Young tourists explore Sapa
Young tourists explore Sapa

Feasting her eyes on the terraced rice fields in Vietnam's popular tourist spot Sapa, Nathalie Cauvi couldn't stop shouting: "Wow, wow! It's such an amazing and beautiful landscape!"

Young tourists explore Sapa
Mid-Autumn Festival delights tourists in Hanoi
Mid-Autumn Festival delights tourists in Hanoi

(VOV) -International visitors to Hanoi are in high-spirits, captivated by the activities of street vendors, as they scurry about making preparations for the upcoming traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival delights tourists in Hanoi
Nine symbols of Saigon live forever
Nine symbols of Saigon live forever

(VOV) - Ben Thanh Market, Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, Post Office, Vinh Nghiem Pagoda and Archdiocese have been part and parcel of Saigon for centuries.

Nine symbols of Saigon live forever
When a foreigner marries a Dao ethnic girl
When a foreigner marries a Dao ethnic girl

(VOV) - French national Tiberghien Frédo, 48, has decided to live the rest of his life in Vietnam after marrying a Dao ethnic girl, 24 years younger than him, in the northern province of Yen Bai. 

When a foreigner marries a Dao ethnic girl
Exploring Saigon shopping streets in HCM City
Exploring Saigon shopping streets in HCM City

(VOV) - Amidst the bustling city streets in Ho Chi Minh City, filled with shabbily dressed street peddlers, alongside the ancient architecture and markets with names like Ben Thanh and Binh Tay, there are always great numbers of tourists.

Exploring Saigon shopping streets in HCM City
Hay Hay – an ideal place for art lovers in Hoi An
Hay Hay – an ideal place for art lovers in Hoi An

(VOV) - Hoi An’s first Art Collective opens up in the UNESCO-recognised ancient town, with plans to promote and nurture Vietnam’s creative, unsung artists.

Hay Hay – an ideal place for art lovers in Hoi An
Westerners sell grilled hotdogs on Saigon city streets
Westerners sell grilled hotdogs on Saigon city streets

(VOV) -Large numbers of Vietnamese are rapidly becoming huge fans of German style grilled hotdogs sold by Westerners, out of mini trucks or off of motorbikes, on the city streets of Saigon.

Westerners sell grilled hotdogs on Saigon city streets
The hidden treasures of Vietnam
The hidden treasures of Vietnam

(VOV) - Vietnam is a popular destination for many adventurous tourists to enjoy street food, pagodas and beautiful landscape. One other distinct tourist experience is Bia Hoi (draught beer) which predominantly can be found along narrow streets of Hanoi.

The hidden treasures of Vietnam
Hai Van Pass - Top Gear style
Hai Van Pass - Top Gear style

(VOV) - If you’re looking for adventure, stunning coastal views or simply need to escape the chaos of the city and explore Vietnam’s beautiful countryside, then the Hai Van Pass is a must on any itinerary of Vietnam.

Hai Van Pass - Top Gear style
Sunset cruise sheds different light on magical Hoi An
Sunset cruise sheds different light on magical Hoi An

Ancient Hoi An is probably the most popular destination in the central coastal region, but getting a view of it from the Hoai River at sunset shows how little it has changed in a thousand years.

Sunset cruise sheds different light on magical Hoi An
Four things you must do in Phu Quoc
Four things you must do in Phu Quoc

With around 57,000 travellers pouring into Phu Quoc in the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's largest island is fast becoming the gem in the country's tourism crown. 

Four things you must do in Phu Quoc
Female Australian pilot loves Vietnam
Female Australian pilot loves Vietnam

(VOV) - Australian born Fleming Belinda Anne has worked as a pilot for Vietnam Airlines for 7 years following brief stints in Singapore, Malaysia and even India, and now calls the S-shaped country her second home.

Female Australian pilot loves Vietnam
Vietnamese brides teaching mother tongue language
Vietnamese brides teaching mother tongue language

(VOV) -Many Vietnamese brides in Taiwan have become teachers of native language after engaging in a programme entitled “Ngọn đuốc tân di dân” (New Immigrant Torch).

