Agoda.com, a leading global hotel booking site, has listed Mai Chau Valley in the northern province of Hoa Binh among the top ten "freshest" tourist destinations in Asia.

Vietnamese and German scientists have identified that Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai has Southeast Asia’s longest cave formed by volcanoes.

VNS) I fell in love with Nha Trang immediately when I first visited it many years ago, and the desire to revisit has never ceased, simply because I am an avid fan of ocean beaches. There is nothing more fascinating to do than to soak up the sunshine on the beaches, take trips to islands and learn scuba diving.

KIEN GIANG (VNS)— Phu Quoc Island District met all the criteria to be upgraded into a city, said Lam Minh Thanh, chairman of the district's People's Committee.

HA NOI (VNS)– The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism listed Dong Ho folk paintings as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Environmental issues challenging the Mekong River were discussed at a three-day international Mekong Environment Symposium, which closes today in HCM City.

Vietnam's first jade statue of King Tran Nhan Tong, considered the founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism Vietnamese Buddhists Monday presented the first jade statue of King Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308), considered the founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism, in the southern province of Dong Nai.

"Dam cuoi chuot" (Rat wedding), a Dong Ho painting, shows rats cautiously hand gifts to the cat to have peace for their wedding party. Lack of demand has forced the biggest shop which sells Dong Ho paintings in the birthplace of the art form in the northern province of Quang Ninh to sell commonplace souvenirs to make ends meet.

Nha Trang's sun, sand and sea lured me away from other inland attractions when I came to the central coastal city for my honeymoon a couple of years ago. I had been fooled into thinking Nha Trang, the south central province of Khanh Hoa, was just a beautiful beach.