Soco International Plc, the UK oil explorer with operations in Africa and Asia, said it noted the movement in its share price and confirmed drilling was “in progress” on the Te Giac Den well in Block 16-1 off Vietnam.

The Ha Long bay, dotted with 3000 limestone islets rising from emerald waters, is the best known natural wonder of Vietnam

In the past year, it seems beauty standards in Viet Nam have received a makeover. In urban areas, men are increasingly playing with earrings, hair dye and shirt styles and fabrics, while women are cropping their hair shorter and donning more "masculine" attire. And the trend is most prevalent amongst the young

The Danish government is set to provide US$358,000 for a project to protect the marine environment at Cham Islet Conservation Area in the central province of Quang Nam, the area’s administration said Wednesday.

Trang Bang District in Tay Ninh Province, some 50 km from Ho Chi Minh City, is famous for its banh trang phoi suong (dew-softened girdle cake).

The old quarter, a World Heritage Site in Hoi An City, is set to come alive with its Week of Culture and Tourism 2008, beginning on March 27.

The Hue Festival 2008, themed “Cultural Heritage during the time of Integration and Development”, will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from June 3-11.

Tourists travelling to Phan Thiet in Binh Thuan province now can tour the city by cyclo, costing VND30,000 an hour each. Cyclos are also often used in wedding parties, creating a beautiful and romantic image for this beach city.

Vietnam (Vietnamese: Việt Nam), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam), is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest. On the country's east coast lies the South China Sea. With a population of over 85 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world.