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Danang City is expected to receive nearly 1,500 domestic and international flights during the nine-day Hung Kings’ Commemoration and Reunification Day (April 30)-May Day holiday period.

Travelling from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, Quynh Phuong unexpectedly found a secret bunker beneath a 136-year-old mansion.

The historic Bao Dai Palace site in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa has reopened to tourists after a temporary closure for renovations and landscaping.

Two international cruise ships docked at Cam Ranh International Port, Khanh Hoa Province, on Tuesday, bringing more than 2,000 foreign tourists.

Authorities in Quang Tri Province have launched a crackdown on traffic violations and tourist touting in gateway areas to the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Vietnam plans to invest nearly VND 20 trillion (approximately USD 770 million) to expand Buon Ma Thuot Airport, raising capacity to up to 5 million passengers annually by 2030.

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.