Hanoi’s Old Quarter in graffiti

An old apartment block in Long Bien district, Hanoi, has become a destination for graffiti artists to offer paintings about the Old Quarter.     Hang Be Street with electric wires.  Hang Ga Street with tile-roofed houses.  Hang Bo Street with garment materials.  Hang Ma Street with...

Exhibition on 1975 victory opens in Ho Chi Minh City

An exhibition opened in Lam Son Park, Ho Chi Minh City on April 21 as part of its preparations for the 35th anniversary of the south’s liberation and national reunification. On display at the exhibition are 140 photos and documentaries reflecting two main themes: “The Great Spring Victory 1975: The Strength of National Unity in...

Practicing salsa in Hanoi’s park

Salsa has been imported into Vietnam for five years and has become popular among Vietnamese youngsters. Though salsa dancing is not a hot trend now, many people still love this dance. On Sunday morning, salsa fans group up at Hanoi’s Thong Nhat Park to practice.  This is not a place for practicing salsa, but a place for making...

Yellow-ripened rice fields in central Vietnam

LookAtVietnam - Rice fields in Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen are as beautiful as paintings during the rice harvest season. ...

Vietnam to use bullet trains

TOKYO - VIETNAM will use Japanese bullet train technology in a US$56 billion (S$77.3 billion) national railway link, an official said on Thursday, with Japanese companies in line for multi-billion dollar contracts. The project will see the construction of a 1,560km high-speed rail link between the capital Hanoi and the southern commercial...

A day floating on Cai Be Market

With the newly opened HCMC-Trung Luong expressway, Tien Giang Province is now just over 40 minutes drive from HCMC. Tourists who like eco-tourism will find many places in Tien Giang Province that will interest them, including the Cai Be floating market. For anyone unfamiliar, the floating market is a strange concept. However, visitors...

Southeast Asia’s longest cable bridge opens in Vietnam

A 2,750-metre long bridge opened in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region on Saturday, becoming the world’s seventh longest cable-stayed bridge. Crossing the Hau River, the Can Tho Bridge is also Southeast Asia’s longest suspension bridge, with a main span of 550 metres. The US$295 million bridge links the city of Can Tho with Vinh Long province,...

Boat racing at Dam Village Festival

Boat racing at Dam Village Festival is a pentennial event which occurs every five years at Tay Tuu, Tu Liem. Hanoi. This year, there were 6 teams from 3 communes taking part in this racing. Photos: Pham Quoc Dung...

Sheraton Opens in Nha Trang, Vietnam

One of the world’s most beautiful bays comes on display like never before next month as the Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel & Spa preps for its grand opening in this beach town on the south central coast.  The 30-story property delivers dazzling sea views from each of its 284 rooms and a collection of restaurants and bars that...

Sa Pa, Vietnam by Asiatravel.com

Sa Pa is a frontier town and district in the Lào Cai province in northwest Vietnam. It is one of the main market towns in the area, where many ethnic minority groups such as H'mong, Dao and Tay live...

Discovering distinction of Vinh Long ceramics

Vinh Long Province is known for its orchards and interlacing canals as other provinces in the Mekong Delta. Vinh Long is also famous for a pottery craft village running 20 kilometers along the Co Chien River. Vinh Long ceramics are popular not only by their elegant shapes but also by their distinguished color, pink, that makes it...

Vietnam's stelae declared Unesco World Heritage Site

 The doctoral steles at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi are recognized by UNESCO as world documentary heritage  The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has declared the 82 stelae of the Temple of Literature in Vietnam as a World Heritage Site, Prensa Latina reported. The Temple of Literature,...

In pictures: Vietnam's internet addiction

 The number of internet connections in Vietnam has soared in the last 10 years, increasing from 200,000 in 2000 to over 22m by June 2009. Internet cafes offering online game services are very popular in big cities. (Text/images: Ngoc Nguyen)  According to forecasts, the number of online game players in Vietnam will...