A view of colorful incenses, traditionally produced at the Thuy Xuan Incense-making Village, in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam on July 06, 2025. The village has been preserving the tradition of incense making for over 700 years. Once producing incense for royal palaces and local communities, the village has now become a popular destination for both domestic and international visitors. The incense sticks, made from natural ingredients such as agarwood, cinnamon, clove, and pine resin, stand out for their pure aromas free from chemical additives. After the bamboo sticks are sun-dried, a natural mixture is carefully applied, creating incense used in both religious rituals and daily life. The colorful bundles of incense sticks left to dry in the villagefeaturing dominant shades of green, red, purple, and yellowresemble a vibrant flower garden. Tourists visiting the village can observe the entire production process, from drying the bamboo sticks in the sun to applying the mixture, and even try making their own incense if they wish. (Photo by Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A view of colorful incenses, traditionally produced at the Thuy Xuan Incense-making Village, in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam on July 06, 2025. (Photo by Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A view of colorful incenses, traditionally produced at the Thuy Xuan Incense-making Village, in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam on July 06, 2025. (Photo by Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A woman holds a frame for dried fish near Nai Market (Du Khanh Market) stands out as the region's largest fishing village and seafood market in Khanh Hai town of Vietnam's Ninh Thuan province on July 08, 2025. From early morning, fresh catches brought in by fishing boats fill the market, where women both sell and dry seafood. After trading ends, villagers spend time playing traditional games. (Photo by Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A view from Nai Market (Du Khanh Market) stands out as the region's largest fishing village and seafood market in Khanh Hai town of Vietnam's Ninh Thuan province on July 08, 2025. From early morning, fresh catches brought in by fishing boats fill the market, where women both sell and dry seafood. After trading ends, villagers spend time playing traditional games. (Photo by Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Military forces take part in a National Day parade rehearsal in Hanoi on August 13, 2025, ahead of Vietnam's 80th National Day on September 2. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)





Waves approach Cua Lo beach, as seen through a window, while Typhoon Kajiki approaches in Nghe An province, Vietnam, on August 25, 2025. (Photo by Minh Nguyen/Reuters)





A man pushes a motorbike through a flooded street following the passage of Typhoon Kajiki in Hanoi on August 26, 2025. Vietnam evacuated tens of thousands of residents from coastal areas on August 25, as Typhoon Kajiki made landfall, lashing the country's central belt with gales of more than 130 kilometres per hour. (Photo by Minh Tri/AFP Photo)





People sit on chairs looking at a flooded street following the passage of Typhoon Kajiki in Hanoi on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Minh Tri/AFP Photo)





People clear up the rubble after Typhoon Kajiki passed through in Nghe An province on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)





Women clear up corrugated iron sheets that flew onto a road after Typhoon Kajiki passed through Nghe An province on August 26, 2025. Vietnam evacuated tens of thousands of residents from coastal areas on August 25, as Typhoon Kajiki made landfall, lashing the country's central belt with gales of more than 130 kilometres per hour. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)





People clear up rubbles after Typhoon Kajiki passed through in Nghe An province on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)





People on a motorbike wade through a partly flooded street during heavy rain in Vinh city, Nghe An province on August 25, 2025, where Typhoon Kajiki is expected to make landfall. Tens of thousands of residents were being evacuated from coastal Vietnam on August 25, as Typhoon Kajiki barrelled towards landfall expected to lash the country's central belt with gales of around 160 kmh. The typhoon – the fifth to affect Vietnam this year – is currently at sea, roiling the Gulf of Tonkin with waves of up to 9.5 metres (31 feet). (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)





A woman rides her bicycle to make her way under a fallen tree blocking the road after Typhoon Kajiki passed through Nghe An province on August 26, 2025. The death toll from Typhoon Kajiki rose to three in Vietnam on August 26, as rescue workers battled uprooted trees and downed power lines and widespread flooding brought chaos to the streets of the capital Hanoi. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)





People wear Viatnam's national flag T shirt along Hoan Kiem lake of the old quarter in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, August 31, 2025 as the country prepares for the 80th National Day celebrations. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Members of the guard of honor prepare ahead a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, 01 September 2025. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez is on an official visit to Vietnam from 31 August to 02 September 2025. (Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA)





Vietnamese troops march during a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi, Vietnam Tuesday, September 2, 2025. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Vietnamese minority troops march during a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi, Vietnam Tuesday, September 2, 2025. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





The capital was packed with people who came to watch a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's independence, as seen in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 2, 2025. On September 2, 1945, Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence in Hanoi, announcing the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the end of French colonial rule. (Photo by Magdalena Chodownik/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Performers take part in a parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of independence in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 2, 2025. (Photo by Vincent Thian/Pool via Reuters)