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Banh ran (as it is called in the north of Vietnam) or Banh Cam (in the south), is a familiar deep-fried sticky rice dessert that can be found at any market in Vietnam.

The number of tourists arriving in Hanoi since the beginning of the year is estimated at over 17 million, representing a five-fold increase year on year, according to the Municipal Department of Tourism.

Ten artefacts, the earliest dating back to the Đông Sơn civilisation (BC 1,000 – AD 1st century), were handed to the Vietnam National Museum of History on Friday.

Renowned tourism website Thetravel.com has named Sa Pa in the mountainous province of Lao Cai among the top 10 most attractive snowy destinations throughout Asia.

Authorities of the northern province of Quang Ninh have asked agencies to reopen tours to Bai Tho Mountain and open new beaches in Ha Long City.

Vietnam has ranked third in the list of Top 10 Asian countries with most beautiful women by US travel website Wonderslist.

Long Coc tea hill in the northern midland province of Phu Tho is seen among the most spectacular tea hills in Vietnam.

Tam Dao Town in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has been recognised as the World's Leading Town Destination 2022 by the World Travel Awards.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomed 546,000 international visitors in October this year, lifting the total number of foreign arrivals to the city in the last 10 months to 2.65 million, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

HCM City authorities have announced their plans for the annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street for the coming Tet Lunar New Year.

Magazine Travel+Leisure of the United States has named Vietnam among its top 12 perfect honeymoon destinations that won’t break the bank.

Ninh Thuan Province has devised a roadmap to turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector with sustainable development by 2030. It plans to do so by further promoting its intact nature, values of Cham culture and agricultural products.

Hanoi has just opened the first nightlife area in the outskirt district of Gia Lam.

Streets in HCM City have been covered in scary Halloween decorations.

Lying some 35 kilometres east of Hue City, the quiet village of An Bang in Phu Vang District, Thua Thien-Hue Province is attracting more visitors who want to see the lavishly built tombs at the City of Ghosts.

Pho, a Vietnamese noodle soup sold in almost all street corners in Vietnam, finds itself at the 34th place in a list of 100 most popular dishes in the world as complied by international food magazine TasteAtlas.

Halloween toys and decorations are on sale on Hang Ma street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter as the festival is nearing.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and the National Experimental University of the Armed Forces of Venezuela (UNEFA) held a ceremony marking Vietnam Women’s Day and an exhibition of Vietnam’s traditional long dresses on October 20.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan will host the Visit Vietnam Year 2023 with the focus on promoting green tourism.