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Con Dao has recently been ranked fourth in the top 10 best places to travel in Asia list of 2016 by Lonely Planet Magazine.

Since its inauguration in 2012, Dong Que (Countryside) Museum in Nam Dinh province has established its own trademark among private museums.

Phu Quoc island in Kien Giang province attracts tourists for its beautiful scenery and also many special products like fish sauce, pepper, rose myrtle wine and juice. These local products have made Phu Quoc famous.

A man-made ‘beach’ in Hanoi's Quoc Oai District, the first of this kind in Vietnam, will open to the public in August.

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi has received the Vietnam’s Leading Tourist Destinations Award for the second time from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

‘Northwest Colours’ will be the theme of the National Tourism Year 2017, announced the organising board.

Hanoi's West Lake has become a popular destination for the capital’s inhabitants to do exercise in the morning and afternoon.

The Mau Son Summer Tourism Festival officially kicked off in Loc Binh District, in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son.

The ancient city of Hoi An has launched the ‘Green Fence – My Village’s Beauty’ campaign to promote greenery among households and home-stay hosts in ecotourism sites.

Phong Nha - Ke Bang was listed in June among the “7 National Parks You Should Visit in Southeast Asia” by the travel channel GOASEAN.

The Green Ladder, the latest work from architect Vo Trong Nghia, is being displayed at the annual architectural pavilion exhibition of the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation in Australia.

Can Tho will hold Cai Rang Floating Market Festival from July 8-9, according to an announcement from Can Tho Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, as part of activities in response to Viet Nam Tourism Day.

Households around the Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in the capital city of Hanoi will have their doors and balconies repainted to ensure they match the area’s natural beauty.

American blogger Mark Wiens introduced top Vietnamese food that anyone should try when they visit Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoians make an art of their precious lotus tea. Many people may think the price of VND7 million a kilo is high, but even a glimpse of the production process is enough to prove its value for money.

The central city plans to establish a tourism police force as a pilot project to boost security for tourists and the tourism environment in the 2016-20 period.

Quang Binh Province’s authorities have licensed a local company for operating a tour route to two caves, including one among 57 newly-discovered caves.

Hà Tĩnh Province has planned different solutions to preserve and promote the Phúc Giang School’s woodblocks, following their recognition in May as UNESCO World Heritage at the seventh Memory of the World Committee for Asia and Pacific summit.

Nearly 40 photos featuring life and natural scenery on the Spratly Islands are on show at an exhibition in Hai Phong City.