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More localities have re-opened their tourist sites after being suspended for weeks for Covid-19 prevention.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Binh have allowed local tourist sites to open after the suspension due to Covid-19.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked the northern province of Ninh Bình to organise an event in replacement of the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The ‘I love my Fatherland’ 2020 journey, the second edition of its kind, will be launched on the 45th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day on April 30, 2020.

Hanoi streets have been colourfully decorated for the coming Reunification Day.

An embankment is being constructed to prevent erosion at the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi.

Foreigners can now experience the next best thing to a holiday in Vietnam via an online tool called “Stay at Home with Vietnam”, which was launched by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board.

A French tourist has introduced his paintings about the beauty of Vietnamese people and nature on his Facebook account.

Hanoi has halted the 2019-2024 tourism promotion package worth 4 million USD with the US Cable News Network (CNN) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UK newspaper The Guardian has introduced readers who are remaining at home due to the Covid-19 epidemic to the 10 best virtual tours of natural wonders around the world, including Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave.

The Covid-19 pandemic keeps people at home and the crowds off the streets, HCM City has reverted an extremely quiet atmosphere.

The Ha Long Carnival and the 2020 Ha Long - Quang Ninh Tourism Week will take place on Vietnam’s National Day (September 2) if the COVID-19 is brought under control, announced the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee.

Buildings in many big cities of Vietnam have been lit with messages to call on people to help in Covid-19 preventative measures.

Two tourism products in Vietnam have triumphed at the ASEAN Tourism Awards Japan 2019 – the annual ceremony organised by the ASEAN-Japan Centre.

Many manhole covers on some Hanoi’s streets have been turned into colourful paintings as part of a project to help raise awareness about environmental protection and urban beauty.

Google Doodle today, March 24, features the Vietnamese delicacy Banh Mi to mark the 9th year since the street-food sandwich entered the Oxford English Dictionary.

Vietnam has been ranked 83rd out of 156 countries in the latest World Happiness Report 2020 released recently by the United Nations, up 11 places compared to last year.

The US Cable News Network (CNN) published an article on March 17, explaining why the world is waking up to Vietnamese coffee.

The tourist town of Sapa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai will stop receiving visitors on March 18-31 in order to help prevent Covid-19.