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A foreign customer returned days later to pay his bill and buy more cakes after a bakery in Ho Chi Minh City let him take the order home without immediate payment.

Vung Tau Ward in HCM City attracted around 70,000 visitors during the three-day Hung Kings’ holiday, with Bai Sau Beach packed and traffic snarling Thuy Van Street at peak times.

Authorities in Hue City, Thua Thien-Hue Province, have announced a tourist support hotline as accommodation bookings approach full capacity ahead of the Reunification Day (April 30)-May 1 holiday.

Police in the northern province of Bac Ninh have rescued two tourists who became lost in the forest at the Tay Yen Tu spiritual and eco-tourism area.

From April 26, visitors to Phong Nha-Ke Bang in Quang Tri Province can experience the world’s largest cave, Son Doong, through 5D virtual reality technology with 8K image quality.

Phu Tho Province welcomed around 6.5 million visitors during this year’s Hung Kings Commemoration Day festival, up 12 per cent compared with the 2025 festival season.

Ho Chi Minh City Museum, 136 years old and home to a secret bunker, has reopened to visitors after refurbishment.

Thousands of Vietnamese travelers waited for hours at border gates to enter China during the holiday rush, with some spending up to six hours completing immigration procedures.

Thousands of fireworks lit up the sky over Halong Bay on Saturday night during the launch of the VUI-Fest Halong entertainment and food complex in Bai Chay, Quang Ninh Province.

Authorities in Dao Tru Commune have banned unauthorised trekking, forest entry and stream bathing after a 19-year-old man from Hanoi went missing for 36 hours on Tam Dao Mountain.

Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province are verifying footage showing a foreign woman sitting on the bonnet of a moving car on a street in Nha Trang Ward.

Hue authorities plan to spend more than VND 117 billion (approximately USD 4.5 million) on technical infrastructure and a multi-purpose cultural park at Thuan An, the city’s first seaside park.

Hotels on Co To Island have reached near-full occupancy, while many overnight cruises on Halong Bay are fully booked or close to capacity ahead the Reunification Day (April 30)-May 3 holiday.

Explorers have surveyed 26 newly discovered caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang tri Province, revealing striking formations, subterranean rivers and spectacular stalactites.

Many international visitors say Vietnam’s banh mi has become an irresistible daily habit, with some choosing the iconic sandwich every morning during their stay.

International visitors praised Vietnam’s safety after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung was seen walking freely in Hanoi’s Old Quarter and stopping for pho during his visit.

Visitors packed a pho restaurant in Hanoi on April 24 after learning South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his wife had dined there the previous evening.

Hanoi will hold a fireworks display on the evening of April 28 at My Dinh National Stadium and the F1 race track to mark several major national events.

Hue City is expecting a surge in visitors during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day (April 25-27) and the Reunification Day (April 30)-May 1 holiday, driven by diverse tourism offerings.