After a year of taking the industry by storm, three pop bands in HCM City have become new music icons for young audiences.

The white water cascaded down a series of rocky outcrops, giving the effect of many waterfalls rather than just one. From far distance, the waterfall looks like a white dragon waggling its tail. What a fairy-like sight.

The number of people visiting Mũi Né in Bình Thuận Province and Đà Lạt in Lâm Đồng Province rose sharply on the fourth day of the new lunar year (31 January 2017).

Chinese visitors led the pack as more than a million foreigners visited Việt Nam in January.

The opening ceremony of 2017 Bái Đính pagoda Festival was held on Thursday, the sixth day of the first lunar month, in northern province of Ninh Bình. The annual festival will remain open until the third lunar month of this year.

The seven-day Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday from January 26 to February 1 combined with favorable weather conditions caused a surge in the number of tourists and festive bookings across the country.

Composer Cellist Hoàng Dương (Ngô Hoàng Dương) passed away on Monday 30 January, according to an announcement from his close relatives.

The southern province of Tây Ninh on Tuesday opened a month-long Spring Festival with an arts performance Tây Ninh – Perfume and Beauty of Spring at the Bà Đen Mountain Resort.

The Book Street Festival held in HCM City as part of its Tết (Lunar New Year) celebrations was a resounding success, surpassing expectations, organisers said.