Environment
Localities hurt by widespread forest fires
Forest blazes have taken their toll on various Vietnamese provinces over the past week.
Environment
XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
Environment
Travel
Lao Cai province braces for ‘tourism year'
The northern province of Lao Cai is concentrating on developing local tourist attractions in order to host the National Tourism Year in 2017.
Environment
Snow envelops northern mountains
Snow fell in many areas across the northern mountainous region as a strong cold spell envelops almost half of the country from January 23.
Society
BIDV vows to improve social welfare in Yen Bai
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has pledged the provision of 30 billion VND (1.32 million USD) for social welfare and poverty reduction efforts in Yen Bai province.
Destinations
Terraced fields - a man-made wonder
Terraced fields are recognised by the State as national scenic places and appreciated by international mass media as the peak of beauty crystallised by Vietnamese culture and labour.
Culture - Sports
Exhibition exchanges love between VN, RoK
Beautiful moments in Vietnam and the Republic of Korea are captured in the works of photographers Vu Bach Lien and Lee Sang-bok.
Society
Mong village looks to become new Sapa
Yen Bai province in the northwest hopes to turn one of its mountain villages, Nam Khat, into a second Sapa, provincial Party Secretary Pham Duy Cuong has said.
Travel
Paragliding over yellow terraced rice fields
Over 200 Vietnamese and foreign paragliders showed off their skills in a paragliding festival which opened in Khau Pha mountain pass in Mu Cang Chai district, northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.
Travel
Autumn tours draw Vietnamese tourists
Autumn tours offered by local travel firms have become increasingly appealing to Vietnamese tourists with companies announcing a rise in the number of bookings.
Culture - Sports
Paragliding festival kicks off in Yen Bai
Over 200 paragliders from Vietnam and other foreign countries showed off their skills in a paragliding festival which opened in Khau Pha mountain pass in Yen Bai province.
Culture - Sports
National week honours Mu Cang Chai terraced paddy fields
A national week of culture, sports and tourism honouring the values of terraced paddy fields and Mong culture is underway in Yen Bai's Mu Cang Chai mountainous district from September 12-20.
Culture - Sports
Yen Bai showcases series of culture, tourism events
A series of cultural and tourism events is taking place in Mu Cang Chai district in the northern province of Yen Bai, celebrating the region's beautiful terraced landscapes and rich ethnic cultures.
Society
Ethnic minority students to access life skills
A training course on life skills education for primary and secondary ethnic minority students opened in northern mountainous Lao Cai province on August 19.
Culture - Sports
Ancient stones uncovered in Mu Cang Chai
Some 20 ancient carved sandstone slabs were recently discovered scattered in fields and around villages of Tang Ghenh, Hu Tru Lin and Hong Nhi Pa in Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai northern province.
Society
Mu Cang Chai: astonishing destination for tourism
The magnificent scenery of Khau Pha mountain pass in the mountainous district of Mu Cang Chai in Yen Bai northern province may make it one of the most exquisite sites in the nation.
Society
Foreigners need permits to enter border areas
Starting July 11, non-Vietnamese citizens will be required to obtain
permits from the Immigration Management Office of the Ministry of Public
Security to enter certain areas along the border.
War-left bomb safely deactivated in Yen Bai provinve
Sappers from the Military High Command of northern Yen Bai province
safely destroyed a 340-kg bomb dropped by the US troops between 1968 and
1970 during the war in Vietnam.
Culture - Sports
Tourism week kicks off in Mu Cang Chai
Mu Cang Chai district’s Culture and Tourism Week was launched on
September 25 in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, attracting
a large number of local residents and tourists.
Sharp discounts plentiful at regional travel fair
Travellers will have the opportunity to buy tour packages, air tickets
and related services with discounts of up to 40 percent at the ongoing
International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City, a local newspaper
reported.
Culture - Sports
Culture – Tourism Week to celebrate beauty of rice terraces
A Culture and Tourism Week will be held in Mu Cang Chai district in the
northern mountainous province of Yen Bai from September 25-30,
highlighting the beauty and value of the local terraced rice fields and
H’mong culture.
Focus
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Indian politician hails CPV as true representative of Vietnamese nation
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