I have never witnessed such a celebration of a failure in the football tournament.

The return of Vietnam's U23 football team was welcomed by the public across the country. The team was hailed by a 30-km line of football fans standing along two sides of streets from the airport to the heart of the capital after their impressive wins in the AFC U23 contest which the Vietnamese team has first-ever participated in, but they created a hit in print, online media and other social media platforms.

The Vietnamese team was seen as an underdog in this prize. Its group included three football giants: Korea, Socceroos, and Syria. In the first match, they lost the Korean team 2-1. After that, they won the Socceroos 1-0 that made a hit in Vietnam, were in a draw with the Syrian. In the quarter-round, they won Iraq in penalties and in the semi-round, they also won the Qatari in penalties, storming the final. Last, they lost Uzbekistan 1-2 that made their football fan cry a river.

It is a hit in Vietnam because this is the first time the Vietnamese football team came to this round and won a silver medal. When seeing crowds celebrate their team's match in the final, a foreign tourist uttered: "I have never witnessed such a celebration of a loss in the football contest.

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Who dare to make a tour in Hoi An Ancient Town

While visiting Hoi An Ancient Town along with his group of friends, a French tourist was attacked by a group of motorcyclists. He was hospitalized and had 11 stitches on his wounded head. 

An owner of a hotel in Hoi An Ancient Town related that this tourist checked out on 27 January in a status of painfulness and illness. 

At 12 am on 25 January, he went out for a drink with his friends. A motorcyclist drove him to a bar. When he took money out of his wallet, some motorcyclists attacked him to rob his money. At the same time, this gangster robbed money from his group of friends. Fortunately, his group was more crowded, thus, the gangster failed the robbery. 

After a drink, they left the bar and met the gangster outside again. This time, the gangster had a larger number of people than his group. They attacked his group with helmets. 

This is a shame for the tourism in Hoi An. In addition to this, owners of services as restaurants, hotels apply cutting throat rates to tourists. This is a warning for international and local tourists who are planning a tour in this city. 

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Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO recognized world heritage and a must in most of the tours in Vietnam. Ha Long features thousands of limestone karsts and islets in various shapes and size.

Ha Long means a descending dragon. According to a local history, Vietnam started developing the country, invaders came to occupy part of the territory. They had to encounter Vietnam's resistance. To assist Vietnam to fight against its enemy, God sent a family of dragons as protectors in this war. Dragons spat out jewels and jades which later turned into islands and islets dotting the bay. These gifted islands and islets have formed a great wall to prevent the invader's attacks. In battles, rocky mountains appeared ahead of opponents' battleships which stroke them to sink to the river bed.

Nowadays, visitors opt for a cruise tour that includes sleeping on board while in the bay while a growing number decides to go straight to Cat Ba Bay from where trips to less-visited but equally alluring Lan Ha Bay.

Visitors have to purchase entry tickets for National Park (USD 2) and pay some fees such as a ticket for attractions in Bay such as admission to caves and fishing villages (USD 1.5).

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Vietnam's First Final Round in The U23 Asian Cup

Today is 27 January 2018. I would like to save this page for Vietnam's historical football match between Vietnam and Uzbekistan. In rationale, Uzbekistan will win but in my heart, Vietnam will win. This is the first-ever match that has hooked the attention of the public from across the country, from the highest level official to the most common person. All activities of businesses have circled this biggest event that helps promote their brand and increase their sales.

The match starts at 15:00 today that enable 90 millions of Vietnamese's hearts pulse along with it. The public is ready to pour out into all streets on their bikes and even cars to go around the city crying with joys of success. Even Vietnamese team loses in this match, there will be endless parades of motorbikes. That's the Vietnamese's love of the football.

On the bad side of this event, races of motorbikes to welcome the victory injure or deprive of people's lives. This is a hard work day for the police and hospital staff who are suffered the consequences the football brings.

For more photos about the Vietnamese's celebration of football victories, please click here

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Moc Chau Province in a blossom season

If you go to Moc Chau Province, North of Vietnam, in this period, you would see the beauty of nature when Moc Chau stays in blossom seasons of apricot, prune, cherry that creates a multi-color painting of nature.

When winter comes to an end, the sunshine comes up giving a herald of the flower blossom. The ethnic minority people in Moc Chau Province respect the Lunar New Year, considers it as the biggest event in a year. All daily life activities give up to the preparation of this event. In their tradition, this holiday lasts three days that happen before and after it. In these days, they cease farming, growing and spend all of the time visiting their relatives and friends in the community, organizing festivals and enjoying drinking.

