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CNN has selected the top five up-and-coming Asia Pacific destinations to visit this fall, including Phu Quoc island off Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang.

The Department of Tourism of Hanoi has called on locals and tourists to vote for the city as the world’s leading city destination in 2018 as part of the World Travel Awards.

The Fidel Park was inaugurated in the central province of Quang Tri on September 15 to mark the 45th anniversary of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s visit to the liberated area in southern Vietnam in September 1973.

Users of US travel site TripAdvisor have voted the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City among the world’s top 10 museums.

The 12 swans which were brought to Thien Quang Lake in Hanoi have adapted to the local environment.

The Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association has just been established in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Office of the Government has announced the conclusions reached by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at a meeting with the Dien Bien Provincial People's Committee on the project of preserving, embellishing and promoting the values of the

Hanoi’s first lantern road will be opened along the pedestrian street around Hoan Kiem Lake for the Mid-autumn Festival.

The southern central coastal province of Ninh Thuan has announced the halt of the Grapes and Wine Festival 2018 to focus on dealing with a widespread drought.

The central province of Quang Nam has vowed to deal with tourism violations following a string of negative stories.

A VND299 billion (USD13.63 million) park has been inaugurated in Hanoi’s Thanh Xuan District.

The Hai Van Gate (Hai Van Quan) was built on Hai Van Pass by the Nguyen dynasty in 1826 to protect the Hue Imperial Citadel and control Da Nang’s waterfront.

With beautiful beaches and resorts, world heritage sites and modern cities, Vietnam is an ideal destination for Japanese tourists, a Japanese travel official has said.

Vietnam scored the fastest growth in tourist arrivals in Southeast Asia last year, receiving some 2.9 million international visitors, up 29.1 per cent from the previous year, according to the World Tourism Organisation.

Travel firm Exotic Voyages has launched a new cuisine tour to various localities throughout Vietnam called ‘A Tribute to Anthony Bourdain: Taste of Vietnam’.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has emphasised the need to create Ngoc Linh ginseng products that are competitive with famous ginseng brands worldwide.

Viet Nam was honored as Asia’s Leading Destination in 2018 at the World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2018 held on September 3 in Hong Kong (China).

Foreign arrivals to Vietnam exceeded 1.32 million in August, up 11.3 per cent against July, according to a report released by the General Statistics Office on August 29.

A man in Hanoi with a special passion for reptiles is raising and living with 30 snakes from around the world.