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The PM has approved a master plan for development of Lao Cai province’s Sapa national tourism area until 2030, with the goal of developing unique and high-quality tourism products and attracting about 5.2 million arrivals of visitors.

Vietnam ranks second as an ideal destination for expats in ASEAN and 19th globally, according to HSBC’s Expat Explorer 2016 report.

Hà Tĩnh Province’s People’s Committee has received the certificate recognising Phúc Giang School’s woodblocks as a UNESCO Documentary Heritage by Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific.

The central city of Da Nang plans to decorate a 1.5km concrete sea dyke wall with paintings and ceramic mosaics from 2016-17, creating an art space and tourist attraction.

The Dalattourist Company is planning to build an amusement park and adventure sports center in the central highlands resort city of Da Lat with total investment of an estimated VND307 billion ($14 million).

Hanoi's Hoan Kiem District People's Committee have announced that they will turn nine more streets into pedestrian streets at the weekend starting from October.

The coastal province of Bà Rịa -Vũng Tàu’s People’s Committee will host its annual International Kite Festival from December 6-12.

The fifth Paragliding Festival has opened at Khau Pha Pass in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

A cultural-tourism week honouring terraced paddy fields was launched with a ceremony in Mu Cang Chai district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.

The Hanoi administration has announced it will pave 936 streets with natural stone in 12 districts across the city.

An electric car service will be launched on the pedestrian streets around the Hoan Kiem Lake.

With beautiful landscapes, friendly people and special cultural identities, Sa Pa town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has been exerting every effort to become a key tourist attraction in the world.

Paperwork is being prepared for Ha Long Bay’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site to be extended to the Cat Ba Archipelago, part of Hai Phong city.

Vietnamese are celebrating the Mid-autumn Full Moon Festival across the country, with colourful decorations and cultural activities in every street and home.

Many kinds of insects are sold at markets in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh’s Lac Son District. The insects have become local specialties.

The Hanoi Transport Corporation has just put 25 new buses with free WiFi into operation.

Phu Quoc Island may be set to host the largest sea festival in Southeast Asia in 2017, according to the Epizode sea festival cooperation project being arranged by Epizode, the Dong Do Show company, and the 99 Mountains company.

Quang Ninh provincial authorities have announced a plan to build a second cable system on Yen Tu Mountain, famous for its beautiful landscape and Buddhist heritage.

Winners of the ninth Bui Xuan Phai – For the Love of Hanoi Awards were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 8.