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Travelling to Sa Pa town in Lao Cai province is always a journey of interesting experiences and Ta Phin monastery is becoming a popular spot near the town.

By carefully putting dried flowers, leaves and grass between pages, Hoa la co (Flowers, leaves and grass) workshop has created nature books that have made an impression on international visitors.

As tourism activities have come to a complete halt and many firms gone bankrupt, a large number of tour guides end up losing their jobs. They have to do other jobs to earn a living.

The outdoor bar Saigon Outcast will host the Thao Dien Flea Market which will highlight the bohemian lifestyle on March 7.

Handmade Vietnamese products have been presented at a recent exhibition of craft design in Bangkok, Thailand.

Trade experts agreed at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh that there is great potential for Vietnam to expand exports to the US market, especially consumer and handmade products.

Dare to think different and take a risk – that’s the path young artisan Vu Nhu Quynh has taken to succeed.

Located in Vinh Phuc province, 45km north of Hanoi, Huong Canh retains its 300-year-old ceramic and pottery craft despite the influx of modernity.

The image of Tay women sitting beside looms to weave brocade used to be a familiar sight in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang.

To enhance the value of Vietnamese handicrafts, especially lacquer products, two young men have started their own business creating lacquer phone cases.

The spring atmosphere is overwhelming Hanoi’s streets, from downtown to the outskirts.

The CNN Travel has just published a list of 20 best new restaurants in Asia-Pacific to try in 2020, with the John Anthony Cantonese Grill & Dim Sum at the five-star JW Marriott Hanoi (Vietnam) one of them.

Tet (Lunar New Year) is fast approaching, and people in Boe Dau village in the northern province of Thai Nguyen’s Co Lung commune are busy preparing banh chung (square glutinous rice cakes).

Just 25km from Ha Noi’s city centre, Quat Dong Village is renowned as the cradle of the traditional embroidery. The countryside is peaceful with a thousand-year history.

Ca Mau province has received national recognition for gac keo ong (open hives made to lure wild bees) at U Minh Ha Forest, and muoi ba khia (fermented ba khia, or mangrove crabs, paste) as intangible

Christmas decorations on sale on many streets in Hanoi signal the biggest Christian celebration is nearing.

“Then” singing practice of Vietnam’s ethnic groups of Tay, Nung, Thai has been named in UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity.

Cultural experts have suggested diversifying preservation methods of UNESCO-recognised Then singing, on the basis of its original values.

“Then” practice of Vietnam’s ethnic groups of Tay, Nung, Thai has been named in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Cultural Heritage said on December 13.

With the sophistication in dressing style, the Red Dao women create their own decorations for their clothes that are distinguished from those of other ethnic groups.