Tam Son Valley has been breast-fed by a heavenly angel whose milk has given it cool climate and delicious produce. And the angel’s tears flow as the Mien River, which nurture the rice fields and gardens till today, according to a legend popular among the locals. Tam Son Valley is located in the northern province...
Ha Long Bay, one of the famous natural wonders in the world, is captured from above. Photo by VnExpress/Meo Gia U.S. news site Business Insider has named Ha Long Bay among 35 most incredible places on the planet. The famous bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh and terraced rice fields in Indonesia’s Tegalalang...
The Vietnamese capital is 15th in a list of 25 best destinations the travel website TripAdvisor picked for this year. TripAdvisor wrote: “The charming Vietnamese capital has aged well, preserving the old quarter, monuments and colonial architecture, while making room for modern developments alongside. Lakes, parks, shady boulevards and more than 600 temples and pagodas add...
An aerial view of Hue Imperial Citadel, a major tourist attraction in the former capital Hue in central Vietnam Photo by Shutterstock/anhuy British travel magazine Rough Guides has included Vietnam’s ancient capital Hue in its list of six lesser-known Asian destinations. Located on the central coast, ancient capital Hue, which once witnessed the glories and...
Vietnamese cuisine is among world’s most favorites of globetrotting foodies. Photo by Shutterstock/Dmytro Gilitukha A YouGov survey finds Vietnamese food ranked among top 15 favorite cuisines in the world. Vietnamese cuisine’s rising popularity has pushed it slightly ahead of Hong Kong and Taiwan to rank 13th among 34 most popular cuisines in the world. YouGov is an...
An aerial shot captures the beauty of a beach paradise in Quy Nhon, a coastal town in the central province of Binh Dinh Photo by VnExpress/Trung Pham With its 3,000-kilometer coastline, Vietnam is among top 10 cheapest coastal countries for retirees to put their legs up. Vietnam ranks seventh among 10 best beach destinations in...
Sapa is famous for its rugged scenery and rich cultural diversity. Photo by Shutterstock/John Bill Sa Pa District, a tourism hotspot in northern Vietnam, is set for an administrative upgrade to become a town. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting late last week with related state agencies on the administrative upgrade that will...
In the Mekong Delta, trading on waterways has been a way of life for generations, but its novelty never wears off. It goes without saying that a floating market has to be on the to-do list of any traveler to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, and the biggest of all such establishments is the Cai Rang Floating...
