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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.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has cooperated with the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group to introduce a tourism app for smartphones called VietNamGo.

The authorities in Lam Dong Province are planning to revive the railway route connecting Thap Cham and Dalat City.

Gardeners in Nhat Tan peach village on the edge of Hanoi’s West Lake are busier as the Lunar Tet Holiday nears.

Tet, or the traditional lunar new year, is the biggest and most important holiday for Vietnamese, and the Hanoi City People’s Committee announced on January 14 the organization of fireworks displays on February 4.

Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam has been given the 11th place among the 19 cheapest holiday destinations in the world in 2019 in the annual Holiday Money report compiled by Post Office Travel Money.

Sao Mai Group has just started a project to renovate the historic site on Tuc Dup Hill in An Giang Province for tourism.

Vietnam has been named among the top ten hot destinations for US travelers in 2019 by the US Tour Operators Association (USTOA).