Mù Cang Chải Ripening Rice Season

Is there anywhere better to take that perfect picture? Mù Cang Chải in northern Việt Nam has some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. Just check out those amazing golden rice terraces, you won’t be disappointed.

Young ambassadors for Hà Nội

When it comes to seeing a city, a little bit of local knowledge goes a long way. And in Hà Nội, many students are taking visitors around the sights free of charge. They are part of the Hanoi Free Tour Guides initiative and are not just showing people around, but also making friends along the way.
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The Fish Tết of Tày people in Hà Giang

This year Yên Minh District has expanded the Fish Festival to a large scale, with a series of activities including a fish race, a competition catching fish by hand on the rice paddy fields, a fish roasting competition, and making sticky rice buns with fish dumplings.
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Lào Cai  serves more than 6 million visitors in 9 months

The number of visitors to the northern province of Lao Cai in the first nine months of this year reached a record of more than six million, up 71 per cent over the same period last year, thanks to measures to stimulate tourism demand, together with improved service quality.
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Safe homestay for relaxing holidays

In recent years, homestay services have flourished in many localities, offering tourists new experiences and also bringing more income to locals. Yet the rapid development of the service has also challenged authorities, especially since many buildings have been built in protected forest zones.
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Drawing tourists with songs from stone instruments

The melodious rhythms of stone lithophone at popular destinations in the central province of Phú Yên - such as Gành Đá Dĩa (seashore area of uniformly interlocking basalt rock columns located along the coast in An Ninh Đông Commune), Tuy An District and Tháp Nhạn (Nhạn Tower, a Chăm structure in Tuy Hoà City) - have lured many visitors.

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