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The Social Practices and Beliefs of Phong Luu Khau Vai Market, or Khau Vai Love Market, in Khau Vai Commune, Meo Vac District, Ha Giang Province has become a new National Intangible Cultural Heritage of Vietnam, according to a

The Ha Giang Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will host a culture and tourism week from September 4 to 30 to highlight the terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi District.

The ancient beautiful city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam has been ranked second among top ten most beautiful car-free cities in the world, which was announced by Australian Traveller magazine.

The north-eastern border province of Quang Ninh has been selected to receive foreigners, providing that they hold a vaccination certificate known as a vaccine passport.

The resort island Phú Quốc in southern Việt Nam is planning to fully vaccinate its residents against COVID-19 by September to welcome the year-end foreign tourism surge, as part of a vaccine passport pilot programme.

Hanoi received about 2.9 million tourists in the first six months of 2021, mainly domestic visitors, a year-on-year decrease of 25%, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Hundreds of local people flocked to the beaches in Sam Son, Thanh Hoa Province, despite social distancing rules to cope with the current heatwave.

The beauty of the terraced rice fields in the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang's Hoàng Su Phì District will be highlighted at a culture and tourism week in September, according to a report from the provincial People’s Committee.

The central coastal city of Da Nang has again closed public beaches and temporarily banned indoor dining, while takeaways and deliveries are encouraged, according to a new order.

The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched a photo contest about Vietnam for photographers.

The Communist Party of Vietnam Politburo has suggested piloting Covid-19 vaccine passports in Phu Quoc Island to attract foreign tourists.

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.