Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong took a stroll around the iconic Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in the very heart of Hanoi and enjoyed an egg coffee, a signature drink of the capital city, on August 22 morning.

In the fifty years since the establishment of diplomatic relations (1973-2023), Vietnam and Canada have always maintained an effective cooperative relationship. In 2017, the two countries officially upgraded their relations to a Comprehensive Partnership.

(CPV) - Arriving in the Northwest in mid-August, visitors will feel the yellow color throughout the Northwest highlands. The lands here are waiting for a golden season with beautiful rice waves, making visitors from all over the world want to immerse themselves in the sea of rice to have a poetic experience of the beauty of the Northwest golden season.

Tan Lap floating village in Tan Lap commune, Moc Hoa district, Long An province, is located in the center of Dong Thap Muoi region. The ancient land flooded all year round is only 15km from the border with Cambodia, and more than 100km from Ho Chi Minh City.

The US remains the largest importer of Vietnamese goods during the first seven months of 2023 with an estimated turnover of 52.4 billion USD. It was followed by China with a projected figure of 58.6 billion USD.

(CPV) - Not only famous for its beautiful natural scenery, Con Dao district (Ba Ria - Vung Tau province) is also a place known by many people for its pearl farming for export. To create glitter pearls is an elaborate and meticulous process.

The first Ho Chi Minh City River Festival, organized by the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Sports, departments, branches, districts and localities, took place on August 4-6.

Ba Den Mountain has long been an attractive destination for many tourists. The mountain is located in Thanh Tan commune, about 11km from Tay Ninh city (Tay Ninh province). With an altitude of up to 986 meters, this mountain is known as the "roof of the South".

(CPV) - The four guarding temples of Thang Long (Hanoi), also called “Tứ trấn Thăng Long” in Vietnamese, are the places to worship four gods guarding the four directions of East, West, South and North for the capital. They were built from the early days when King Ly Thai To moved the capital to Thang Long citadel. This way of delineating space creates magical endogenous power, highlighting the special qualities of Hanoi Capital - Culture, Heroism and Peace.

In recent days, across the country, payment of gratitude activities have been held on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of Invalids’ and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2023).

Da Nang topped the country’s Digital Transformation Index (DTI) rankings in 2022, according to the DTI 2022 Report released by the Ministry of Information and Communications on July 13. This is the third consecutive year the central city has led the way in digital transformation.

Located about 15km north of Hue city, Bao La (Quang Phu commune, Quang Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province), a traditional craft village producing household bamboo and rattan products previously only on the Bo River, has now spectacularly transformed to bring these products to the world.

With the increase of people and vehicles in the capital Hanoi city, intersections play an important connection role to help avoid traffic conflicts and reduce congestion, thereby contributing to ensuring traffic safety, promoting socio-economic development and creating urban beauty for the capital.

(CPV) - Over the past years, the organization of delegations to Truong Sa and DK1 platform has further contributed to affirming Vietnam's sovereignty over the Truong Sa. The visits to Truong Sa are an opportunity for overseas Vietnamese from many parts of the world to meet, exchange, connect and create cohesion between overseas Vietnamese and people in the country, contributing to strengthening national unity and harmony.

(CPV) - Representatives of some travel businesses hope that the newly approved visa policy will create a real "push" for Vietnam's tourism, especially from high-class European visitors from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Italy. These groups of tourists have long-term travel habits.

Over the past 11 years, about 530 overseas Vietnamese have visited Truong Sa. They are living proofs, living witnesses to prove the just cause of Vietnam, in defending independence and the sacred sovereignty over sea and islands of the homeland.

(CPV) - In 2012, the first trip bringing overseas Vietnamese to visit Truong Sa was held. This is a bold idea to help hundreds of overseas Vietnamese living far away from the country have the opportunity to visit the sea and islands of their homeland and witness with their own eyes the real situation in Truong Sa.

Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province is famous for its high quality plums.

(CPV) - Today, tourists tend to pay more attention to the quality of experience at the destination. They will stay longer if the destination has many interesting experiences. While in the past, beach tourism was popular, in recent years, it has turned to resorts in the mountains, experiencing local culture.

At each Meo Vac market in Ha Giang province, local people come not only to buy and sell products and necessities, but also to meet and exchange.

Green tourism is a development trend of the world and is also the policy of the Government to develop sustainable and effective tourism. Green tourism is creating a new ecosystem for Vietnamese tourism, aiming to join hands with the community in preserving the landscape, nature, living environment and indigenous cultural customs. Developing green tourism and sustainable tourism is an opportunity for Vietnam to become the first choice destination, an attractive experience destination for international tourists.

Deep in the middle of the western mountain corner of Quy Nhon city (Binh Dinh province) there is a special waste recycling garden built by people with disabilities.

In recent days, many localities in the Mekong Delta, the "fruit capital" in the country, have begun to bustle. This is the time when gardeners begin the biggest fruit harvest of the year, with many specialty fruits, such as durian, mangosteen, mango and rambutan.

Long Khanh city is considered the fruit capital of Dong Nai province and the Southeast region, with many famous delicious varieties that few places have. At this time, fruits such as rambutan, durian and mangosteen are in full ripe season. Farmers rush to harvest, and growing numbers of tourists come to the gardens to pick fruit themselves and taste the sweetness of the fruit.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just launched activities to respond to World Environment Day (June 5) and World Oceans Day (June 8). In response to the announcement, ministries, sectors and localities throughout the country have organized community activities to protect the environment and reduce plastic waste. In the past few days, many new models and solutions in the fight against plastic waste to protect the environment and blue ocean have been deployed.

These days, all over the fields in the suburbs of Hanoi, people are rushing to harvest the spring crop of 2023. The sound of reaping machines and threshers and the excitement of farmers have created bustling atmosphere for a bumper crop.

When dawn gradually starts on the horizon, it is also the time when Binh Minh fish market in Binh Minh commune, Thang Binh district, Quang Nam province, bustles with new life.

Every May and June, the terraced fields across the northern mountains of Vietnam shimmer in the sun in the pouring water season, like a beautiful watercolor painting.

On May 22, in Hanoi, leaders of the Party and State together with National Assembly deputies attending the fifth session of the 15th National Assembly paid homage to President Ho Chi Minh.