Sunsets and folktales fill visitors' senses on fishing cruise
Sunsets and folktales fill visitors' senses on fishing cruise

If you want to see a peaceful and picturesque riverine region and participate in local people's life, then a trip to the River Vam Nao might be an excellent choice.

Sunsets and folktales fill visitors' senses on fishing cruise
A Hanoian oddity
A Hanoian oddity

Egg coffee is one of Hanoi’s must-tries for visitors and has been included in many food tours around the capital city.

A Hanoian oddity
Breaking the mould
Breaking the mould

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam was the first woman to play the dan bau in Vietnam and she has wowed audiences around the world with her musical gift.

Breaking the mould
Hue cuisine "conquers" travelers
Hue cuisine "conquers" travelers

Coming to the ancient capital city, visitors can admire the beauty of the system of royal tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty, and also enjoy the unique culinary and cultural history of this land.

Hue cuisine "conquers" travelers
Four of the most expensive foods in Vietnam
Four of the most expensive foods in Vietnam

(VOV) - The items on this list are the best of the best and command extremely high price tags because of their rarity and the amount of time involved before they are ready to be sold on the market. 

Four of the most expensive foods in Vietnam
Can Cau market, a sea of brocade, nightingales and even horse meat
Can Cau market, a sea of brocade, nightingales and even horse meat

The Can Cau market is not as spacious as the markets found in Sa Pa Town or Bac Ha District, but it attracts people from all over due to the cultural diversity of the ethnic groups residing in the border region of Si Ma Cai District.

Can Cau market, a sea of brocade, nightingales and even horse meat
Japanese investor shares his love for Vietnam
Japanese investor shares his love for Vietnam

(VOV) - Many foreigners have developed an intrinsic love for Vietnam and such is the case of Hidehiko Nakagawa (Naka), a Japanese businessman who has said he fell in love with Vietnam at first sight.

Japanese investor shares his love for Vietnam
City clothing, jewellery designer favours ethnic minority fabrics
City clothing, jewellery designer favours ethnic minority fabrics

On one mid-summer day, the sun's strong, burning rays seem to have kept most people inside. Endless waves linger on a white, sandy beach in the central province of Binh Thuan.

City clothing, jewellery designer favours ethnic minority fabrics
Expat’s experience: The shoeshine hustle in Hanoi
Expat’s experience: The shoeshine hustle in Hanoi

I’m wearing a pair of new shoes – so new, in fact, that as I started to write this column I could still smell the glue, or maybe the polish.

Expat’s experience: The shoeshine hustle in Hanoi
Bio-reserve tourists learn to dance in traditional coracles
Bio-reserve tourists learn to dance in traditional coracles

Villages in farmland surrounding Hoi An are highly popular with environment-loving tourists. Visitors are greeted with a smile and offered an inside look at rural Vietnam among the green paddy fields and vast forests of nipa palms.

Bio-reserve tourists learn to dance in traditional coracles
Nobility of women behind the masks entrances visitor
Nobility of women behind the masks entrances visitor

As I traveled by bicycle, by train, by bus and by motor-bike from Paris to Hanoi, I kept my eyes focused on the people and on life.

Nobility of women behind the masks entrances visitor
Buffalo ‘trading floor’ in Vietnam’s northern mountains
Buffalo ‘trading floor’ in Vietnam’s northern mountains

The buffalo ‘trading floor’ in Si Ma Cai District of the northern province of Lao Cai seems to be unique in Vietnam thanks to its large scale.

Buffalo ‘trading floor’ in Vietnam’s northern mountains
A ‘Happy International Women’s Day’ wish from Vietnam
A ‘Happy International Women’s Day’ wish from Vietnam

What would we do without women? Yeah, yeah – I can hear those masculine derisive howls of laughter a mile away. I mean it’s great not to have a woman around all the time – eat unhealthy meals anytime, play golf whenever you want or stay in the pub until closing time, right?

A ‘Happy International Women’s Day’ wish from Vietnam
Grannies perform lion dances for over 30 years
Grannies perform lion dances for over 30 years

Over a dozen elderly women, including octogenarians, in a Mekong Delta province have incorporated their wartime toughness into their lion dance performances over the past three decades.

Grannies perform lion dances for over 30 years
Painter brushes up memories
Painter brushes up memories

Australian painter George Burchett loves Vietnam. After many years working and living in Vietnam, Burchett even calls himself Vietnamese.

