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How to enhance tourism development connectivity between Ho Chi Minh City and northeastern provinces during the 2020- 2025 period took centre stage at a conference held in Quang Ninh Province.

Hoi An town in the central province of Quang Nam has resumed the operation of pedestrian streets, night markets as well as craft villages after the long suspension due to Covid-19 and floods.

Many tourists are flocking to Da Lat to take photos of the stunning cloudy sky from a bridge at a local tourist site.

The United States’ ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink went on a tour of the historic Temple of Literature, the nation’s oldest university, in Hanoi on November 17 to mark the 38th Vietnamese Teachers’ Day which falls on November 20.

Mountain climbing in the northern province of Lang Son has tempted many tourists with the majority being foreigners.

The 111-year-old office building of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has just been recognised as a national art architectural site by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Ten years after earning UNESCO’s recognition as a World Heritage site, the Thang Long Imperial Citadel has gradually gained popularity among both domestic and foreign tourists and served a venue for many major cultural events of Hanoi capital city.

Van Don International Airport has been named as Asia's Leading Regional Airport 2020 and Asia's Leading Airport Lounge 2020 at the World Travel Awards Asia Gala Ceremony 2020 which took place in London, the UK, recently.

A hot air balloon service has been launched at Ba Vi National Park, 70km from Hanoi, as part of efforts to attract more tourists.

The Lang Son provincial People’s Committee on November 6 announced the master plan for the Mau Son national tourism site in the period until 2040, which was previously approved by the Prime Minister in October.

Mu Cang Chai terrace fields in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have been included into the list of the 50 most beautiful places in the world in 2020 by Big 7 Travel.

Many old French buildings dating back over a century have still been preserved in Hanoi amid the city’s rapid urbanisation.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2020 is to take place in Hanoi from November 18 to 23 with a focus on digital transformation-driven tourism development.

Vietnam won three categories at the World Tourism Awards 2020, including “Top Destinations in Asia 2020”, “Top Gastronomic Destinations in Asia 2020”, and “Top Cultural Destinations in Asia 2020”.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed on the pilot operation of a tourism dive boat service in Nha Trang Bay.

A market in the northern province of Hai Duong has become famous for selling rat meat which is a local specialty.

International visitors to Vietnam in October, 2020 were estimated at 14,800, up 7.6% over the previous month and down 99, 1% over the same period last year.

Vietnam has been ranked in the ninth place among 10 terrific locations around the world for cycling enthusiasts in an article published in early October by MapQuest, an American free online web mapping service.

The ceremony to grant a special national historical site certificate to Sam Son City was held on October 26.