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A group of 725 gigantic po mu trees (Fokienia hodginsii), some more than a 1,000-years-old, in central Quang Nam Province's Tay Giang District has been included on the national heritage register.

Located on Nguyen Dinh Chieu walking street, along Huong River, Hue night street consists of a wide range of stalls displaying traditional handicrafts, consumer goods, and cuisine.

Repair and preservation work on the 112-year-old Long Bien Bridge in Hanoi has been begun, a state-funded project expected to cost VND300bn.

TheRichest, a leading entertainment and lifestyle website, has released a video that names the top 10 most beautiful places in the world, and includes Vietnam’s northern province of Lao Cai.

The DEZEEN architecture and design magazine has praised a new residence named the Termitary House designed by Vietnamese Tropical Space architects.

HCM City is keen to develop inland waterway tourism into one of its key attractions by 2020.

Two Vietnamese hotels – Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi and Park Hyatt Saigon have been listed among top 100 World’s Best Hotels by the US magazine Travel + Leisure.

The northern port city of Hai Phong plans to focus on promoting the tourism potential of the Cat Ba archipelago, which is renowned for its diversity of tourism products.

The central province of Quang Nam officially launched its first visitor centre in the ancient Hoi An town on Thursday, to provide more assistance to tourists in this tourism hub.

The central coastal city of Nha Trang will hold several exciting cultural and sports activities during the 2015 Sea Festival, scheduled to take place from July 11-14.

The US online newspaper, Huffington Post, has cited Mui Ne among top 11 stunning places without Wi-Fi that visitors can actually enjoy the view.

The ninth Hue Festival 2016, themed ‘710 years of Thuan Hoa, Phu Xuan, Thua Thien – Hue, Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development’, will be held from April 29 to May 4, 2016, with many art activities.

The Quang Binh authorities have okayed a plan to introduce Va and Nuoc Nut caves as new tourist destinations at Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park, Oxalis Ltd Company said.

Several elderly people have become famous among foreign tourists for their special takes on local cuisine and hospitality industry services.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park in central Quang Binh province has just been recognised as a World Heritage for the second time for its biodiversity by Unesco.

The central province of Thua Thien – Hue will set aside at least 5 billion VND (over 230,000 USD) to restore 3-5 typical garden houses between 2015 and 2020.

Business Insider, a leading US business and entertainment website, has cited Vietnam’s Con Dao Islands as one of top 25 remote islands tourists should visit in their lifetime.

Dai Hung Pottery Workshop in Binh Duong Province has upheld traditional techniques of making jars and jugs for more than 150 years.

A tour to Son Doong, the new gem among Southeast Asian jungles and arguably the top choice for adventure seekers coming to Vietnam these days, needs a lot of exercises and costs US$3,000 for a week.