Panpipe competition attracts a number of tourists

On February 16, the final contest of the biggest panpipe dancing event in the northwest took place at Sun World Fansipan Legend, bringing visitors memorable experiences in the journey of spring festival at the Fansipan summit.

The Government recently issued a decree on amending and supplementing the list of foreign citizens eligible for e-visas and border gates that allow immigration by e-visas.

Thunderstorms and hail occur from March to May annually, when the weather changes from cold to hot and from the dry season to the rainy season, a weather expert said. However, the appearance of hail in mid-February is a sign that dangerous whether phenomena are more likely this year.

Hail and whirlwinds in the northern mountainous region killed one person and injured three others over the weekend, the National Committee of Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue reported on Monday evening. Damage to private property, crops, livestock and public buildings was estimated to cost VNĐ26 billion (US$1.1 million) in total. 

Four men will be prosecuted for the rape and murder of a university student in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên, the provincial police announced yesterday.

Việt Nam has more than 10,200 sites prone to landslide risks located in ten northern mountainous localities, according to Việt Nam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources under Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Điện Biên Province Police have decided to prosecute Vương Văn Hùng, who was accused of robbing and killing university student Cao Mỹ Duyên on February 4, Brigadier Sùng A Hồng announced on Wednesday.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH), in collaboration with Zo Project, continues to host a craft workshop on dó (poonah) paper on Saturday, February 16.

Hoa Ban Festival 2019 – the popular spring flower festival of the north and northwestern region, will take place from March 6-18 in Điện Biên Province.

A lot of speciality foods from around the country are being sold in HCM City for Tết (the Lunar New Year).