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A new boat service to provide tours around the Huong River in Hue has been launched.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has accepted an initiative by the People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Tri on opening tourist routes to its Con Co Island District.

Domestic and foreign researchers and managers in archaeology gathered in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on October 31 to seek ways to promote the value of the archaeological studies of the Paleolithic Age.

For over a decade the pace of tourism development in HCM City has been rather slow due to limited products in terms of places of interest and cultural and entertainment activities for tourists.

The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism and the People’s Committee of Yen Bai province has just jointly held a conference to build a national dossier on Xoe dance of Thai ethnic people to submit for UNESCO recognition as

Vietnam has been rated by leading Australia-based travel website News as among cheapest destinations for tourists in the world.

The BRG Group and Sanrio Wave Hong Kong, which owns the world famous Hello Kitty character, has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the Hello Kitty Park in Hanoi, the first internationally-branded park in Vietnam.

Colourful bamboo dragonflies perched on thin, pointed bamboo sticks are not just cute souvenir toys, they reflect the agricultural traditions and craftmanship of Vietnamese farmers.

The Royal Flight Airlines of Russia on October 20 launched its first charter flights from Vladivostok International Airport to Cam Ranh city of Vietnam’s central Khanh Hoa province and Phuket of Thailand.

The rail lines from Hanoi and Long Bien stations to other northern provinces built by the French during the early 20th century have now blended into many residential areas.

Located in the southeast of the Red River Delta, Nam Dinh province retains many traditions, customs, beliefs, festivals, traditional crafts, and historical and cultural relics. The province has become a popular tourist destination in recent years.

Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang has been honoured as “Asia’s Leading Festival and Event Destination” at the 2016 World Travel Awards Asia (WTA) & Australasia Gala Ceremony held in the city recently.

Every Sunday night, local residents and tourists in Việt Trì City, in the northern province of Phú Thọ, lose themselves in melodious folk song at Văn Lang Park.

Some of the best ao dai designs have been introduced at the Ao Dai Festival on Friday night in Hanoi.

Remnants of Champa architecture have recently been found in the central province of Binh Dinh, said Nguyen Van Ngoc, Director of the Binh Dinh provincial museum.

The Hue Imperial Citadel will open to welcome visitors at night from summer next year, said Phan Thanh Hai, Director of Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

Ha Long Bay and pho in Hanoi have been named among 50 can’t-miss attractions, foods and experiences in Asia by US news website Business Insider.

The 134-year-old Saigon Tax Trade Centre, one of HCM City’s iconic landmarks, is being torn down to make room for new development.

Local residents have spared no effort to convert Hanoi into a prosperous, jubilant, and peaceful capital.