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The capital is busy preparing for the second summit between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the US which is due to take place in the city on February 27-28.

The ongoing tulip festival at the Sun World Ba Na Hills tourism complex in the central coastal city of Da Nang has been recognised by the Guinness Vietnam Record as the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.

The Hanoi Transport and Services Corporation (Transerco) has launched two bus routes running from Gia Lâm Coach Station and Kim Mã Street to carry visitors to the Hương (Perfume) Pagoda festival in Hương Sơn Commune, Mỹ Đức District.

Tourism potential in central and highlands provinces is unarguably rich but the region needs to consider “open air” and “connectivity” as the key to tourism development in the region.

Danang International Fireworks Festival this year is scheduled to take place from June 1 to July 6 with the participation of seven teams from abroad.

The open dragon boat race 2019 kicked off at West Lake in the capital city of Hanoi on February 16, attracting thousands of locals and visitors.

After making a big impression in Hollywood and New York Tourism Fair Time Travel Show, Son Doong cave and photos of the cave system in Quang Binh province continue to receive special attention from international newspapers.

People have flocked to Tam Chuc Pagoda in the northern province of Ha Nam which is expected to be biggest in the world once being completed.

This time of the year is the best time to see peach and plum blossoms in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Vietnam’s Hoang Lien Son mountain range has been selected on a list of the world’s 28 most exciting destinations in 2019 by the renowned National Geographic magazine, based on votes from its travel editors and explorers.

Hanoi is in the nicest time of spring when trees are budding, creating stunning moments for the capital city.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, look no further than Vietnam’s Hoi An city for the perfect romantic getaway.

Many fishermen in the south-central province of Binh Dinh have enjoyed large catches of tiny shrimp on the first days of the Lunar New Year.

The authorities of Tay Ninh Province have announced that the masterplan to turn Ba Den (Black Virgin) Mountain into a national tourism site has been approved by the prime minister.

The People’s Committee in northern province of Quảng Ninh wants to build an undersea tunnel at Cửa Lục Bay.

With Valentine’s Day approaching, Hoi An ancient town in central Quang Nam province - a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site - was ranked ninth on a list from CNN of 13 ideal places for couples to visit.

A very special market in the northern province of Nam Dinh allows people to sell bad luck and to buy good luck for the year ahead.

The capital city of Hanoi welcomed almost 515,000 tourists, including 162,676 foreigners, during the nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which lasted from February 2-10.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City remained among the global Top 10 most dynamic growing cities in JLL’s Short-Term City Momentum Index (CMI) 2019, which tracks socio-economic and commercial real estate growth in 131 cities over a three-year period.