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Danang welcomed more than 621,000 foreign visitors during the recent holiday break, up 24 per cent on-year, remaining one of Vietnam’s top foreign tourist destinations.

Three people were injured after a tourist transfer boat carrying 15 people lost steering and struck a mooring buoy in Halong Bay on Sunday, throwing all passengers into the water.

In the first four months, Vietnam welcomed 8.8 million visitors, the highest figure ever recorded for the period.

Vietnam’s tourism sector surged during the three-day Hung Kings Commemoration holiday and four-day Reunification Day-May Day break.

Foreign visitors are increasingly choosing Vietnam for family travel, citing safety, affordability and child friendly services.

A drone video filmed from above has captured the moment passenger cruise boats launched fireworks in unison, creating a dazzling spectacle that has drawn millions of views across social platforms.

A Russian traveller is trekking from Nha Trang to Hanoi, enduring heat and injuries to reach the capital in time for his wife’s birthday.

Vung Tau, formerly a city in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province and now a ward of HCM City, plans to invest more than VND 100 billion (USD 3.8 million) in tourism and urban infrastructure projects in 2026.

Hundreds of runners climbed steep terraced rice fields in Mu Cang Chai, Lao Cai Province, during a unique race held in the flooded planting season.

Hanoi received an estimated 3.09 million visitors in April, up 13.3 per cent from a year earlier, as tourism in the capital maintained steady growth ahead of the summer travel season.

The Heroic Vietnamese Mother Monument complex in Danang City is a national cultural landmark honouring mothers sacrifices in wartime.

Many families stayed in Hanoi, picnicking in parks with children from morning to evening during the Reunification Day (April 30)-May Day holiday.

Tens of thousands of visitors flooded Hoi An’s ancient town during the April 30-May 1 holiday, crowding streets and boosting tourism services.

The An Thoi tunnels in Tay Ninh Province, a vast underground network built during the war, stand as a symbol of resilience and ingenuity in Vietnam’s struggle for reunification.

Since launching in late 2024, Metro Line 1 in Ho Chi Minh City has offered international visitors a cleaner, calmer way to travel, reshaping how they experience the fast-paced metropolis.

Cam Thanh Village in Danang, named among the world’s most beautiful villages in 2025, is drawing visitors with its nipa palm forests, winding canals and distinctive basket boat experiences.