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Vinpearl Can Tho Hotel, the first five-star hotel in Can Tho city, has just been inaugurated, becoming the tallest building in the Mekong Delta region.

Another 14 artefacts and groups of artefacts have been recognised as national treasures, including the mummified statues of 17th century Zen masters Vu Khac Minh and Vu Khac Truong.

CNN Travel recently posted an article on their website in which they promoted travel to Vietnam and what they referred to as five ideal tropical paradises. Here are the photos and locations they touted.

Vietnam will open its first ever astronomical observatory in Nha Trang next March, according to the Vietnam National Satellite Centre (VNSC).

The first-ever balloon flights will take to the skies from Hoi An ancient town to the nearby My Son Sanctuary (about 40 kilometers) during the upcoming Tet Festival, according to the Quang Nam's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Hanoi was covered in surprisingly thick mist on December 19.

Danang and Hanoi will be the first two cities in Vietnam to launch open top buses for visitors wishing to take a city tour.

In 2016, despite facing numerous difficulties and challenges, particularly in relation to the serious marine environmental pollution incident which affected four central provinces and in addition to the surge of the number of foreign tourist guides, Vietnamese tourism still

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will seek the government’s approval for the recognition of Tuyen Lam Lake tourist site in Lam Dong Province to become the country’s first nationally-graded tourist site.

Two Vietnamese towns, Da Lat in Lam Dong province and Sa Pa in Lao cai province, have entered the new list of the top 10 rising destinations in Asia in 2017 by popular travel booking site Trip Advisor.

Revellers in Hanoi are to be treated to Lunar New Year’s Eve fireworks displays at 30 venues in the city’s centre and rural neighbourhoods, the municipal government has announced.

Hoi An City and Thai-owned Index Living Mall will jointly organise the Light Festival to welcome 2017, the Year of the Rooster.

For this occasion, a photo exhibition with the theme of excavation from the entrails of the earth will be opened in the morning of December 15 at the citadel’s preservation centre. Hundreds of pictures of the citadel during its

A Vietnamese 'Ao da'i space will open on December 11 in Hanoi in order to provide visitors with a venue to promote the traditional Vietnamese long dress.

Construction on Mau Son Snow Mountain entertainment and ecotourism area has begun in Loc Binh District in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son.

Mother Goddess Worship or Dao Mau, which began in the 16th century in Vietnam, is the worship of the incarnation of nature goddesses.

Hanoi expects international arrivals in the city will reach a record four million this year, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

Popular tourist site Ham Rong will stop welcoming guests starting from December 12 until the Ham Rong Rubber Tourism Join Stock Company finishes handing over the area to the authorities. The Sapa cable car will be closed as well

Hanoi has officially named Street 19 Thang 12 (December 19) to celebrate the 70th anniversary of National Resistance Day.