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Unlicensed hydropower projects damaging environment in Sa Pa

VietNamNet Bridge - Sa Pa in northwestern Vietnam has carried out dozens of hydropower projects which are now seriously devastating the environment.

Travellers say, ’Thank you, Vietnam!’

 VietNamNet Bridge – Our names are Marine and Antoine. We are a French couple, and last year, we decided to make a trip around the world over the course of 12 months. We left France on November 28th last year.

Uncontrolled development spoils environment at tourist attractions

VietNamNet Bridge - The dark sides of massive tourism development include damage to natural landscapes and local culture. 

IT engineer owns garden with 30 species of wild orchids

VietNamNet Bridge - The 300-sq meter garden contains 2,000 orchids where 30 species grow. Of these, 98 percent are wild orchids brought from Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Spring in remote Si Ma Cai mesmerises

VietNamNet Bridge – Si Ma Cai District in Lao Cai is often called the twin sister of Sa Pa. While Sa Pa is a well known tourism destination, its sister Si Ma Cai is a hidden beauty that still retains its serenity and originality.

Coffee shops in the clouds

It is an interesting experience for visitors to enjoy a cup of coffee and the stunning landscape in open spaces close to mountains and clouds in Sapa, Tam Dao and Da Lat.

Sapa, Fansipan on top 10 Southeast Asian hikes

Tourism website Skyscanner has introduced top 10 Southeast Asian hikes with hundreds of exciting experiments and activities. Sapa and Fansipan- two famous tourism hot spots of Vietnam ranked third and fourth.

Cold-water fish a gold mine

Hoang Van Ta, 53, was the first person to farm salmon in his commune in the mountainous province of Lang Son in 2007. Now he earns as much as VND4-5 billion a year from salmon.

Ethnic people make fortune in brocade craft

 Visitors to Sa Pa town are attracted by vibrant brocade costumes of local ethnic communities and buy them as gifts for their families and friends. 

Five places to celebrate New Year in northern Vietnam

 New Year is coming and you will want to find a perfect place to share this special time with your loved ones. Here are top 5 ideal destinations in Vietnamese northern region to spend Tet holidays.

Idyllic Sa Pa turning into big construction site

VietNamNet Bridge - The rumbling from concrete drills, pile-driving machines and trucks laden with building materials rolling on streets from dawn to dusk have turned Sa Pa into a chaotic construction site.

Sapa ride opens new vista for cylists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Participants from 22 countries competed in the first-ever three-day Viet Nam Mountain Bike Marathon in the remote, northern mountainous region of Sapa in Lao Cai Province.

Youngsters sell art to help disadvantaged children

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Tran Viet Anh visited the mountainous Ha Giang Province in March 2015 with friends, he had no idea that the trip would impact and change their lives.

Vietnam Mountain Bike Marathon scheduled for November

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Mountain Bike Marathon, the country’s toughest mountain bike stage race, is scheduled to kick off on November 4-6 in Sa Pa in northern mountainous Lao Cai Province. 

Czech runner wins 100km event at Vietnam Mountain Marathon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Petr Novotny of the Cezch Republic won the 100km event at the Viet Nam Mountain Marathon, which closed in Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai yesterday, Sept 25.

Straight to the summit: A step forward or back?

 VietNamNet Bridge – At 3,143m, Fansipan, commonly revered as the Roof of Indochina, is located in the northern Vietnamese province of Lao Cai. I have always dreamed of visiting it.

Mountain town Sapa sees 5-star resort boom

VietNamNet Bridge - Sa Pa, a quiet mountain town with beautiful landscapes in the northern province of Lao Cai, is expected to become a new ‘resort paradise’ with many 5-star resorts under construction.

Miss Vietnam 2016 promotes Sapa tourism

 Miss Vietnam 2016, Do My Linh has joined activities promoting the national tourism in the northern mountainous town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai Province recently.

Now is best time to see ripening rice fields in northern Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Terraced fields in the mountainous provinces in northern Vietnam will start showing gorgeous colors in September and October when the harvest season comes. 

Thailand confident of luring more tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, believes that there is still room for Viet Nam and Thailand to grow and attract tourists with different tourism purposes.