The Ocean - Oriental Light Fest 2025 is a fascinating destination for tourists and cultural enthusiasts during the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations.

The annual cultural event will welcome locals and visitors alike from now until February 9, 2025, offering a delightful experience in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Travelers are invited to experience the charm of Vietnam's ancient Tet celebrations in the picturesque village of Duong Lam on the outskirts of Hanoi.

German photographer Astrid Schulz will present her photos depicting the full flavours of Vietnamese cuisine at an exhibition that will open to the Hanoian public on Saturday.

Winners of the Vietnam Tourism Awards 2012, the most prestigious in the sector, were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on December 5.

Ho Chi Minh City has so far this year welcomed 3.6 million foreign visitors, posting a year-on-year increase of 5% and achieving 89% of the year’s plan.

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai plan to expand and upgrade traditional markets in Bac Ha district to facilitate more trade by ethnic minority communities and attract more tourists.

The world heritage Gong, a sacred and precious musical instrument of the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) is likely to lose its original cultural significance, a UN cultural expert warned yesterday.

Whenever taking part in Vietnamese village and temple festivals, you will have a chance to watch a traditional game - human chess (“cờ người”), which is the favourite to a great deal of Viet people.

The number of international visitors to Vietnam over the last eleven months is estimated at 6.85 million, a year-on-year rise of 10.2%, according to the General Statistics Office.

Walking along streets, it is easy for you to find a tea shop, which is a very popular part of Vietnamese street life. The owner skillfully lifts the cap of the tea cozy, takes out the tea pot, pours the hot tea into a small cup, and then hands the cup of steaming tea to the customer.

Central Da Nang city and Hoi An town (Quang Nam province) have recently been chosen for the 2013 Asian Townscape Award by UN-Habitat Regional Office in Asia.

Buu Son Temple, also known as Clay Temple, in Soc Trang Province has set two Vietnamese records for the two biggest Buddhist ritual objects made from clay.

An International Conference on Spiritual Tourism for Sustainable Development was held at Bai Dinh Temple, northern Ninh Binh Province on November 21.

An interesting journey to Ngu Hanh Son will bring out most relaxing time for visitors. The mountain is a fairy land with a dreamlike scenery, pagodas, grottoes...

With royal ruins, limestone mountains, caves and crystal rivers, Ninh Binh Province has nearly everything a visitor could want. And Trang An Grottoes Eco-tourism Complex is a potential destination...

The flood season is being turned to a tourist advantage in Tram Chim National Park in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap.

Da Lat city is on its last- minute preparation work to celebrate a long-awaited tourism week which is scheduled from December 27 to 31.

The 2013 ASEAN-Japan Youth Festival opened in HCM City on November 14 with the participation of delegates joining the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSAYP) 2013.

The PM has given a green light to the 2013-20 National tourism promotion program which was tailored to accelerate advertisement of Viet Nam`s special tourism destinations, localities, products and services in foreign countries.

The Mekong Delta provinces of Tra Vinh and Soc Trang are celebrating the ethnic Khmer community`s Ok Om Bok Festival with a range of cultural activities.

Viet Nam stood behind China in tourism development in Asia, according to a survey of over 1.200 tourism managers worldwide.

“Ô mai” (salted or sugared dry apricot) is a favourite nosh for many people in Hanoi and other provinces.