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Rare 19th-century black-and-white photos of Huế's imperial citadel
A Flickr user named manhhai has shared 13 rare photos of the imperial capital of Huế, Vietnam, taken by a French cartographer in 1896-1900.
Published: 27/09/2026
Nostalgic photos of Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival in the old days
A look back at old photos of Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival, from mooncake shops to star lanterns, and how its old-time charm has faded.
Published: 18/09/2026
Rare color photos of Hà Đông province in 1915
Léon Busy's vivid 1915 autochromes show villages, markets, wrestlers and officials of Hà Đông province, now part of Hanoi.
Published: 15/08/2026
Meet Vietnam's one-of-a-kind snake with "whiskers"
With two "whiskers" sprouting from its snout, the tentacled snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) is one of the world's strangest snakes.
Published: 08/05/2026
Hanoi's trams: Memories of a bygone era in Vietnam's old capital
Hanoians have long stopped hearing the clanging trams that once circled the city center. Today they live on only as a fond memory.
Published: 05/05/2026
Vietnam's only museum not for the faint of heart
The Parasite Museum in Hanoi is the only place in Vietnam displaying hundreds of specimens of parasites that threaten humans.
Published: 16/03/2026
The beauty of Vietnam's wild pheasants and junglefowl
From the red junglefowl to the rare Edwards's pheasant, Vietnam is home to a striking variety of birds in the pheasant family.
Published: 29/10/2024
Einstein's theory of how space-time bends
Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity holds that space and time are woven into a single "fabric" that is warped by massive objects.
Published: 26/10/2024
Video: How to tell apart the cobra species found in Vietnam
Many people think any snake that spreads a hood is a cobra, but there are about 32 true cobra species (genus Naja), and 3 of them live in Vietnam.
Published: 31/08/2024
The "deadly" beauty of Vietnam's rainbow-colored snake
Despite its small size and alluring colors, the red-necked keelback is a dangerous snake with fairly potent venom.
Published: 09/08/2024
Remarkable photos of colonial-era Vietnam
Fascinating images of colonial-era Vietnam from J. P. Dannaud’s 1962 book “L’Indochine Profonde” (Deep Indochina).
Published: 26/07/2024
Thái Bình in mid-March: ancient red silk-cotton trees burst into fiery bloom
Stunning photos of ancient red silk-cotton trees blooming across the former Thái Bình province in northern Vietnam have captivated flower lovers online.
Published: 22/03/2022
Rare photos of old Hanoi through the lens of a French photographer
Rare photos of Hanoi in 1890–1895 from an album by Raphaël Moreau, a French photographer based in colonial-era Hanoi.
Published: 17/10/2020
The oldest known photographs of Hải Phòng
Photos of Hải Phòng from 1888, printed in an old French book, are believed to be the oldest known images of the northern Vietnamese port city.
Published: 30/06/2020
Stunning photos of Sơn Đoòng, the world's largest cave
Vietnam's Sơn Đoòng Cave is a destination of surreal beauty that draws explorers and travelers from all over the world.
Published: 23/01/2018
The romantic pink grass hills of Đà Lạt
Beyond its wild sunflowers and colorful maples, Đà Lạt offers a beauty rarely seen in Vietnam: delicate hills of pink grass.
Published: 01/12/2015
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