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The northern province of Quang Ninh on September 1 opened the Uong Bi ornamental market – the first of its kind in the locality.

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue will offer free admission to the Complex of Hue Monuments, an UNESCO heritage site in Hue City, for Vietnamese visitors on National Day (September 2).

HCM City will hold firework displays to mark National Day, September 2.

Popular tourism site TripAdvisor has recently released its ultimate list of the world’s Top 10 destinations for adventurous travelers, to help them save time looking up their next adventure, especially if funds are lacking.

Some workshops in Hanoi have been busy making national flags and banners to meet demand for Independence Day and for Vietnamese football fans as U23 team qualified for the ASIAD semi-finals.

The Cau Vang (Golden Bridge) in the central coastal city of Da Nang has been ranked among the top 100 World’s Greatest Places in 2018 by the US’s Time magazine.

New York-based travel site Thrillist has named Lan Ha Bay on Cat Ba Island in Vietnam’s north as one of the most beautiful places to visit in Southeast Asia.

A family in Hanoi has spent up to 35 years on making wooden-made mooncake moulds.

Many people in the south-western region are flocking to fields for rat hunting which can help to improve their income.

A pedestrian road along the southern bank of Perfume River, one of the most well-known destinations in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, will be put into use on September 15.

The Bat Xat Fall Festival 2018 opened in Muong Hum commune, Bat Xat district of the northern mountainous of Lao Cai on August 19, offering visitors a series of ethnic tribal life experience and adventure activities.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a master plan for the development of a national tourism site at Ca Mau Cape.

More efforts are needed to enhance preservation of Vietnam’s national heritage, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a recent meeting in Hanoi.

Da Nang International Airport has been named as the best airport in terms of service quality by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), following a survey of nearly 21,000 passengers.

Authorities are facing various difficulties in attracting international tourists, improving services and protecting the environment on the Con Dao Islands.

Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi and southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City are among the five biggest improvers of quality of life over the past five years, according to the Global Liveability Index 2018 of the Economist

Vietnam’s High Command of Navy has held a ceremony to celebrate the recognition of HQ 671 military transport vessel as a national treasure in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Hanoi will spend VND60 billion (US$2.6 million) on preserving and promoting the value of the Co Loa historical site in Dong Anh district during the 2018-2020 period after the site is reported to be encroached seriously.

US News has listed Vietnam as one of the 30 best solo travel destinations alongside its neighbours Singapore and Thailand.