YBO - Sweet and gentle aroma of the spring took me along winding roads to the alpine rural district of Tram Tau in Yen Bai. Wonderful tender sunlight touched with fresh spring air in the mountainous region was filling my heart with a flutter.

The northern mountainous province of Yen Bai is blessed with a unique variety of rice from which locals make the iconic green rice flakes.

Three cities in Vietnam, including Quy Nhon city in Binh Dinh province, Hue city in Thua Thien-Hue province, and Vung Tau city in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province have been presented with ASEAN Clean Tourist Awards.

The terraced rice fields of Mu Cang Chai in the northwestern province of Yen Bai are a dazzling sight during the harvest season in October.

Mu Cang Chai, a remote district which is home to breathtaking terraced rice fields in Vietnam’s northern province of Yen Bai, should top the travel list, according to US-based media site CNBC.