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The central province of Khánh Hòa plans to make Nha Trang Beach an ecological park where seaside buildings can only have 40 floors at most.

Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi will become a Cultural and Historical Park, under a detailed project for conserving, restoring and promoting its values.

A massive stage performance will be the highlight of the annual Carnival Hạ Long 2016, Vũ Hồng Sơn, chairman of the Quảng Ninh province’s People’s Committee, said.

The excavation of a 14th century citadel in the central province of Thanh Hoa has started.

The Hang Dau water tower, a historical relic with special architecture in Hanoi, is being illuminated at night from April 16 – 27, a project sponsored by the Netherlands.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has recently been awarded the ‘Most Attractive Destination in Vietnam in 2015’ title by the Vietnam Tourism Association.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong this morning, April 16, led a delegation of various ministries and state agencies to offered incense to the Hung Kings in Phu Tho Province.

Kieu Ky in Hanoi's Gia Lam District is the Vietnam's only village which specialises in laminating gold by hand.

The old city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam and Naha city, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, have come to an agreement on the third phase of the Eco-city Achievement Support Project.

Four hundred objects collected from French Indochina will be auctioned in Paris in May.

Many islands around the globe derive their name from geographical formations, birds, sea creatures, holidays or other animals. Following are eight of the more popular animal named islands located in Vietnam.

The Vietnam's Institute of Archaeology has announced their findings of valuable artefacts in Gia Lai Province that they say belong to ancient humans dating back 800,000 years ago.

An Bang Beach, 3km east of Hoi An city, central Quang Nam province, has been voted one of the top 25 beaches in Asia by travel website TripAdvisor, according to the ancient city’s officials.

An exhibition featuring photos taken by French journalist Michel Blanchard in Hanoi during the 1980s are being displayed in the capital.

The People’s Committee of Quang Binh Province have voted to rescind their application for Son Doong Cave to be recognized as a world’s largest cave, citing the associated fees as excessive.

President Tran Dai Quang offered incense to late President Ho Chi Minh and planted a tree at the K9-Da Chong historic relic site in Hanoi’s outlying Ba Vi district.

Passenger ships will soon be banned from staying overnight in Ha Long and Bai Tu Long bays, local authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh said.

The 2016 National Tourism Year – Phú Quốc and Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta, themed ‘Discovering southern land’, opens on April 10 in Phú Quốc.

A 490-hectare safari park will be built in Lac Duong district of Da Lat city by the Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park and Dalat Tourism.