Travel

The opening ceremony of a “Golden Tour” to discover Hanoi and the launch of a new tourism product themed “Hanoi’s Traditional Fondness of Learning” was held at the Vietnam Fine Art Museum in Hanoi on October 10.

An underground parking lot in HCM City has been turned into a busy market which attracts lots of visitors.

Documents and photos featuring French architecture in colonial era in Hanoi will be on display in an exhibition that opens today at the Hanoi Opera House in the capital city.

Cua Ong temple in Cam Pha city, Quang Ninh province is closely linked to the tradition and religious culture of local people.

The Con Son-Kiep Bac Autumn Festival 2017 kicked off in the northern province of Hai Duong on October 5 or the 16th day of the eighth lunar month.

The flow of foreign tourists into the central province of Thua Thien-Hue increased by 31.29 percent to 1.07 million in the first nine months of 2017.

A waterfall festival will be held this weekend at the Ban Gioc Waterfall Tourism Complex in Dam Thuy Commune, Trung Khanh District, in the northern province of Cao Bang.

As from 2018, visitors can conduct the Son Dong Cave expedition by overcoming the Vietnam’s Great Wall (high stalactite wall) to shorten the time exploring the incredible cave to four days and three nights.

Hanoi’s Tay Ho District authorities have approved a project to build a lotus tea promotional centre.

The northern province of Quang Ninh expects to earn a record VND1 trillion (USD45.5 million) from entrance fees to Ha Long Bay this year.

The cable car system which connects Bac Giang Province to Yen Tu Mountain in Quang Ninh Province will operate next year despite concerns over the negative impact on cultural sites and the environment.

The third Buckwheat Flower Festival will take place from October 4 to December 31 in four districts of northern mountainous Ha Giang province - Dong Van, Quan Ba, Yen Minh and Meo Vac - and the provincial capital of

The pedestrianised street in Hue City was opened on the evening of September 29, attracting a large number of visitors.

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided VND3.6 billion (EUR143,300) to restore a palace in the central city of Hue.

HCMC will soon open seven more waterway routes and implement projects to build wharfs and boat stops to continue developing waterway tourism.

Streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter are full of colours as the Mid-autumn Festival nears.

Hanoi authorities have begun paving degraded streets with natural stone as part of a project to beautify the city and improve safety for walkers and drivers.

Several companies in HCM City have proposed to municipal authorities to name a street after Vietnam’s famous spy Pham Xuan An who is featured in the book X6 Perfect Spy.

The authorities in Hue City have started to restore an old wooden house for tourism.