It’s 20km from Dien Bien City to Pa Khoang Lake, and another 10 minutes by boat to “cherry island”.

South Viet Nam has many stories related to sitings of freshwater crocodiles, mostly related to the areas waterways, but one of the favourites is the rags-to-riches tale of crocodile farmer Ho Van Be Hung in Dong Thap Province.

For the Thai people, “home-stay guest in stilt house” refers to distinguished guests from far hamlets who visit their houses. However, it means a unique tourism product for the Thai people in Lac Hamlet, Mai Chau District, Hoa Binh Province.

With little money from part-time jobs, a Hanoian man - Nguyen Van Thai, has traveled to the little known lands of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, during the 8 years of study in France.