Vietnamese brides teaching mother tongue language
Hanoi honours ancient dream
Hanoi honours ancient dream

We gathered in a slight drizzle outside Bach Ma Temple at nine in the morning. Our walking tour of the Old Quarter was about to begin.

Hanoi honours ancient dream
Long Bien bridge: Heritage in the heart of Hanoians
Long Bien bridge: Heritage in the heart of Hanoians

(VOV) - For generations of Hanoians, the iconic Long Bien Bridge spanning the Red River has become synonymous with their everyday life. 

Long Bien bridge: Heritage in the heart of Hanoians
American finds love in café
American finds love in café

Living in Vietnam is something Dale Gerstenslager, an American from Ohio, never thought he would do.

American finds love in café
 “Beach for nude bath” in the heart of Hanoi
“Beach for nude bath” in the heart of Hanoi

It is hard to believe that there is a “beach for nude bath” in Hanoi, especially in the city’s center. But it is real.

 “Beach for nude bath” in the heart of Hanoi
Falling in love with Vietnam
Falling in love with Vietnam

(VOV) - Bulgarian bike repairer, Georgi Stoilkov, has visited many countries around the world but has chosen Hanoi, Vietnam, as the place to settle and start up his business.

Falling in love with Vietnam
Sketching street portraits in Hanoi
Sketching street portraits in Hanoi

(VOV) - Some of Hanoi’s eager young art students have capitalised on their talent and now earn useful extra income sketching portraits on city streets.

Sketching street portraits in Hanoi
There’s a dog training centre in Hanoi...
There’s a dog training centre in Hanoi...

(VOV) - Ricky Foresters, the 33-year-old American owner of Hanoi’s only canine obedience centre Alpha Dog, is helping the capital city’s dog owners train their beloved pets.

There’s a dog training centre in Hanoi...
Tet inspires artist to help new generation
Tet inspires artist to help new generation

Now is the final day of the Lunar New Year. People are hurrying with Tet preparations for their families.

Tet inspires artist to help new generation
Ten renowned HCM City architectural projects
Ten renowned HCM City architectural projects

(VOV) - Ho Chi Minh City’s Independence Palace, Nha Tho Duc Ba (the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Basilica) and Nha Rong Wharf are renowned for both their historic significance and iconic architecture.

Ten renowned HCM City architectural projects
Art collector brings masterpieces home
Art collector brings masterpieces home

After decades belonging to galleries and exhibitions outside Vietnam, several paintings by famous Vietnamese painters have been returned to the country thanks to the extraordinary efforts of a Vietnamese art collector, Nguyen Minh.

Art collector brings masterpieces home
Lost in transportation: A guide to catching buses in Vietnam
Lost in transportation: A guide to catching buses in Vietnam

The first time I rode a bus in Hanoi was one afternoon in early March this year, two weeks after I arrived in the country.

Lost in transportation: A guide to catching buses in Vietnam
Keeping the “Then” flames eternal
Keeping the “Then” flames eternal

Chiem Hoa district of northern Tuyen Quang province is home to 18 ethnic groups, each with their own special cultures. Among these, arguably the most memorable is Hat then singing – a traditional oratorio of the Tay people. 

Keeping the “Then” flames eternal
High-rise buildings illuminate Vietnam’s dynamic growth
High-rise buildings illuminate Vietnam’s dynamic growth

(VOV) - The JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel, with its lotus sculpture-bearing Dragon and Bitexco Financial Towers, is a major project in the capital city of showing the country’s dynamic growth to its international friends.

High-rise buildings illuminate Vietnam’s dynamic growth
Photos recall streets of a vanished Hanoi
Photos recall streets of a vanished Hanoi

The hustle and bustle outside the Exhibition Hall where exhibits images of old Hanoi on Hang Bai Street now seem a world away.

Photos recall streets of a vanished Hanoi
Reflections on Hanoi
Reflections on Hanoi

After a few months in Hanoi, Ounkham Pimmata considers the differences between his hometown of Vientiane and Vietnam’s capital city.

Reflections on Hanoi
Hunting rats in Southern Vietnam
Hunting rats in Southern Vietnam

(VOV) -In the southern province of Đồng Tháp, many farmers regard the rats in their fields as a valuable source of protein and additional income during the time between crops.

Hunting rats in Southern Vietnam