The ‘Cave of Fire’ is a cool place

In the language of Tày ethnic people, Thẳm Phầy means the cave of fire. No one can explain why people called it that way. Actually, the cave hides a stream, several waterfalls and a miraculous world of stalactites.

The great balls of fire in Nong Khai

Visiting Thailand has never been boring to me, since the country is not only the kitchen of the world, but also a hub of activities and festivals.

Peaceful beauty and fragrant tea in the highlands

Imagine an early morning when the sky is still misty. As the sun rises, the first light hits the morning dew kissing the tea leaves. You walk along the road, embracing the lake and drinking a clear, fragrant cup of tea. How does it feel?

Hòn Đỏ - an exhilirating seaside antidote to daily worries

Hòn Đỏ beach in the central province of  Ninh Thuận attracts tourists though it doesn’t have a white sandy beach.

Instead, tourists enjoy walking and fishing on the beach covered by rocks and green moss. There, the rising and ebbing tides create caves, crevices and srange stone formations next to the sea.

Ascending into mist at Tam Ðảo

A mere 85km north of Hà Nội lies Tam Ðảo, accessible only by a single road, the National Road 2B, a ribbon of automotive perfection which snakes and climbs around acres of lush green valleys.

Mogao Caves: the Thousand Buddha Grottoes

Dunhuang, a city in China’s north-western Gansu Province described as an oasis in the Gobi desert, is emerging as an international cultural "melting pot" because of its famous ancient Buddhist cave temples, the Mogao caves.

HCM City welcomes 1.8 million foreign tourists

Nearly 1.8 million foreign tourists visited HCM City in the first four months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 14 per cent, according to a report from the municipal People’s Committee.

Lào Cai ethnic festival to be held

The 13th Cultural, Sports and Tourism Festival of ethnic groups in the northeast region will take place in Lào Cai Province in October, according to the Ministry of Cultural, Sports and Tourism.

’Lake as big as an ocean’ in Pleiku offers best of both worlds to visitors

Summertime arouses in everyone the yearning for cool fresh air and escape from daily urban life. Mountains, sea shores, and sandy beaches. Wouldn’t it be perfect if one could go to a place which has both a lake as big as the ocean and mountain ranges to feast their eyes on? No matter how picky you are as a tourist, Biển Hồ Lake in Pleiku city is always a place you can relax and adore.

Hải Dương launches souvenir design contest

The Hải Dương Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has launched a design contest on handicraft souvenirs that will remind tourists of the province’s cultural and tourism features.

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