Discovery Vietnam

10/02/2024

Lunar New Year – The 'soft power' of Vietnamese culture

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations has recognized the Lunar New Year as an annual UN holiday. This reflects the international communities acknowledgment of Asian traditional culture and that the values of the traditional Lunar New Year have spread beyond Asian boundaries. Our very first show of the New Lunar Year will bring you a very special edition with a theme "Traditional Lunar New Year - The ‘Soft Power’ of Vietnamese Culture".

01/02/2024

Mausoleum honors Thoai Ngoc Hau, a 19th century prominent general

(VOVWORLD) - Built at the foot of Sam Mountain in Chau Doc city, An Giang province, Thoai Ngoc Hau Mausoleum, also known as Son Lang (mountain tomb), has an architecture typical of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802‑1945). This is the resting place of Thoai Ngoc Hau, a prominent general of the Nguyen Dynasty.

28/01/2024

Ba Chua Xu Temple at Sam mountain, a spiritual tourism site in Chau Doc

(VOVWORLD) - The temple of Ba Chua Xu, the Holy Mother of the Realm, is located at the foot of Sam moutain in Chau Doc city, An Giang province. This is a famous spiritual tourism destination in Vietnam’s southwestern region recently recognized by the Vietnam-India Economic and Cultural Exchange Forum as an “Exemplary Asia-Pacific Spiritual Tourism Destination”.

21/01/2024

Pu Sam Cap – top caves in northwestern mountains

(VOVWORLD) - Pu Sam Cap, a group of 10 caves, is dubbed the “top caves of the Northwest” for its pristine, mysterious beauty which is especially attractive to adventurers.

04/01/2024

Kon Tum attracts tourists with its indigenous culture

(VOVWORLD) - Kon Tum province is located in the north of the Central Highlands and on the western side of the Truong Son range. It’s the second smallest province in the Central Highlands, with mountains and plateaus, interspersed with narrow valleys. Kon Tum has a cool climate and attracts tourists with its rugged landscape and the cultures of its indigenous peoples.

28/12/2023

Meo Vac Fair, where stone plateau’s ethnic people make friends

(VOVWORLD) - Meo Vac Fair is one of the most famous ones in the northern mountain province of Dong Van. Tourists can indulge themselves in a cultural space inhabited by many local ethnic groups. People come to trade food, agricultural products, and farm tools, or just to meet people and enjoy the atmosphere.

23/12/2023

San Thang fair shows rich ethnic culture

(VOVWORLD) - Lai Chau province was blessed by nature with majestic landscapes and mountains covered with clouds. There are peaceful villages in the valleys and on the mountainside and unique mountain fairs featuring local goods and culture. One of the fairs that attracts the most domestic and foreign tourists is San Thang.

14/12/2023

Con Dao, a pearl in Vietnam’s southernmost

(VOVWORLD) - Con Dao, an island district in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, is approximately 230 km from Ho Chi Minh City. The island district consists of 16 islands, the biggest of which is Con Dao. Con Dao is associated with Vietnam’s heroic history of resistance wars to rise up and liberate the homeland.

07/12/2023

Van Ho, a captivating beauty

(VOVWORLD) - Villages hidden in the mist, magnificent waterfalls, tea fields carpeting the mountainside, and lively mountain fairs have captivated a lot of visitors to Van Ho district, the gateway to the northern mountain province of Son La.

30/11/2023

130-year-old Hang Dau water tower has new look

(VOVWORLD) - Hang Dau water tower, one of the first water towers in Hanoi, stopped supplying water in 1960. Recently, some artists used installation art to ‘awaken’ this old structure. It is now an art space containing an exhibition called "Water and Heritage of Hang Dau Water Tower".