Travel

The number of foreign visitors travelling to Vietnam in the first month of 2019 is estimated to reach over 1.5 million, a year-on-year increase of 5%, according to the General Statistics Office.

The central province of Thua Thien Hue held a ceremony on January 28 to greet the first foreign tourists to the locality from the luxury cruise ship Celebrity Constellation.

Yen So Fish Market in Hanoi is often much busier on Kitchen Gods’ Day.

A special porridge of the H'mong ethnic group in Ha Giang Province is made with the roots of the Aconitum fortunei Hemsl plant which are toxic without proper preparation.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong, his spouse, and Overseas Vietnamese coming home for the 2019 Homeland Spring programme, performed a ritual of releasing carps into Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake to bid farewell to the Kitchen

Four high-speed boats running between HCM City and Con Dao Island in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province will be launched this year to boost tourism.

The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam was among the 10 stunning holidays ideas for 2019 offered by Elle, the worldwide lifestyle magazine of French origin.

Hang Ma Street in Hanoi has become more colourful in the days leading up to Tet as new decorations have been put on display.

The Hue ancient citadel relic complex – a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site – will be open with free admission for domestic visitors during the first three days of the 2019 Lunar New Year (February 5-7).

Scientists announced they have uncovered the structure of a wall at the 600-year-old royal Hồ citadel in the central province of Thanh Hóa’s Vĩnh Lộc District.

Hang Luoc Flower Market in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has been opened for the Tet holiday.

A corner of Sri Lanka’s landscape and culture is reflected on Ceramic Road, Nghi Tàm Street, Hanoi.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh will be introduced in a Hollywood cinema on January 23, said head of the province’s department of tourism.

The central province of Quang Tri aims to attract 2 million visitors in 2019, including about 175,000 foreigners, thus earning about 1.74 trillion VND (74.82 million USD) from tourism.

The few households that continue coppersmithing in An Hoi Village in HCM City have been working hard to preserve their traditions.

A seafood drying village in Ca Mau Province is busy preparing for the Tet Holiday.

The Hanoi authorities are planning to reconstruct the ruined Kinh Thien Palace in the UNESCO-recognised Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in 2020.

Sapa is often covered in cloud from January to March every year, creating picturesque moments.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Ngai have proposed a charge for visitors to Ly Son Island.