Vietnam’s ancient town of Hoi An has been voted as the second most favourite tourist destination in Asia after Japan’s Kyoto.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists can now return to the ancient town of Hoi An, Danang and Thua Thien-Hue after a typhoon earlier whipped the central region and ground travel services to a halt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the last two days, the Hoai River’s water level rose highly, causing severe flooding in many streets of Hoi An ancient town in Quang Nam province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the fishing trade declines, rural dwellers are turning to ecotourism as a means of preserving their traditional livelihood -- as well as the rapidly disappearing coconut wetlands.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tra Que Vegetable Village in Cam Ha Commune, Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province is a destination favored by foreign tourists due to the number of inbound tour operators offering them the chance to see some real farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only 40 per cent of the 14,000 people working in the tourism and hospitality sector in central Da Nang City are actually qualified, a study has found.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Beautiful beaches, year-round green tropical parks, mighty rivers, unique fishing villages, special culinary characteristics ... are always the force of gravity of Vietnam in the eyes of foreign travelers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Craftsman Huynh Ri, 74, from Kim Bong Village in ancient Hoi An Town, still makes wooden carvings, but his age limits his output.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three years ago, Usuda Raiko from Japan's Kawazaki City opened her own cafe and settled down for a peaceful life in Hoi An City.

Swaying in a buffalo wagon on the village road running between the rice fields, riding on the back of a buffalo or standing behind a buffalo for plowing is the experience offered for tourists by a travel agency in Hoi An.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A seven-kilometre tour around Hoi An’s Cam Thanh Village takes visitors through the beautiful countryside and straight to the heart of Vietnamese traditional crafts and lifestyles.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Considered as a beautiful pearl of Hoi An in the central coast province of Quang Nam, the Cham Island has many interesting things to explore.

VietNamNet Bridge – Situated in a narrow alley on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in Hoi An City, there stands a house built in 1806 that sheltered 14 generations of former headmasters of the Royal Army, Nguyen Tuong Van's (1774-1822) family.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After retirement, Mrs. Le Thi Nguong, 64 in Tan An ward, Hoi An City, Quang Nam province, spent a lot of time working in the supervisory board of public investment of her ward.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Further excavations on the eastern wall of Tra Kieu Citadel, in central Quang Nam Province, are expected to reveal more information of the former Champa Kingdom (4th-11th century).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoi An has over 1,000 ancient houses, of which 107 are in need of urgent repair while 55 are seriously dilapidated.

VietNamNet Bridge – Sat quietly in the rural outskirts of Hue, Thanh Toan tile-roofed bridge draws visitors from the city with its own particular charms, offering something different from its sister Japanese-style bridge in Hoi An.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Van Vinh used pieces of shells from 3 million coconuts to make roofs for three houses in central Quang Nam Province's Dien Ban District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Composer Dang Chau Anh was the only Vietnamese member of the jury at the third Vietnam International Choir Competition held in the ancient town of Hoi An in June.

VietNamNet Bridge – For those seeking refuge from the bustling tourist town of Hoi An, this ecotourism village offers a quieter vacation spot. Instead of cars and motorbikes, bicycles fill the peaceful streets.