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Cần Thơ City and Phú Quốc Island will be developed into Mekong Delta tourism centres over the next five years, while Mỹ Tho City in Tiền Giang province will be made a tourism hub for the region’s eastern tourism zone.

Many households in the south-western region are hunting rats using their dogs.

The Prime Minister has recognised the Cu Thach Hang Gon ancient tomb in the southern Dong Nai Province as a national special relic site and Tran Bien Temple of Literature as a national historical relic.

Ccasa Hostel is the first hostel which was built from shipping containers in the southern coastal resort town of Nha Trang. The hostel design was highly appreciated by architecture website Archdaily.

Hoi An town will provide free access and various cultural activities to visitors on December 4, the day it was recognised as a world heritage site by UNESCO.

Vietnam has been ranked 8th in the fastest-growing destinations for American travelers in 2016, based on sales data from leading travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth.

Xuan Thuy National Park is the first wetland in Southeast Asia to participate in the 1989 Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, known as RAMSAR.

Hue City will move abandoned sculptures at local public places to parks along the Huong River, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Hoi An Town in the central province of Quang Nam will pilot the use of electric cars to transport tourists from January 1.

The Bà Nà Hills Golf Club in the central city has been named ‘Best New Golf Course in the World’ at the annual World Golf Awards ceremony in the Algarve, Portugal.

Vietnam was ranked 29th among Countries with the Top English Language Skills in the EF English Proficiency Index, compiled by EF Education First, a global language training company.

Ba Be National Park will be the top priority in efforts of northern mountainous Bac Kan province to develop its tourism sector under its development plan for the 2016-2021 period and vision to 2030.

Officials of the Hanoi Department of Tourism met on November 11 with businesspeople and journalists from the Republic of Korea (RoK), who are on a fact-finding trip to the city, to discuss ways to boost tourism cooperation between the

The Prime Minister has approved overall plans for the development of the Son Tra National Tourism Area in the central coastal city of Da Nang through to 2025 with a vision to 2030.

Buckwheat flowers from the northern province of Hà Giang will be showcased at Lý Thái Tổ Park in downtown Hanoi during a three-day cultural festival of Mong people starting Friday.

The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports is planning to organise ‘Hanoi Festive,’ a fireworks, light and colours festival, to celebrate the 2017 New Year.

The newspaper New York Times of the United States has named Vietnam one of the 20 places to travel for young people in their twenties.

The ethic Khmer people in the southern province of Soc Trang are looking forward to their traditional Ok Om Bok festival from November 13-14, particularly the Ghe Ngo (Khmer boat) race.

Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi has just been named one of the world’s 16 most beautiful pagodas by the British Daily Mail Newspaper.