Painter brushes up memories
Foreigners’ feelings about Vietnamese Tet
Foreigners’ feelings about Vietnamese Tet

(VOV) -The Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is a special opportunity for foreigners living, working or just travelling in Vietnam to get a better understanding of the country’s rich cultural history and traditions.

Foreigners’ feelings about Vietnamese Tet
CEO Indochina Captial: “I am so lucky to be here in Vietnam”
CEO Indochina Captial: “I am so lucky to be here in Vietnam”

(VOV) - Peter Ryder, former Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and now CEO of Indochina Capital in Vietnam shared this in an interview with VOV.

CEO Indochina Captial: “I am so lucky to be here in Vietnam”
Vietnam strikes a chord in expatriate musician's heart
Vietnam strikes a chord in expatriate musician's heart

Ryan Duy Hung has impressed many young music lovers in Vietnam with his singing of Vietnamese songs.

Vietnam strikes a chord in expatriate musician's heart
NZ students gain VN insights
NZ students gain VN insights

A collective cheer went up from the young students as a large school of fish surfaced in a pond in Can Tho City, rushing to eat the feed scattered by a farm worker.

NZ students gain VN insights
Most delicious Vietnamese dishes
Most delicious Vietnamese dishes

(VOV) - Vietnamese cuisine doesn't win any points for complexity. Many of the most popular dishes can be made just as well on the roadside as in a top-end restaurant.

Most delicious Vietnamese dishes
21 Reasons to fall in love with Vietnam
21 Reasons to fall in love with Vietnam

(VOV) - A Huffington Post online report by Alison Spiegel says there are 21 reasons to fall in love with Vietnam.

21 Reasons to fall in love with Vietnam
Dutch friends cycle across VN on bikes built for two
Dutch friends cycle across VN on bikes built for two

Four women from the Netherlands aim to bi-cycle around 22 countries in 400 days in a project called R4WR (Ride for Women's Rights).

Dutch friends cycle across VN on bikes built for two
Mark Edward Harris: Vietnam – fascinating country
Mark Edward Harris: Vietnam – fascinating country

(VOV) -Mark Edward Harris is a well known fine art photographer with editorial work appearing in publications such as Life, GEO, Conde Nast Traveler, Islands, Harpers Bazaar, the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Vogue.

Mark Edward Harris: Vietnam – fascinating country
Bells ring across VN for holy night
Bells ring across VN for holy night

As chilly gusts of wind overwhelm the north of the country, people are preparing for the festive season.

Bells ring across VN for holy night
Best places for Christmas in Hanoi
Best places for Christmas in Hanoi

(VOV) - During these days, every corner of Hanoi is filled with the cozy atmosphere of Christmas, which is also known as Noel with joyous celebrations by both Catholics and followers of other religions.

Best places for Christmas in Hanoi
Top 10 famous bridges in Vietnam
Top 10 famous bridges in Vietnam

(VOV) -The Vietnam Record Centre (Vietking) has announced Top 10 famous bridges that attract domestic and foreign visitors and photographers.

Top 10 famous bridges in Vietnam
Vietnam’s largest Khmer sanctum in Bac Lieu
Vietnam’s largest Khmer sanctum in Bac Lieu

(VOV) -The Khmer sanctum of Ghositaram Pagoda in the southern province of Bac Lieu is the largest of its kind in Vietnam – 36.3 metres tall and spanning 427.5sq.m.

Vietnam’s largest Khmer sanctum in Bac Lieu
Top 5 churches in Vietnam attract tourists
Top 5 churches in Vietnam attract tourists

(VOV) -With unique and ancient architecture, top five churches in Vietnam have attracted a wide range of international and domestic visitors.

Top 5 churches in Vietnam attract tourists
Top 10 spiritual tourist attractions in Vietnam
Top 10 spiritual tourist attractions in Vietnam

(VOV) -The Vietnam Book of Records (Vietkings) has announced the top 10 spiritual destinations that attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.

Top 10 spiritual tourist attractions in Vietnam
Khen Be (Pan-pipe)- A Unique Musical Instrument
Khen Be (Pan-pipe)- A Unique Musical Instrument

Legend has it that a poor young man named Lo went missing from his village. After some time his friends went to look for him and finally found him, dead by a stream with a Khen Be in his hand. 

Khen Be (Pan-pipe)- A Unique Musical Instrument