Located along the Thu Bon River, the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam province is an ideal destination for both domestic and foreign visitors. In the 17th centuries, the town was famous for an prosperous city port familiar to merchants from Japan, China and Portugal. Hoi An Port was soon a major trade [...]

Mui Ne- Phan Thiet is well-known for its beautiful sand dune as well as white sandy beach, an exotic destination for summer holiday. Some nice pictures of Phan Thiet introduced below are taken by Nguyen Thi Binh An. Sunrise at Rom Island:

The Hanoi People’s Committee has fulfilled a field research for the erection of statues of the late president Ho Chi Minh and Ton Duc Thang in Thong Nhat Park. The statues are a present from Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to Hanoi on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. [...]

The resort town of Sapa in winter fully covers with cold winds; it appears beautiful in the chamr of a foggy town, a peaceful village. Some photos taken by Truong Lan Phuong: Foggy morning at Sapa Church

The Capital City Flower Festival will straddle the New Year, running from December 12, 2009 to January 3, 2010 at Hoan Kiem Lake area. This festival, which is being held for the second time, will be Vietnam’s first major cultural and tourism activity in 2010. Nguyen Thi Hoa, Deputy Chairwoman of the Flower Festival’s Organisating [...]

Approximately 70 kilometers southwest of Ha Noi, Huong Son boasts quite a few pagodas built in the Posterior Le Dynasty. Until the beginning of the 20th century, there have over 100 pagodas. Visitors can go to Huong Son via the Ha Dong – Van Dinh route Vietnamese or foreigners alike wish to come to Huong [...]

Location: Hoi An, a city of Quang Nam province, is nestled along the coast of the East Sea within the region of central Vietnam. Hoi An was primitively acknowledged as a harbor town of the Champa community along the Thu Bon river that was soon considered as an important trading zone in the 16th and [...]

Halong Bay is a natural wonder of the world and one of Vietnam’s five UNESCO World Heritage Sites Total area: 1,553 sq. km Heritage site area: 434 sq. km Total number of islands: 1,969 islands Number of island in heritage zone: 775 islands Listed as world natural heritage year: 1994 and 2000 Province: Quang Ninh [...]