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The Guinness World Records has just confirmed the Bach Long pedestrian bridge in northern Vietnam is the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.

Archaeologists have found various traces of early humans in a karst mountain cave in Quảng Khê Commune, in the northern province of Bắc Kạn.

Hanoi welcomed 700,000 domestic tourists and 31,448 foreigners who visited or participated in events of the recently concluded SEA Games 31, the municipal Department of Tourism has announced.

Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake has bloomed with colourful flowers as summer arrives.

The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam has increased rapidly with 252,000 arrivals after the government reopened borders on March 15, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

A diverse range of cultural activities at both national and international levels will be held during the Hue Festival 2022 which is set to be launched on June 25.

Vietnam's Trade Counsellor in Russia Duong Hoang Minh has proposed the Russian Government consider exempting visas for Vietnamese tourists for 15 days, in the context that it has exempted visas for visitors from Laos and Thailand for 30 days.

Prestigious website CNN Travel has selected Banh Mi, Vietnamese bread, among its list of the 23 best sandwiches from around the globe.

The HCM City Department of Tourism has proposed opening helicopter tours to see the city from above.

The Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee held a press conference on May 9 to announce the cultural, sports and tourism programme themed "Nha Trang - Hello Summer 2022".

The Nhuong Ban whale-worshipping festival in the central province of Ha Tinh has been recognised as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

In recent years, Mt Phia Pò, part of the Mẫu Sơn mountain range in Lộc Bình District of the northern province Lạng Sơn, has been enticing trekkers to conquer the heights and explore the pristine landscape.

Under newly-issued plans, Hanoi will be transformed into a globally-connected city and a regional economic hub by 2045, with high living conditions and comprehensive growth.

Hanoi’s Trinh Cong Son Walking Street will reopen this weekend after a long suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Several foreign media outlets have run stories highlighting the attractiveness of the Bach Long glass bridge in Son La province of Vietnam considered the longest of its kind in the world, when the bridge officially opened to public on

Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism is planning to launch a three-hour cruise tour along the Saigon River that is expected to be among key tourism products in the area this year.

Pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi’s centre have returned to their bustling atmosphere during the Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays.

An old French-period villa in Hanoi is set to be upgraded into a cultural exchange centre.

Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have been named among the top ten destinations in Southeast Asia for international travellers to visit in 2022, according to Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for travel suppliers worldwide.