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Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) deputy head Vu The Binh wants visa exemptions for visitors from more countries to help reverse the declining trend in growth of arrivals.

Nha Rong wharf is a popular tourist destination in Ho Chi Minh City. This was the place where President Ho Chi Minh embarked in 1911 to seek a path to national salvation.

Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been listed as one of the top 15 most stunning landscapes and rock formations in the world by BBC News.

Many world-famous websites such as National Geographic and Telegraph have published stunning pictures of Vietnam’s Son Doong, the world’s largest cave.

Vietnam bagged three gold medals at the Asia- Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) on May 19.

Tours to Son Doong Cave in the central province of Quang Binh are booked out until the end of 2016, with more than 1,000 people wanting to see the natural phenomenon showcased on a US television programme on May 13.

Vietnamese student Nguyen Le Minh Phu won a gold medal at the U7 blitz event at World Schools Chess Championships 2015 which took place in Thailand from May 6-14.

The 11th Vietnamese Talents Awards, co-organised by Dantri, was officially launched in Hanoi on May 14.

Thousands of domestic and international tourists gathered for the 2015 Khau Vai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week, which kicked off on May 13 in Meo Vac district of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Ban Gioc Waterfall in Vietnam’s northern Cao Bang province has been listed among top 15 most amazing waterfalls in the world, according to Thrillist-a leading US food, drink and travel website.

Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has invited India's film industry Bollywood to help promote local tourism and attract visitors from the sub-continent and counter declining tourist arrivals from major markets Russia and China.

Vietnam bagged two gold medals at the 2015 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) held in China, announced the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) on May 9.

Truong Hai Nam, an eighth grader from Le Huu Lap secondary school in central Thanh Hoa province, won the 44th Universal Postal Union (UPU)’s International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People in Vietnam.

Tourists may feel lost in the beauty and majesty of nature when they arrive at Thac Trang (White Waterfall), one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the mountainous province of Quang Ngai.

A seventh-grade student in the southern province of Hau Giang has developed medical software to help doctors track treatment of patients and sort through medicines, and it is being tested at the provincial Hau Giang General Hospital.

Bach Moc Luong Tu range which is 3,046m above the sea level has become an attraction to many adventurous tourists because of its primary and breathtaking beauty.

Vietnam's Bai Dinh Pagoda remains a popular draw for tourists, with more than 300,000 visitors over the Tet holiday to marvel at its Buddha and a millennium of Buddhist architecture.

Tourists in Sapa, Lao Cai Province, for holiday festivals were treated to a rare show of nature as a series of rainbows appeared over the popular hill resort town.

Some 20,000 local residents and tourists have gathered for Sapa Cultural and Tourism Week 2015, filling hotels and guesthouses in Sapa and Lao Cai City.