Fatal coronavirus infects Spring festival

The Perfume Pagoda Festival, Việt Nam's oldest, biggest and longest-running festival, has officially been opened but due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the number of visitors has dropped sharply. 

Hà Nội nears finish line for F1 preparations Hà Nội is working to finalise preparations for its first Formula One race in April.

Hà Nội attractions reopen for tourists All scenic, cultural and historic sites nationwide were approved to open for guests as long as safety and hygiene were guaranteed.

Hà Nội temporarily closes relic sites due to coronavirus Hà Nội has decided to temporarily close local relic sites, including the Temple of Literature and Ngọc Sơn Temple to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Sri Lanka offers many wonders

On the occasion of the Independence Day of Sri Lanka, Ambassador from Sri Lanka to Việt Nam Prasanna Gamage sends Việt Nam News a story to promote the image of his country.

Tourism takes in the tenth century

The province of Ninh Bình is this year’s host to the National Tourism Year programme. Its history goes back to the Tenth Century Kingdom of Đại Việt.

Visitors flock to spring festivals

Despite winter breezes and cold weather, thousands of visitors from the capital city and other localities, flocked to the Đống Đa Mound in Hà Nội on Wednesday morning, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, to attend the opening of the Đống Đa Festival.

Larry Heinemann: Born to belong to Việt Nam

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai recalls memories about the veteran who wrote some books "about the war that leaves no doubt about our treatment of the Vietnamese as a culture and a people".

Defunct palace and Vietnamese writing school to be rebuilt1 The central province has commenced construction on a memorial park in honour of the Thanh Chiêm Palace – the first school of Vietnamese romanized script – in Điện Bàn town.

List of firework displays in Hà Nội

Beginning the Lunar New Year watching a firework display has become an indispensable activity of many Vietnamese. There will be displays at 30 locations across Hà Nội for the first 15 minutes of the New Year from midnight until 12.15pm on January 25, 2020.