The above photo depicts two little girls in new dresses to welcome the Lunar New Year. They come to the market to meet up with their opposite-sex friends for a date-outing.

After a year of working hard, it is the time the ethnic minority people set aside all of the livelihood to enjoy what they have earned in the previous year.

For more photos about the life in Moc Chau Province, please click here.

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Phu Quoc Island

Phu Quoc Island is a tourist attraction which you have never got bored of. Phu Quoc is gifted with the beauty of nature, turquoise water, white sandy beaches, an ideal place for lying under the sun, in the shade of trees with a drink. In addition, Phu Quoc possesses many small islands. Mong Tay Island and May Rut Island are considered as a little Maldives. Or Gam Ghi Island is seen as a minimized Bali of Indonesia.

In even in rainy season, Phu Quoc still hooks the attraction of tourists as they explore sportive games such as scuba, snorkelling, fishing trips that cater to tourists lots of pleasure. 

For more photos, please click here.

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Thom Island, Phu Quoc Island

What we predominantly realize from the about photo is turquoise watet, dazzling white sand beach under green coconut trees. The beauty of nature that caters to fishermen and their family is a tourist business. The influx of domestic and international tourists on holidays brings to inhabitants a fair livelihood.

In addition to lying in the sun, under the shade of coconut trees with a drink, you would enjoy fishing sailing, scuba, and snorkelling.

For more photos about Phu Quoc Island, please click here

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Ambassador of Ao Dai Festival (Long Dress Festival) Linh Do

Ms Linh Do becomes the Ambassador of Long Dress Festival for the second time (the first time is 2017). This event will be taking place from 3 - 25 March 2018 (3 weeks) to honour the gracefulness of Ao Dai, Vietnamese woman's traditional dress. It also represents Vietnam's icon. It concludes a series of activities such as talk show, painting contests and designs that circle around the long dress. It themes I love Vietnam's Ao Dai, the trend of dress style in Vietnam. 

Particularly, the contest of the Gracefulness of Vietnam's Ao Dai will consist of preliminary round from 1 January onwards and semi and final rounds from 3 to 18 March 2018. The steering board encourages local people and expats who are interested in this event could join it. 

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Year of the Dog 2018.

The Lunar New Year of the Dog is upon us one month away. Many activities to welcome the new year will be taking place across Vietnam. In Ho Chi Minh City, Spring Flower Festival in Tao Dan Park is an exhibition of fresh flowers, bonsai trees, and ornament plants created by domestic and international craftsmen. In addition to this activity, visitors will enjoy music performance, folk games, calligraphy exhibition, cuisine fair.

The highlight of this period is the Flower Festival on pedestrian street Nguyen Hue. The festival themes Aspiration for Further Development. This event will start from 13 to 19 February 2018.

The above photo is one of the paintings participated by young painters in Ho Chi Minh City to describe the icon of the lunar new year of 2018.

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Festival of Ao Dai (Long Dress Festival) in Vietnam

Vietnam's Long Dress Festival that honours the gracefulness of Vietnam's traditional dress will be taking place in Ho Chi Minh City in three weeks starting from March 3 to 25, 2018. The festival with a theme "the Charmfulness of Vietnam's Long Dress" would like to send a message to the public that I love Vietnam's Ao Dai (Long Dress).

The highlight of this event is to offer Vietnamese traditional dress to girls, women in the field of education, rural areas to promote the traditional icon of Vietnam. People will have a long dress made at many spots that have been established to make long dresses.

One of the interesting points in this festival, at the Tan Son Nhat Airport, international passengers will be offered vouchers to make long dress free of charge, take photos of long dresses on themselves.

The central point of this fifth annual festival is a parade of 3000 participants in plentiful colour dresses. It is one of the city's activities to promote the tourism in Ho Chi Minh City.

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U Minh Forest, Ca Mau Province

U Minh Forest is a large mangrove forest and home to endangered mammals including hairy-nose otters and fishing cats and 187 bird species. It is also a hide-out for Vietnamese resistants in the American War. These fortresses caused lots of difficulties for the America-backed army. That's why the American army used chemical defoliation in this region that endangered seriously the forest.

Over the time, the rain washed out dioxin from the forest to the sea. The greenage is returning. The local people grow eucalyptus trees as they are dioxin-resistant.

Unfortunately, the forest has been destroyed due to clearing for shrimp farming ponds, charcoal production and woodchipping.

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Da Lat in the Cherry Blossom

Da Lat City attracts the interest from tourists in the cherry blossom in these months. Its climate is as much mild as the one in western countries. At the end of December and beginning of January is a window of opportunity for tourism in this city.

