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Citizens of Hanoi and tourists alike will be entertained with dazzling firework displays at 30 sites across the city on the 2018 Lunar New Year’s Eve, according to the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration plan recently issued by Chairman

About 13 million foreigners chose Vietnam as their holiday destination in 2017, which is considered a record of the tourism sector and marked a year-on-year rise of nearly 3 million in the number of foreign visitors for the first time.

Tan Trao National Tourist Site in the northern province of Tuyen Quang aims to welcome 2 million visitors annually, including 35,000 foreigners, by 2030, under a Prime Minister-approved planning project for the site.

The Prime Minister has recently given the green light to a tourism development master plan for Dong Van Karst Plateau national tourism site in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang until 2025 with a vision towards 2030.

A catalogue comprising new photographs of the world’s leading collection of Cham sculpture has been launched in central Da Nang city.

Organized biannually, the 7th Da Lat Flower Festival is set to take place from December 23 to 27 in the central highlands city of Da Lat, Lam Dong province. The opening ceremony will be held at 8pm on December

Phuc Loc Tay 1 bronze casting village in the central province of Khanh Hoa is very busy as the Tet holiday nears.

A man in the northern province of Hung Yen has spent up to 40 years in breeding Dong Tao chicken which in the past was used as a delicacy offered to kings. He now owns two extremely valuable jars

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has come in second in a list of the “Top experiences in Vietnam”, according to Lonely Planet, a renowned travel publication.

A more than a century-old house in the southern province of Long An is famous for its 120 wooden pillars.

Mu Cang Chai, a rural town in the northern province of Yen Bai lined with mesmerizing terraced rice fields, has been named one of the 19 most picturesque peaks on earth by US travel site Insider.

The Bodhisattva statue made from more than 1.6 tonnes of strawflower at Linh Phước Pagoda in Đà Lạt City has been recognised as a world record by the World Records Union.

The underground military operation bunker where the Vietnamese government worked during the American War in Thang Long Imperial Citadel has been opened to visitors for the first time.

Vietnam’s northern province of Ninh Bình has been listed at the first position in the 50 best spots to visit in 2018 by US travel site Insider.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomed the six millionth international visitor to the southern economic hub during the year at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on December 15.

Ho Chi Minh City’s officials have proposed opening more pedestrian streets to attract tourists.

HCM City’s streets are full of colourful decorations to welcome Christmas and New Year.

As many as 58 new caves have been discovered in the Phong Nha - Ke Bang cave system in the central province of Quang Binh, according to the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park Management Board.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has revealed the world’s Top 10 fastest-growing tourist destinations in 2017, with Vietnam finding a place.