Hanoi, Vietnam Travel News Archives

MESA, ARIZ. -- When John McCain arrived in the Valley of the Sun nearly three decades ago, he was weighed down with enough negatives to sink most budding politicians.

While receiving in Hanoi on May 21 former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, PM Dung commended Chretien's contributions to developing the two countries' relations in various fields, particularly economy and ...

President Ho Chi Minh works in the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. File photo Vietnamese communities in France, Russia and Cambodia have celebrated late president Ho Chi Minh's 118th birthday, which falls on May ...

Under the theme "On Duty/Off Duty", the latest fashion collection of Australian designer Simmone Fairhead, who is living and working in Vietnam, is expected to provide both Vietnamese and foreign women with a ...

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, on behalf of the Party, State, Government and people, laid wreaths at the Chinese embassy in Hanoi on May 19 to remember the victims of the recent earthquake in south-west China.

A Mine Action team led by Maurice Baril, former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Defence Forces and Special Advisor to the Canadian Ambassador for Mine Action is paying a visit to Vietnam from May ... via VietNamNet

“It reminds me of rococo decorative architecture - but mobile and with a rockin' sound system”

An exotic and colorful new urban species has invaded Vietnam's crowded city streets, turning heads, slowing traffic and making a lot of noise - the feather-boa bicycle bandit. via Thanh Nein News

“One evening I was stopped by four police”

An exotic and colourful new urban species has invaded Vietnam's crowded city streets, turning heads, slowing traffic and making a lot of noise -- the feather-boa bicycle bandit. via Raw Story

“Keep it elevated and don't walk on it”

My husband is a dead ringer for one of Vietnam's most beloved deities I have a travel tip for you. via The Globe and Mail

These photos were captured during Thanh's trips to Italy. "I feel a closeness between Italian and Asian women because they both have small frames, black hair but I'm impressed by Italian girls' expressive blue ... via VietNamNet

Oy Division, a unique Israeli band which performs the old folk music of Eastern-European Jews known as Klezmer, will hit Hanoi stages from May 12-13. Organized by the Israeli Embassy to Vietnam, Melia Hanoi ... via Thanh Nein News

“This is going to be one hell of an adventure.”

It's 30 vertical feet from the edge of the road I'm standing on to the bottom of the ravine. via Automotive

Vietnam is ending its child adoption agreement with the United States. The move comes after a report from the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi alleged pervasive corruption and baby-selling in Vietnam's adoption system. via WFMY-TV Greensboro

Vietnam and Laos have launched a project to plant more markers and upgrade existing markers along their common border line. via VietNamNet

“Try this. Same, same but different.”

"Same, same but different" is a familiar saying in Vietnam. Ten years ago, my husband, John and I were in Vietnamese restaurant and he ordered spinach. via TravelLady Magazine