Barely a ripple: Visitors enjoy a boat tour on Ben En Lake. — Photo nld.com.vn by Ha Nguyen We arrived at Ben En National Park, one of the most relaxing parks in north Viet Nam, early this month to join a reforestation programme with people in Thanh Hoa’s Nhu Thanh District.Located about 45km from the
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LAO CAI (VNS) — Bac Ha District, one of the most famous tourism destinations in the northern province of Lao Cai, has opened a night market at the district’s centre market. The night market, which is open every Saturday, holds art performances and offers food, souvenirs and other products. The district’s famous cuisines include thang
A restaurant in Ha Noi serves culinary treats that revolve around a fruit grown in the northern mountains, and hopes the use of ingredients from the region proves fruitful to local households. Thuy Hang reports. I had almost given up on finding a suitable restaurant for a reunion of old friends when a friend suggested
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Like many countries around the world, Vietnam has already celebrated the New Year on January 1. But there’s another one coming. The much more anticipated and much bigger event will upstage everything else, when we start a nine-day holiday to celebrate the Lunar Tet Festival, which this year starts on February 15. And yes, nine days. Festive
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