Tran Phu Street in Hoi An, famous for its century-old houses and monthly lantern festival, has been named among the 71 most beautiful in the world by Architectural Digest. "Once a highly ...

This is the first of a three-part series looking at Vietnam as it evolved from a poverty-stricken postwar country into the tourist destination it is today. A recent trip to Vietnam, and especially ...

Authorities are probing the destruction of a centuries-old spiritual relic believed to guard waterways, located just steps ...

Hoi An Ancient Town is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, ...

Bulgarian Simon Zhelyazkov, who visited Hoi An in 2023 and during the Lunar New Year in 2024, hails the city as beautiful but complains about the excessive crowds. He says the constant flow of tourist ...