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The travel section of Time magazine has revealed its Top 10 ideal budget destinations in Asia, which includes Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam.

Tourists will receive a 20% discount off the Phong Nha cave fee and 30% off the Tien Son cave fee from June 15 to 20, to mark the occasion of Quang Binh Cave Festival 2017.

Local authorities in Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, have encouraged both local authorities and the private sector to contribute to protect and promote the town during the international conference on Urban Heritage Conservation and Development.

Hanoi wishes to learn from experience of Italy’s Milan city in urban construction and development for its programme to become a smart city, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

Sapa town and Mount Fansipan in the northern province of Lao Cai have recently been named among the Top 10 Southeast Asian climbing spots by world famous travel site Skyscanner.

Designer Minh Hanh said she wanted to make daily clothes from silk as many local designers were ignoring the material. She made the comments at the 2017 Vietnam - Asia Silk and Brocade Culture Festival.

Thousands of Vietnamese and Japanese visitors flocked to the opening ceremony of the 10th Vietnam Festival in Tokyo, Japan, on June 10.

HCM City’s most popular backpacker road of Bui Vien would be turned into a pedestrian street next month.

The US’s travel website Thrillist has officially listed Vietnam’s Hoi An city among the top twelve of the most beautiful, cheap beach cities in the world.

HCM City once again proved itself to be a must-visit place in Asia as TripAdvisor travellers named its network of wartime tunnels and a 130-year-old post office among the top 25 landmarks of the region.

The Sài Gòn Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Sài Gòn Zoo) in HCM City’s District 1 has opened a new flamingo garden, mini water park and eatery area for visitors.

Tour operator Vo Tan Tan plans to offer tours of nipa palm forests that allow tourists to participate in afforestation efforts in Cam Thanh commune in Hoi An, the central province of Quang Nam.

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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recognised the Hải Vân Gate in the border of Thừa Thiên-Huế Province and Đà Nẵng City as National Historical Relic and Architecture.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked for approval from the Ministry of Transport to use English on street signs to serve foreign tourists.

Huế city authorities have banned the construction of tall buildings near the city’s garden houses, considered an architectural legacy of the former imperial capital.

A community culture space has been opened in the central city of Da Nang’s East Sea Park in Son Tra district, as part of the Danang International Fireworks Festival 2017 (DIFF 2017).

It is a meaningful event for Binh Dinh province when the monument of President Ho Chi Minh, known as Nguyen Tat Thanh in his younger days, and his father Nguyen Sinh Sac, has been completed on the occasion of

Several families in a lane in Hanoi have hired artists to decorate their old walls with a mural.