietnam
Tourists flock to Da Nang, Da Lat during Tet holidays
Tourists flock to Da Nang, Da Lat during Tet holidays

A large number of tourists flocked to Da Nang and Da Lat cities during the Tet (traditional Lunar New Year) holidays, according to local tourism agencies.

Tourists flock to Da Nang, Da Lat during Tet holidays
Kien Giang boasts huge tourism potential
Kien Giang boasts huge tourism potential

Due to the region’s desirable natural conditions, the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang has marked out four key tourism development zones, in the hope of satisfying travellers’ demands for discovery, relaxation and sightseeing.

Kien Giang boasts huge tourism potential
The TET Holiday effect: Hanoi city streets eerily quiet
The TET Holiday effect: Hanoi city streets eerily quiet

VOV.VN - Much of Hanoi was eerily deserted during the normal rush hour traffic on the morning of January 31 in what can best be described as – the TET Holiday effect.

The TET Holiday effect: Hanoi city streets eerily quiet
Chinese tourists remain key driver of Vietnam's tourism boom
Chinese tourists remain key driver of Vietnam's tourism boom

The number of international arrivals surged 23.6% in January, following a strong year.

Chinese tourists remain key driver of Vietnam's tourism boom
14 popular spiritual destinations for the TET holiday
14 popular spiritual destinations for the TET holiday

VOV.VN - All throughout Vietnam once can find a multitude of popular pilgrimage temples and Buddhist pagodas for the pious or anyone who is fascinated by the history of religion and beautiful architecture.

14 popular spiritual destinations for the TET holiday
Hai Minh, a fishing village marked by beauty and peace
Hai Minh, a fishing village marked by beauty and peace

In a routine unchanged for decades if not centuries, a working day is well under way in a fishing village as the sun rises over the Quy Nhon Beach in south central Binh Dinh province.

Hai Minh, a fishing village marked by beauty and peace
Tourism expected to drive Haiphong forward
Tourism expected to drive Haiphong forward

Favourable transport infrastructure and beautiful landscapes are expected to boost tourism in the northern port city of Haiphong.

Tourism expected to drive Haiphong forward
Westerners share the joy of TET
Westerners share the joy of TET

VOV.VN -Here’s a short clip of westerners sharing their joy of participating in the TET (Lunar New Year) festivities ringing in the Year of the Rooster.

Westerners share the joy of TET
Vietnam’s colorful markets
Vietnam’s colorful markets

VOV.VN - No one can count how many markets there are in Vietnam but many agree that they are the vivid reflection of the Vietnamese culture. Markets vary by regions. It is their uniqueness that inspires tourists.

Vietnam’s colorful markets
Bai Tu Long Bay – Another heaven in Quang Ninh province
Bai Tu Long Bay – Another heaven in Quang Ninh province

Bai Tu Long Bay in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh is described as a secret heaven as it is less known than its sister Ha Long Bay, which is compared a glamorous beauty queen surrounded by flowers.

Bai Tu Long Bay – Another heaven in Quang Ninh province
A tour of Thoi Son isle in Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang
A tour of Thoi Son isle in Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang

Endowed with the charming natural scenery, Thoi Son isle in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang now becomes an ecotourism site. 

A tour of Thoi Son isle in Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang
Tourism trend during Tet
Tourism trend during Tet

VOV.VN - Travelling during Tet, the Lunar New Year holiday has become common in the past decade. This year’s Tet holiday, arriving next week, will provide people a brand-new opportunity to take a vacation trip.

Tourism trend during Tet
Breakthrough made in improving Vietnam’s tourism image
Breakthrough made in improving Vietnam’s tourism image

2016 was a successful year for the tourism sector, with a record number of 10 million foreign tourists along with a breakthrough in improving the image of Vietnam’s tourism through a campaign to scrutinize the accommodation system nationwide.

Breakthrough made in improving Vietnam’s tourism image
Waking up Khuon Than’s sleeping beauty
Waking up Khuon Than’s sleeping beauty

When it comes to Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province), people usually think about bunches of red lychees from garden to garden.

Waking up Khuon Than’s sleeping beauty
Thua Thien – Hue develops Lang Co tourism trademark
Thua Thien – Hue develops Lang Co tourism trademark

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue aims to establish a tourism trademark for Lang Co, which was listed as one of the most beautiful bays of the world by the Worldbays Club in 2009.

Thua Thien – Hue develops Lang Co tourism trademark
Top things to do during the holidays in Vietnam
Top things to do during the holidays in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Holidaymakers haven't experienced TET in Vietnam unless they've done these top things, from hitting the beaches in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province to a picturesque journey in Ben Tre Province.

Top things to do during the holidays in Vietnam
10 kid friendly TET holiday getaways in Da Lat
10 kid friendly TET holiday getaways in Da Lat

VOV.VN -Looking to get away for the TET holiday? Whether you want to visit a historical place or simply enjoy time together as a family, Da Lat offers many destinations for a short family getaway.

10 kid friendly TET holiday getaways in Da Lat
South African artist captures magic of Vietnam in time-lapse video
South African artist captures magic of Vietnam in time-lapse video

A South African time-lapse artist has vividly depicted the stunning sceneries and landscapes across Vietnam in a two-minute video created after his recent trip to the Southeast Asian country.

South African artist captures magic of Vietnam in time-lapse video
Visiting flower villages in Dong Thap Muoi
Visiting flower villages in Dong Thap Muoi

VOV.VN - Dong Thap Muoi, the Plain of Reeds in the Lower Mekong, is a fertile land with vast lotus ponds, endless indigo tree forests, and verdant flower farms.

Visiting flower villages in Dong Thap Muoi
Vietnam to begin granting e-visa in February
Vietnam to begin granting e-visa in February

Vietnam will pilot granting electronic visas for foreign citizens from 40 countries worldwide as from February 1, 2017, the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security announced at a press conference in Hanoi on January 25. 

Vietnam to begin granting e-visa in February
Hanoi resort features traditional activities for TET
Hanoi resort features traditional activities for TET

VOV.VN - Diverse traditional folk games and other activities are being showcased at the Tan Da Spa Resort in the capital city of Hanoi during the annual Lunar New Year Festival for TET. 

Hanoi resort features traditional activities for TET
Vietnam welcomes over 1 million foreign visitors in January
Vietnam welcomes over 1 million foreign visitors in January

Vietnam welcomed more than 1 million foreign visitors in the first month of 2017, representing rises of 12.3% compared to the previous month and 26% year-on-year.

Vietnam welcomes over 1 million foreign visitors in January
Jetstar Pacific offers 111,000 cheap fares for TET
Jetstar Pacific offers 111,000 cheap fares for TET

VOV.VN - The low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific announced on January 24 it will offer 111,000 cheap tickets priced from VND11,000 on domestic flights to mark the Lunar New Year festival (TET). 

Jetstar Pacific offers 111,000 cheap fares for TET
Plants shaped into 12 animal designations to welcome TET
Plants shaped into 12 animal designations to welcome TET

VOV.VN - Plants at Thong Nhat (Reunification) Park in Hanoi have been shaped into 12 animal designations to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year festival or TET.

Plants shaped into 12 animal designations to welcome TET
Economy
Entertainment
Domestic