The Co Tu (or Ca Tu, Ca Tang) are an ethnic group in Vietnam. Most Co Tu live in the provinces of Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam. The population was 50,458 in 1999. They speak a language in the Mon-Khmer language family. The Co Tu typically serve rice cooked in bamboo stems, and drink a [...]

Air France announced to launch non-stop flights to Paris at its press conference on Sep. 29 in Ho Chi Minh City. To mark a new step in its development in Vietnam, Air France, a founding member of SkyTeam, operates non-stop services between Ho Chi Minh City and Paris three times a week in Boeing 747-400 [...]

The Culture, Sports and Tourism Week took place in Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai province from September 27-30 with activities featuring the unique culture of northwestern people.

Cua Dai beach is the ‘seaside’ area of Hoi An, famous for its Ancient Town and listed as one of Vietnam’s five UNESCO World Heritage sites. The beach is about five kilometres from Hoi An, a long swathe of soft white sand. Many luxury and deluxe hotels and resort newly built make Hoi An an [...]

From the central coast city of Quy Nhon, the towering cliffs of Yen Island look like a giant dinosaur defending the city from storms and heavy seas. The picturesque island, which is also called Phuong Mai Peninsula, is famous for its cliffs and caves where birds build the nests used in the much-prized health-giving birds’ [...]

Around 35km from Tuy Hoa city in the central province of Phu Yen is Mang Lang, one of the oldest churches in Vietnam, which is also home to the first book written in Vietnam’s modern Romanized script – quoc ngu. Mang Lang church was built in 1892 and covers 5,000 square metres. An example of [...]

A four-day International Tourism Festival will take place at Bao Son Paradise Park, Ha Noi, from Saturday to mark the city’s millennium anniversary. It will feature a wide range of cultural and culinary activities among 400 booths, of them 35 for tourism outlets in five continents. More than 180 booths are for tourism businesses in [...]

Every march, when the climate is dry and trees lack water, Lo Lo ethnic people in Meo Vac, Ha Giang province rely on a rain praying festival. With typical rituals, the festival, handed down from generation to generation, is also an opportunity to meet one another. The rain praying festival is often held on lunar [...]

Ha Giang Province’s terraced rice fields are invaluable sources of food and priceless natural heritage sites. Ha Giang Province in the mountainous far north is home to 23 ethnic minorities brought together by hard work and natural beauty. Bui Quynh Hoa reports. The sounds of pan-flutes and of Mong children resound across the northern province [...]

Tay Bac, the mountainous region in the northwest of Vietnam, is famous for beautiful terraced fields, colorful love markets, magnificent mountains and valleys. The terrain is fascinating for tourists who can discover many riddles of nature and indigenous cultures. The spectacular hillside-hugging road to the northern province of Ha Giang has a few hair-raising turns [...]