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The annual Hue Festival is poised to dazzle visitors with myriad traditional performances from dozens of participating countries.The fest runs from April 29 to May 4 in the Vietnamese central city of Hue, boasting...

UNESCO has granted “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” certification to ritual tug of war games popular in the wet rice civilizations of Vietnam, Cambodia, Korea and the Philippines.

The crew behind Hollywood’s upcoming King Kong monster movie franchise is wrapping up in Australia and expects to move to Vietnam next month for the final stage of filming.

It is often said that the first month of the lunar calendar in Vietnam is the month of celebrations. There is a myriad of cultural, historical and religious events to be held after the Tet Lunar New Year holiday.

A cable car that transports tourists to Vietnam’s Fansipan peak overlooking Sapa in the far north of country opened to visitors.

Like other Asian countries, Vietnamese believe that the color of red and yellow will bring good fortune, which may explain why these colors can be seen everywhere in Lunar New Year. People consider what they do on...