Heritage

Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park wins at World Travel Awards 2025

Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025

The park achieved a historic double, winning the titles of Việt Nam''s Leading Nature Destination 2025 and Asia''s Leading National Park 2025.

Event

Heritage handshake joins forces for transboundary treasures

Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025

The event was co-organised by the Management Board of Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry of Khammouane Province, Laos.

Life & Style

New plant species discovered in Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park

Friday, Aug 29, 2025

This woody climbing shrub can grow up to five metres tall. Its leaves are alternate, obovate or oval in shape, while its flower clusters grow at branch tips or leaf axils, with funnel-shaped, dark purple corollas.

Life & Style

Community-led conservation thrives in Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park

Monday, Aug 04, 2025

In addition to safeguarding the heritage, locals also act as “ambassadors,” promoting its image through services like tourist transport, photography, and souvenir sales. Their efforts help domestic and international visitors better understand the park’s core values and vast tourism potential.

Life & Style

Ninh Bình seeks global recognition for cliff-based Hán-Nôm inscriptions

Monday, Jul 21, 2025

This treasure trove of Hán and Nôm writing documents important historical figures and events not only in Ninh Bình but across Việt Nam.

News

Yên Tử – Vĩnh Nghiêm – Côn Sơn – Kiếp Bạc Complex recognised as world cultural heritage

Saturday, Jul 12, 2025

The complex has become Việt Nam’s ninth world heritage site and second trans-provincial heritage site, following Hạ Long Bay - Cát Bà Archipelago, which spans the northern province of Quảng Ninh and Hải Phòng City.

Heritage

Newly discovered lava cave enhances Đắk Nông on world heritage map

Monday, Jan 06, 2025

The cave located in the north east, about 1,800m from the Nâm Blang crater, has been assessed as quite stable and solid, opening it up for local tourism development.

Heritage

Hạ Long Bay not named in UNESCO’s list of World Heritages in Danger

Tuesday, Dec 24, 2024

To date, Việt Nam’s heritage sites have not been named in the List of World Heritages in Danger.

News

Historical site in Hue under threat

Monday, Oct 19, 2015

Plans to turn Hue''s historical Vong Canh Hill, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site, into a park has worried locals that the picturesque ruins of the former imperial capital city will be vandalised.

News

Citadel artefacts displayed in HCM City

Monday, Sep 28, 2015

A permanent exhibition of artefacts from the Thang Long-Ha Noi Imperial Citadel opens today at the Museum of HCM City.

News

Park wins 2nd UNESCO recognition

Saturday, Jul 04, 2015

Central Viet Nam''s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park received its second UNESCO recognition yesterday.

News

HCM City to hold Belgian beer fest

Monday, Apr 13, 2015

The Belgian Beer Festival will be organised for the first time late this month in HCM City, following its first appearance in Ha Noi last year.

News

Ministry wants task force to protect Imperial Citadel

Wednesday, Aug 06, 2014

The culture ministry announced that state bodies have thoroughly understood and gained valuable experience from the management and conservation of the Central Sector of Thang Long – Ha Noi Imperial Citadel.

News

UNESCO concerned for citadel safety

Thursday, Jul 31, 2014

The director of UNESCO''s World Heritage Centre has officially asked Viet Nam to verify and provide more information concerning the ongoing construction next to the site of the Thang Long Citadel, which was placed on the World Heritage List in 2010.

Travel

Ha Long Bay is like a ‘fairy tale'

Friday, May 09, 2014

Ha Long Bay ranks 16th in a list of 26 "places that look like they have been taken out of fairy tales" according to US-based website BuzzFeed Travel.