However, a flow of tourists in this city creates a raise of rates in restaurants, hotels that causes the inconvenience for tourists. Some quarrels between service or agency owners have to be solved at the police station. It also affects the tourist image of this city.

In some songs, Dalat is described as a city of dream due to the beauty of nature, a city in a forest. But it is in the past. Nowadays, The process of urbanization deprives the city of the greenage. It should be a despair for those who come back to Dalat to remind of their childish memory about this city. Today's Dalat is quite different.

For more photos about Dalat City, please click here.

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Photographic Gallery of Rehahn

This is one of the photographic selection of Rehahn, a French photographer, who travelled across Vietnam to capture people he met on his journey.

Rehahn's photographic gallery in Hoi An Ancient Town hooked the attention from local people and expats. Lissa La Londe, an American, said she had seen some wild animals in Vietnam and these pictures reminded her of visits to Vietnam where she was welcome with the Vietnamese's hospitality. she bought a photo depicting a married couple of two old people that represent their happiness on their faces. She hoped she and her husband enjoyed as same the happiness as this couple does.

This gallery attracted 1,500 people to register on social media Facebook. On the day, visitors took long lines in the showroom. The topic of the exhibition is Couleur d'Asie (Colour of Asia) that collects all pieces of work Rehahn realized for five years in Vietnam.

Pham Van Trang, coming from Binh Duong Province, said each piece of work represented the soul of a character in a photograph that he had a feeling from the eyes of characters.

If you are interested in more photos, please click here.

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Dam Ngang Island, Phu Quoc

Dam Ngang, one of the top attractions in Phu Quoc Island, owns ravishingly beautiful coral reefs and turquoise water. You will find an untouched beach with dazzling white sand.

If you want to see plentiful coral reefs here while swimming, face down to the bottom of the water. The ecosystem of coral reefs consists of 17 categories and many kinds of anemones.

An above photo depicts some huge rocks as figures of an animal against the setting of sunset. Dam Ngang offers windows of opportunities for you to take moments of relaxation in the beauty of nature.

Phu Quoc Island Archipelago is considered as a paradise of tourism in Vietnam. In a tour here, you have an opportunity to visit a historical prison that built in the wartime, fish sauce producing firms whose products are Vietnam's iconic goods.

If you want to travel in Phu Quoc Island Archipelago through a photographic selection, please click here

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Tra Su Forest, Chau Doc

If you visit Tra Su Forest, you will find a variety of colourful birds and other animals such as storks, bats, turtles, and snakes. It is interesting to take a rowing boat, motorboat or go on foot. In addition, spanning carpets of water lettuce are so dense that people have a feeling of surfing on green fields. 

Chau Doc is home to Cham, Kmer, and Chinese communities, just a few kilometres from Campuchian border. That explains Chau Doc inherits the diversity of culture and offers tourists an opportunity to learn about its multiple cultures. People live in floating houses and live on fish farming or freshwater shrimp cultivating.

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Conic Hats

Two images on conic hats seen from above depict two persons eating a specialty dish. An idea drawing on conic hats is appreciated in promoting Vietnam as a destination of tourism. A conic hat represents an icon of Vietnam. Many foreign tourists buy it as a souvenir when making a tour in Vietnam.

This is an idea of a Korean member of SSEAYP (the Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program) when going to Vietnam in this program. This program is to create an exchange between Japan and 10 ASEAN countries in Southeast Asia starting back in 1974 to establish the friendship and solidarity.

The above photo is one of the photographic selection realized by members of SSEAYP. The members captured lifestyle, culture, and people in three regions: the South, Middle of Vietnam and North. This selection is highly appreciated by relevant authorities in terms of tourist promotion.

If you are interested in more photos of conic hats, please click here.

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Rice Fields captured from above

An image of rice fields captured from above looks like a picture of mosaic. This is one of the pieces of work that participated in the photographic contest organized from 20 - 22 October in Hanoi. This competition hooked the attention of young photographers who have passions for photography.

The contest depicts the beauty of nature, culture, and people. In each a photo, the author wants to convey their messages towards Vietnam. It is a sort of the tourist promotion to introduce Vietnam to not only local people but also international tourists.

The competition presented 50 pieces of work of 30 young-generation professionals that come from across Vietnam. Most of them live in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This is a window of opportunity for professionals to express their talent in this art field.

For more photos, click here

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Miss Vietnam H'Hen Nie

In a beauty contest that was held on January 6, 2018, in Hanoi, H'Hen Nie was crowned as Vietnam's Beauty Queen. This is first-ever an ethnic minority girl who is selected in the final contest. 

