Cao Bang has launched 160 tourism stimulus packages across 6 areas, including accommodation; restaurants; eco-tourism & camping experiences; local agricultural products & specialties; travel agencies, tourist sites & attractions; transport services.

Oxalis Adventure, which runs expeditions to Vietnam's Son Doong Cave, is warning customers about several fake websites with look-alike domain names selling cave tours and potentially costing travellers money, its General Director Nguyen Chau A said.

About 220km from Hanoi, Ta Phinh Lake in northern Vietnam draws visitors with seasonal turquoise waters, boat rides and a tranquil mountain landscape.

Nighttime businesses in Ho Chi Minh City could be suspended or shut down if they seriously disrupt residents' lives, under proposed rules that seek to balance the city's night economy ambitions with community interests.

Thousands of visitors have been heading to Ba Vi National Park on Hanoi's western outskirts before dawn, drawn by spectacular seas of clouds that have blanketed its mountains for days.

At Lu Market in northern Vietnam, eight sugar-coated fried cakes cost about 38 cents. The nearly century-old market draws visitors with affordable snacks and the familiar rhythms of rural life.

Operating on a schedule unlike traditional fixed-calendar markets in Northern Vietnam, Pho Cao market (Tuyen Quang Province) attracts crowds of visitors thanks to its bustling, vibrant atmosphere and an array of delicious local dishes.

Food website TasteAtlas has updated its list of the world's best dipping sauces, and Vietnam's chili garlic fish sauce made the cut.

Hidden inside a mountain in northern Vietnam, Thien Ha Cave combines dry and water-filled chambers, dazzling stalactites and shafts of sunlight streaming through a natural "sky gate."

Lan Nong, a residential cluster in Loi village, Cai Kinh commune, lies within the core area of the Lang Son UNESCO Global Geopark. Its largely unspoiled mountain and forest landscape is dotted with traditional stilt houses.

Dao Hoang Long, 22, spent around six weeks riding across Vietnam, reaching its four geographical extremes, seeing the northwest’s golden rice terraces and exploring the Truong Son route on a budget of about $540.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Tri has won two honours at the World Travel Awards 2026 for Asia, Oceania and the Indian Ocean, held in the Maldives on September 27.

Russian arrivals in Vietnam topped 1 million in the first eight months of 2026, up about 166%, as travelers increasingly plan their own trips, stay longer and seek more varied experiences.

As rice terraces turn gold, the moss-covered roofs of Xa Phin stand out against the mountains, offering a glimpse of a Vietnamese village where homes and nature have grown together.

Co Le Pagoda in Vietnam’s Ninh Binh province is known for its unusual architecture. It also preserves the story of 35 Buddhist monastics who left religious life to fight for their country.

Giant drums carved from single blocks of wood can take months to finish and sell for up to $19,000 in Lam Yen, a Da Nang village where artisans are working to preserve a craft spanning more than two centuries.

Beyond its two international architecture awards, Ka Don church in Vietnam has another role: safeguarding Chu Ru culture through its museum, worship services and support for traditional pottery.

Autumn, when many temperate nations enter the season of yellow and red foliage, is  the peak time drawing Vietnamese tourists abroad.

Cooler air, cloud-covered mountains and seasonal fruit make October an inviting time to explore Vietnam, from Moc Chau’s orchards to northern highland villages and the misty hills of Da Lat.

After completing her PhD program in the US last August, Huynh Nguyen Nhu Quyen, 24, a university lecturer from HCMC, treated herself to a solo trip across four Central Asian countries.