Geography Danang City is located in middle of Central Vietnam, between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, separated from Laos by the western Truong Son Mountains. It is surrounded by Thua Thien-Hue along the northern border and Quang Nam on the southern border. It is embraced by the East Sea with 150km of seacoast. Topography [...]

Location: The ecological forest of Can Gio is situated 50km away from downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Characteristic: With an area of over 70,000 ha, of which 35,000 ha is salt-watered forest, Can Gio has been recognized as a biosphere reserve of the world by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Can [...]

Area: 4,035.9 sq. km. Population: 1,066.5 thousand habitants (April 2009) Capital: Tay Ninh Town Districts: Tan Bien, Tan Chau, Duong Minh Chau, Chau Thanh, Hoa Thanh, Ben Cau, Go Dau, Trang Bang Geography Located in Eastern of the South, Tay Ninh shares border with Cambodia on the north with 240km boundary, Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces [...]

Area: 3,376.4 sq. km Population: 1,665.5 thousand habitants (April 2009) Capital: Cao Lanh City Administrative divisions: – Town: Sa Dec, Hong Ngu – Districts: Tan Hong, Tam Nong, Thanh Binh, Thap Muoi, Cao Lanh, Lap Vo, Chau Thanh, Lai Vung Ethnic groups: Viet (Kinh), Khmer, Ngai, Hoa…

For anyone looking to wake up one morning and find themselves in Ho Chi Minh city (formally known as Saigon), expect everything. With a population well over 7 million (and growing) spilling onto its busy streets everyday to peddle its exotic wares, cuisine (which includes a variety of snakes, dog, and fruit you’ve never fathomed [...]

Bai Tru Beach on Hon Tre Islet in Nha Trang City is one of the nicest beaches in Vietnam – a tropical paradise for tourists to enjoy. To get to the islet, take a taxi to Cau Da Port and then take a cable car to Vinpearl Land at VND320,000 return. After playing some games [...]

Only 170 kilometers from HCMC, Cat Tien is an ideal piece of the wild for an adventure trip. At more than 71,000 hectares, Cat Tien National Park has plenty of untamed places that are off the beaten track. The Viet Adventure crew climbs to the top of Green Hill Hiking or biking is the best [...]

Vietnam’s successful cultural diplomacy in 2010 was reflected in activities dedicated to ASEAN and the 1,000th founding anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi, and the effort to win UNESCO recognition of the country’s cultural heritages. This comment was made by Pham Sanh Chau, Head of the Foreign Ministry’s Department for External Cultural Affairs and UNESCO, at a [...]