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Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang will become one of the top destinations in Southeast Asia, Malaysia’s World of Buzz newspaper wrote in its article about Vietnam’s largest island.

The city’s authorities have just launched an international art photo contest themed Pride of Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh Fine Arts Museum new lighting system has just been completed with support from French experts.

The National Administration of Tourism have claimed that 40% of foreign visitors returned to Vietnam for a second time according to a new survey.

Vietnam expects to welcome its 15 millionth foreign visitor of 2018 in Ha Long City, the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh, in late November or early December.

The USD2.3 trillion (around USD100 million) Hanoi Museum continues to fail to attract visitors during the eight years of operation.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced the National Tourism Year 2019 will be held in the central coastal province of Khánh Hòa.

Two Vietnamese resorts, InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort and JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa, have been honoured on the list of 50 best resorts in the world in 2018 as announced by the US-based luxury

Phan Dinh Phung Street in Hanoi has been revived with beautiful mural paintings featuring the beauty of the capital city.

Vietnam and Hong Kong are places where travellers should get their first Asia experience, Canadian travel news site Mapped said.

A delegation of 25 travel businesses from Europe are seeking opportunities to work with Vietnamese partners to promote tourism during a fact-finding tour to discover Hanoi’s tourist attractions from October 4-14.

Duong Lam Village in Son Tay Town in Hanoi’s outskirts, the first-recognised old village in Vietnam, is home to many houses dating back up to 400 years.

Dozens of traditional specialties of the Vietnamese capital are being introduced at the 2018 Hanoi Culture and Food Festival held for the first time at the Thong Nhat Park.

The “Bat Trang Ceramics’ Color in Hanoi” exhibition opened at the Temple of Literature on the occasion of 64th anniversary of Hanoi Liberation Day (October 10).

H'mong ethnic people in Son La Province still make their special shan tuyet green tea following traditional methods.

The 2019 Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) themed “Green Tourism” will take place at the Hanoi Cultural Friendship Palace between March 27 – 30 with a particular focus on the development of ecotourism, environmental protection and responses to climate change.

Hon Gai International Harbour on Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh is scheduled to put into operation next month.

Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam has been ranked the 14th best place in the world for expatriates to live by the The Travel website, thanks to the ancient town’s “cheap cost of living”.

A collection of documents and photographs of Hanoi from the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century will be exhibited in the capital this month.