Banh Chung (Square rice cake) is a traditional Vietnamese rice cake which is made from glutinous rice, green beans, pork and other ingredients.

Its origin is told by the legend of Lang Liêu- the son of 6th Hung King. Hung King wanted to find the one to inherit his position and sit on the throne to lead the country when he was too old. Therefore, he held a cooking contest for his 21 sons, and who could fully satisfy his taste would be the next King. Most princes go everywhere to find special, exotic and far-fetched food, except for Lang Lieu – the 18th son of Hung King, also the poorest and loneliest since he lost his mother at a young age. Not having enough money to buy delicacies, Lieu just stayed around his house.

A lot of streets in the center of Hanoi city and around the Sword Lake are full of colorful flowers and lamps welcoming the Vietnamese Lunar New Year 2013. These days, so many streets near Sword Lake suddenly become ablaze with colorful and fancy shapes of decoration. Along the Ba Trieu and Hang khay street, so many diamond lanterns are hung up.

Located in the downtown Sai Gon (Ho Chi Minh City) close to Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral and Diamond Plaza, Sai Gon Central Post Office is one of the historical buildings of Ho Chi Minh City which attracts a lot of tourists both Vietnamese people and foreigners during their visit to this city.

The name floating market literally came from its way of forming. In the middle of immense rivers, there are numerous boats and canoes gathering to form markets above the water. Floating markets in Mekong Delta are the most famous for their abundant products. Farmers from the region bring their goods, fruits and vegetables mainly, to the markets and sell them to local dealers. These dealers sell the products to shops in the neighboring towns and to wholesale dealers from the big towns.

According to Wanderlust, a famous magazine in the United Kingdom, Hoi An is voted to be the most preferred city in the world.

Readers of this magazine are the most active tourists in the UK and nearly 3000 of them voted for the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2013 and Top City is one of fourteen awards of this magazine. Base on experience through travelers' trips, Hoi An is the winner with a whopping 97.18% satisfaction rating.

On November 23rd, Prime Minister of Vietnam has approved the requested of Ministry of Labor – War invalids and Social Welfare on exchanges day off of Tet holiday in 2013 for officials and public servants.