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Vietnam’s Ha Long bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh has attained a position amongst the 50 most beautiful natural wonders around the world by US-based website Insider.

Ho Chi Minh City and 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta set up a tourism linkage council at a conference on July 4 reviewing their cooperation on tourism development in the first six months of this year.

Villas and architectural works built before 1954 in Hanoi will not be licensed for renovation and repair in the near future.

Hanoi has launched various promotions and discounts on rail tickets and connected tours on rail routes to stimulate domestic tourism post-COVID-19.

A project to preserve the South Gate of the Ho Citadel, which was funded by the US Embassy has just been completed.

A sea route which links Ca Mau Province and two tourist sites in Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta region will be opened in early July.

Vietnam welcomed 880,000 arrivals of international visitors in June 2020, representing a month-on-month decrease of 61.3% and down 99.3% compared to the same period last year, the General Statistics Office announced on June 29.

Visitors to the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh will now have a chance to enjoy the stunning scenic views of the UNESCO-recognised site from above, thanks to a new helicopter tour officially

A seminar was held in Hanoi on June 26, discussing measures to protect and promote the cultural values of ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress).

The People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province has directed departments and localities to implement measures to ensure a safe tourism environment during its tourism promotion programme.

Hanoi has set itself a target to welcome about 11 million domestic tourists by the end of 2020, according the city’s tourism sector.

HCM City will step up tourism links with the five south-eastern provinces of Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu, Tây Ninh, Bình Dương, Bình Phước and Đồng Nai to enable travel firms to develop more products and expand their markets, a

Hoa Lo Prison relic site has announced plans to start a unique programme aimed at providing tourists with a unique experience when learning about the colonial prison, with the scheme set to run from July 24.

A man in Hanoi is trying to maintain the traditional craft of making tea from lotuses specifically grown near West Lake.

The northern province of Quang Ninh greeted 1.2 million tourists from mid May to mid June after launching tourism promotion policies.

The south-central coast province of Binh Thuan and the southern coast province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will launch double-decker bus services following a recent decision by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Organisers of the 11th Hue Festival have just announced the main activities taking place at the festival, which will be held between August 28 and September 2.

Street carnivals have been planned to be organised in the central city of Danang every weekend until the end of this year.

The Tan Dinh Church in HCM City’s District 3, also known as the Pink Church, has been included on the list of 10 "pink" global destinations by British magazine Conde Nast Traveler.