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A coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tao Dan Park has become a popular place for people who like to listen to and admire beautiful songbirds.

The early morning sun shines all around. Clouds hang on mountains near and far mountains. Villages dot the immense green rice fields stretching into the distance.

The World Travel Awards – the most prestigious awards program in the world’s travel industry – will take place in Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island District next month.

Hoan Kiem District People's Committee Vice Chairman Dinh Hong Phong said the pedestrianisation of the area around Hoan Kiem Lake would continue, based on the positive evidence so far.

Chairman of Quảng Ninh Province People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Long gave his nod to Hải Âu Aviation’s proposal of launching a seaplane flight route from Hạ Long City to Cô Tô Island.

When the water level lowers in Tich River, the residents in Hanoi's outlying district of Thach That will come out and submerge in the river with long rackets to catch the fish.

Russian Ambassador Konstantin Vasilievich Vnukov will wear Vietnamese áo dài (traditional long robe) tailored from a 15m-long bolt of cloth at an event honouring the traditional costume.

A programme will be held from November 17 to 26 in the Hanoi Old Quarter to honour the capital city’s cultural heritages.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, launched the Vietnam-Japan cultural space in Hoi An ancient town, the central province of Quang Nam, on November 11.

Wives of heads of delegations from APEC economies visited ancient Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam on November 11 as part of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Prague held talks on tourism promotion between Vietnam and the Czech Republic on November 9.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday morning shared a bánh mì breakfast with Australian-Vietnamese celebrity chef Luke Nguyen at a local street food restaurant, before beginning a busy day of meetings for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.

Miss Vietnam Universe 2015, Pham Huong, introduces Da Nang City for APEC delegations in a video clip that shows off famous destinations and services in Da Nang.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh hosted the inauguration ceremony of the APEC Park in Danang City on November 9.

The central city of Da Nang has called for investment in nine projects in tourism and entertainment worth an estimated 500 million USD during the APEC Economic Leaders' Week.

The current rat hunting season has offered a good chance for many farmers in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thach That to earn money.

The ‘2018 National Tourism Year – Ha Long – Quang Ninh’ programme, with around 50 cultural and art activities which promises to attract 16 million visitors.

The opening of the space is in celebration of 45 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries and to welcome the APEC Leaders’ Week held in nearby Da Nang city.

On the tourist routes of central Vietnam, Hoi An ancient town offers a change of pace from the normal hustle and bustle of cities.