The crowning of H'hen Nie is an inspiration for ethnic minority people whose custom is to get married very early. H'hen Nie refused an early marriage as her parents' wish and left her homeland for a city. She succeeded in an entrance examination into a college of economics and pursue her educational path. Her success in this competition is a mirror to encourage ethnic minority people to crack down an early marriage custom to study.

In an interview, H'hen said we would achieve what we desire or wish. This saying comes from her heart. 

If you are interested in more photos about the beauty contest, click here.

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Hang En Cave, Quang Binh Province

Hang En Cave is a must in your trip trekking in a visit to Quang Binh Province. Get off beaten roads and experience an outdoor adventure on your holiday trip. The first condition for you to join this kind of trip is you get fit enough to be able to walk 12 miles during a two-day period. You have to carry gears on your shoulder while going through a humid and hot jungle. A pleasure you find here is sleeping in a camp, eating food cooked on firewood by local people. You may feel inconvenient to live separately from the world as you are disconnecting with your friends, family member via phone, internet or living without electricity, running water even you are blood sucked by leeches.

If you endure these minor hassles, you are paid off by exploring a wonderful and unforgettable trip into the most beautiful cave in the world.   

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Homestay in Dalat City

Hotels in Dalat City often run out of rooms on big holidays or room rates go high that causes inconvenience for international and local tourists. Another kind of accommodation business that comes up is homestay.

The rate of homestay is affordable. It helps clients particularly international tourists have opportunities to learn more about a lifestyle of inhabitants in Dalat City.

The area of homestay arises from the center of city to the suburban. The ideal renting is to lease the whole house that includes two or three twin rooms. The well-known homestay is La Nha, Le Bleu, The Hobbit, Tre, Indigo, Xom, Cui...The rate is USD 10 per night.

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A Dairy Farm in Dalat City

This is a dairy farm in Da Lat City. In November and December, tourists will visit to see sunflowers fields. During this visit, tourists are invited to go through a process of manufacturing fresh milk and yoghurts. Visitors who want to come should have an ID card on hand.

The farm is in Don Duong District. If you want to go, from the center of Da Lat City you take National road 20 in the direction of Du Trong District around 25 km, then meet the intersection Bong Lai, turn left, go 10 km, you will see the farm.

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Lap An Lagoon, Da Nang City

Lap An Lagoon stretches from the foot of Phu Gia Pass to Hai Van Estuary. In addition to small roads surrounding this lagoon, tourists find a huge magnificent Bach Ma Mountain (White Horse Mountain). This is an ideal place for photographic amateurs or professionals. The good time for this pleasure is from March to June when the sun is shining.

Lap An Lagoon is also a habitat for aquatic plants and many animals which includes oysters that have high nutrient values. It is a favourite food by tourists. Lagoon residents call it "jewel of heaven" and live on feeding and selling oysters.

Currently, the lagoon is approved to build a walking street which consists of six areas such as tree area, water part, performance area, art fountain, eateries and marina club.

With an impressive plan of tourist development of this site, the lagoon should be a must in a holiday trip.

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Ecosystem Reserve in Cu Chi Tunnel

Cu Chi Tunnel is well known for a network of underground tunnels which were used by Vietnamese militia to fight against the US-backed army during a war. Nowadays, it is used as a holiday destination for local and international tourists to explore the war history of Vietnamese communists. During a tour in the underground tunnels, tourists have meals of cassava and sweet potatoes fighters had at that time.

A photo above depicts a community house where the ethnic minority group Cu Chi uses for their cultural purposes. Tourists find many kinds of entertainment here such as fishing, horse riding, duck catching, and sailing.

Cu Chi Tunnel is not far from Ho Chi Minh City, about 45 km northwest Ho Chi Minh City.

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Dam Trau Beach, Con Dao Island

Dam Trau Beach is little known as a holiday destination for local and international tourists. It sits in Con Dao Island where movie stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spent their holidays along with their adopted children. Their presence hooked the attention of the public and is a kind of promotional way. Their holiday spending here ensures the attraction of this island.

Thanks to the strict management of the local authorities, Dam Trau Beach still retain primitive although there exist fine resorts which look down at the dazzling beige soft sand and turquoise waters. The water around here stays calm that is for young families to spend their new year holidays.

The beach that is bathing in the sunshine along with a fragrant aroma of eaglewood brings to the relaxation to tourists.   

From April to October, people witness hundreds of tortoises come up to the coast to lay their eggs. Workers of the reserve centre incubate tortoise's eggs and release them into waters.

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