Travel companies in Ho Chi Minh City are making active preparations for tours to the capital city of Hanoi during its 1,000 year anniversary. Many travel companies say they have been working with Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific for airfare booking since early this year. The companies have also tried to ensure food, drink, transport [...]

The Moon is at its brightest of the year tonight, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is in full force across the country. In Hanoi, the area around Hang Ma Street is the most crowded, as it is traditionally the market for children’s toys for the festival. In the ancient town of Hoi An, most houses turn off [...]

Over 3,000 representatives from Hanoi-based businesses and organisations will walk around Hoan Kiem Lake on September 26 to mark the 1000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi. The event is being jointly held by UNESCO’s Corporate Culture Centre, the Hoang Dung Media Company, the Mekong Trading Joint Stock Company and Vietnam Synergy Ltd. The participants will [...]

A host of treasures hidden underneath and left on the ground over 1,300 years has earned the core of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel UNESCO recognition as a world cultural heritage site. The site encompasses the No. 18 Hoang Dieu archaeological site and the central axis of the Hanoi ancient citadel which are nestled in [...]

The Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere has arrived and can be seen on the roads and in towns all over Vietnam. The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, which is usually around late September or early October according to the Gregorian calendar. It is a date that [...]