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Ho Chi Minh City has become one of the eight candidates nominated for the title of "Asia's Best MICE Destination 2021" by World MICE Award.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognised the making of fish sauce on Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang as a national intangible cultural heritage in late May, creating a driving force

The tourism sector of the southernmost province of Ca Mau is taking measures to adapt to the “new normal” situation amid complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the fact that it had remained free of COVID-19 so far.

About 100 paragliders will join the Putaleng Long Distance Paragliding Tournament 2021 as part of the Lai Châu Tourism-Culture set to take place in November in the northern province of Lai Châu.

The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh and the Monument to War Heroes and Martyrs in Hanoi will be closed to the public from June 11 to August 11 for periodic maintenance this year.

Popular beaches in Ninh Thuan Province have become deserted following a ban for Covid-19 prevention.

Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, Giang Vo Lake and the Red River have attracted a large number of people wanting to do exercise after gyms and parks were closed in the city for Covid-19 prevention.

An annual horse racing festival which takes place in Bac Ha district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has officially been honoured as part of 10 newly-recognised national intangible cultural heritages.

Australia's renowned travel guide Lonely Planet has selected the seven best road trips in Vietnam, spanning from the country’s north down to its southern reaches.

Suburban areas in Hanoi have started the harvesting season during the scorching heat.

Hanoi welcomed approximately 2.89 million visitors during the course of the opening five months of the year, representing a year-on-year decline of 6.7%, according to figures compiled by the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

Many tourist sites in the central province of Quang Binh have resumed operations as Covid-19 outbreak in the province is under control.

Many visitors to Tuy Hoa City, in the south central coastal province of Phu Yen, feel that Nghinh Phong Tower is like a work in a fiction film.

An Bang and My Khe beaches in central Vietnam have been named among the top 25 most beautiful beaches throughout Asia, as voted on by readers of renowned travel website TripAdvisor.

Vietnam is ranked the 10th best place in the world for expats, according to the recently released 2021 Expat Inside Survey by InterNations, considered the biggest global expat community.

Passengers on a public bus in HCM City have reacted favourably to dozens of stuffed toys on the vehicle.

The unique attire inspired from Vietnamese bread, known locally as Banh Mi, which was worn by H’Hen Nie at Miss Universe 2018 has been named among the ten most unexpected national costumes in the pageant’s history.

Vendors selling lotus flowers travel the streets as the flower season comes in late May in Hanoi.

A family in Hanoi has a large collection of vintage electric fans.