People call Tăng A Pẩu a man of the forest. He especially loves the birds in the forests of Việt Nam.

Trần Duy Quang has made a name for himself as an ultra trail marathon runner.

The circle of professional photographers in Việt Nam have nicknamed him “a man of forest”. Tăng A Pẩu spends two to three days a week in forests, photographing the trees and the animals who make them their home.

The body of Thi An Kiện, 24, a backpacker, who was previously reported missing on May 12, was found on Sunday in the coastal central province of Bình Thuận’s Phan Dũng Commune.

Trần Duy Quang, 29, has only been running for three years but has already won a number of events. He triumphed in the men’s 70km category of the Dalat Ultra Trail International Marathon in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng in March and is the first Vietnamese runner to win the Việt Nam Mountain Marathon in Sa Pa, Lào Cai Province, which is one of the largest ultra-running events in Asia and a landmark event in Southeast Asia. Thanh Nga catches up with him.

If you’re a nature lover and favour adventure trips, the U Minh National Park (UMNP) in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta should be at the top of your destination list, especially if you live in southern Việt Nam.

About 65km from the centre of the southern province of Kiên Giang, the serene and unspoiled Hòn Sơn island is a hidden gem for the nature-loving tourists. Covering an area of 11.5 sq km, Hòn Sơn is now home to more than 9,000 households. The island has developed from a fishing and fish sauce making village into a tourism destination.

The National Authority of Tourism has chosen 2018 as a Tourism Year themed Hạ Long – Quảng Ninh with Hạ Long Bay as a heritage, wonder of the world and a friendly destination. Lê Hương of Việt Nam News talks to Phạm Ngọc Thủy, director of Quảng Ninh Tourism Department on the local tourism achievements and preparation for the tourism year.

Tú Làn Cave, sister of the biggest grotto in the world, Sơn Đoòng, is offering visitors treks, swimming, caving trips and a race.

Local people help hikers to reach the top of Nhìu Cồ San mountain. It is two thousand nine hundred and sixty-six metres high.