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The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Tri has announced a project to open the Con Co island tourism route.

HCM City will allow business activities on pavements in some streets in the Pham Ngu Lao Ward in District 1 according to a new draft plan.

A kayak service operator has launched tours that will give both locals and foreigners the chance to clean up waterways in the vicinity of Hoi An City.

Of the three passenger terminal design plans submitted to the Prime Minister, Airport Corporation of Vietnam showed its preference for Plan LT-07, the architectural plan for Long Thanh International Airport inspired by the coconut leaf image.

The central province of Quang Nam plans to upgrade part of its Ky Ha Port for cruise services to nearby islands, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dinh Hai has said.

About 10,000 local residents and tourists are expected to join the first Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival – part of cultural events during the sixth Quang Nam Heritage Festival – in Nam Tra My district on June 13-16.

Hanoi has been placed second on the list of the world’s 17 greatest cities for food selected by the UK’s Telegraph.

The Japanese government has given a VND225bn non-refundable aid to the VND243bn project to clean the channel runs through Japanese Bridge in Hoi An Town.

Ha Temple-Thuong Temple-Y La Temple Festival will be held on a grand scale in the northern province of Tuyen Quang to mark it being recognised as a national festival.

Local authorities in Quang Nam Province's Tam Thanh Commune are cooperating with artists from Singapore in an ecotourism project which aims to introduce local life and culture to visitors.

Tired of the noise, a man in the central province of Quang Ngai has opted to live alone in the deep forest for the past 20 years.

The Paradise Group will introduce a new line of crafted cruise ships, known as Paradise Elegance which will set sail from March.

The World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) has recognised Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, as one of Vietnam’s food capitals.

The central island district of Ly Son plans to restore a whale skeleton and an exhibition centre for whale skeletons with an investment of 10 billion VND (442,477 USD).

HCM City plans in June to launch the first river bus transport service connecting Bạch Đằng Wharf in District 1 with Thủ Đức District, and a second route in September from Bạch Đằng Wharf to District 8.

HCM City authorities plan to offer support to Cần Giờ District, the "green lung" of the city, to develop eco-tourism and resort tourism.

The Son Tra Peninsula in the central coastal city of Da Nang has received the approval of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to become a national tourism area before 2025.

Yellow ochna flowers from the Yên Tử sacred mountain and the cherry blossoms from Japan will meet each other again at a festival honouring the two flowers in Quảng Ninh Province next month.

The city of Hanoi has unveiled plans to give the iconic Nhat Tan Bridge a new look and outfit it with thousands of LED lights that will display a variety of artistically vivid undulating designs nightly.