Phan Thanh Quoc returned to Vietnam in late 2023 after exploring Ecuador, marking the 50th country he visited since quitting his programming job three years ago.
Over 500 monks, nuns, Buddhists, and pilgrims attended the Consecration Ceremony of the Maitreya Bodhisattva statue, crafted from the world's largest banded agate, at Ba Den Mountain.
In the northern provinces of Son La, Yen Bai, and Ha Giang, the mountains come alive with the blooming of the Himalayan cherry and plum blossoms that mark the arrival of spring.
Dutch DJ and record producer Martin Garrix spent four days in Son Doong Cave, in the central province of Quang Binh, calling it “the trip of a lifetime.”