2016 was a successful year for the tourism sector, with a record number of 10 million foreign tourists along with a breakthrough in improving the image of Vietnam’s tourism through a campaign to scrutinize the accommodation system nationwide.

 When it comes to Luc Ngan (Bac Giang province), people usually think about bunches of red lychees from garden to garden. Few people know that this midland area is home to a bewitching landscape – Khuon Than Lake. 

  Bai Tu Long Bay in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh is described as a secret heaven as it is less known than its sister Ha Long Bay, which is compared a glamorous beauty queen surrounded by flowers.

 Engaging farmers in tourism is a new way to boost the sustainable development of the non-smoking industry in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

 Hon Do beach in the central province of Ninh Thuan is a dormant treasure waiting to be discovered and developed. Tourists should come, but only if they promise to protect the pristine beauty of the site.

 Vietnam energy development toward 2020

 Sea desertification is a problem that is becoming more severe around the globe, including in Vietnam.

Nearly 60 kilometres away from the centre of HCMC, Can Gio Mangrove has been recognised by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve with primeval forests and abundant floral cover. It was also the sight of a number of glorious battles in the past.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien attended the 140th meeting of the Executive Board of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland from January 23-25. 

 Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has been invited to share Vietnam’s experience and success lessons on tuberculosis (TB) prevention at a WHO global conference on the fight against TB in Moscow, Russia, this November.

 Whenever the Lunar New Year (Tet) comes, normally from the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year to the New Year eve, Vietnamese families visit their ancestors’ tombs and clean gravesites. 

There is a unique market of ethnic minorities in the mountainous region which is located about 15km from the centre of Son La city. The fair is held on Wednesday and Sunday and has become part of the cultural life of the local ethnic people.

 "Banh Chung" (square glutinous rice cake) is a traditional cake of Vietnamese people during Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.

  The traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is the biggest and oldest festival in   Vietnam, bringing its people together to celebrate the sacred and meaningful annual event.

 With an abundance of seafood, southerners have created a wide variety of dishes featuring fish in various modes - stewed fish, grilled fish, fermented fish, fish vermicelli and, of course, the ubiquitous fish sauce.

 The San Diu ethnic minority group, who live in northern mountainous areas with a population of nearly 147,000, celebrate quite a lot of festivals the most important of which is Tet, the lunar New Year festival.

 Giving money on the occasion of New Year, with desires that better things will happen in future, has become an indispensable custom of the Vietnamese during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.     

 The first visitor of the New Year is very important to Vietnamese because they he or she is believed to decide the luck of the host for the entire year. Traditionally, the visitor is a member of the family or a good friend.           

 Vietnam’s biggest, most important traditional festival, Tet (Lunar New Year Festival), is a time of renewal, a time to welcome Spring, a time to thank Gods and ancestors and pray for their blessings. 

 A glimpse into eating and entertaining customs on the lunar New Year festival (Tet) across Vietnam.

 Worshipping ancestors, an ancient Vietnamese tradition, is a ritual practice paying tribute to deceased family members and reminding people of their roots.

 The development of maritime economy and the safeguarding of national defence, security and sovereignty at sea must be combined as one of major measures.

 A flight from Hong Kong with 172 passengers landed at Da Nang International Airport on January 28, bringing first tourists to the central city on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

 A flight from Hong Kong with 172 passengers landed at Da Nang International Airport on January 28, bringing first tourists to the central city on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

 The Government and enterprises of the Netherlands always wish to expand cooperation with Vietnam, Dutch King Willem-Alexander told newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to the country Ngo Thi Hoa.