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A national paragliding contest will take place from July 13 to 17 at Son Duong and Dong Lam communes in Hoanh Bo district, northern Quang Ninh province.

Quang Binh provincial authorities have approved the operation of a trial ecological tour to explore Vom and Gieng Vooc caves from July 15, 2018 to January 15, 2019, according to an announcement by the local People’s Committee on July 11.

Vietnam is seeking UNESCO recognition for the almost vanished Dong Ho woodblock printing art in Bac Ninh province and, with its many unique features and techniques, another cultural heritage title is within reach.

Hoi An ancient town in Vietnam’s central region has been listed by CNN as one of the 16 most relaxing places in the world.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation has just put into operation new high-quality carriages with two beds on the Thong Nhat (North-South) route.

The third Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and Tourism Festival kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 7.

Over 93 per cent of interviewed foreign tourists said they were satisfied with their trip to Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) as reporting.

The south-central province of Binh Thuan has seen a 12 percent growth in the number of visitors so far this year, thanks to the locality’s efforts to develop a safe and friendly tourism environment and enhance service quality.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has launched 30 new high-quality carriages on the Thong Nhat (North-South) route and plans to officially put them into operation on the Hanoi-Da Nang route starting July 9.

A local ice coffee shop has attracted more customers during the current heatwave.

Hanoi will mark 10 years of the expansion of its administrative boundary on August 1 this year.

Hoi An ancient town has been listed among the top 13 most exciting destinations for solo travelers by Momondo, a UK-based travel site.

The Vietnamese Embassy in China and the authorities of Liaoning province, China, held a programme to introduce Vietnamese culture, tourism and trade in Shenyang city, Liaoning province, on June 29.

The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first six months of 2018 surged 27.2 percent year-on-year to 7.89 million, the General Statistics Office announced on June 29.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on June 29 that it will operate international flights to and from Cam Ranh airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa at the new terminal T2 from this July.

A photo contest themed ‘Homeland’s sea and islands’ was launched on June 28, aiming to introduce and promote the role, potentiality, and beauty of the seas and islands of Vietnam to domestic and international art lovers.

Da Nang, with its jam-packed summer events program, has emerged as the top destination among Vietnamese traveling during the summer break, according to new data published on June 26 by Agoda.

Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a global provider of data storage solutions, announced a partnership on June 26 with international non-profit CyArk to digitally preserve Tu Duc Tomb and An Dinh Palace in the Complex of Hue Monuments in

Researchers in the former imperial capital city of Hue have voiced their concerns over the new list of 27 prominent ’Indochinese colonial-style’ architectural buildings in the city.