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Twenty-one of Thua Thien-Hue province’s tourism companies, resorts, and hotels have joined a tourism stimulus initiative running from now until the end of 2013.

Stunning exhibits at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology represent the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

The popular website TripAdvisor.com tourism has ranked Vietnam’s War Remnants Museum the fifth best Asian tourism attraction in 2013.

An exhibition which displays traditional handicraft products from villages in and around Hanoi is being held in the city.

The Ministry of Construction has submitted to authorities in Hanoi a detailed plan to restore and preserve the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site.

The Hanoi Old Quarter’s management board is organising various activities to re-introduce and promote several traditional crafts.

The 964-year-old One-Pillar Pagoda, also known as Dien Huu Pagoda, in downtown Hanoi is about to undergo extensive renovations, a local official has said.

The number of Russian tourists to the south central province of Khanh Hoa reached 70,000 in the first half of this year, making up 45.5% of the total Russian arrivals in Vietnam.

Phong Nha Caves in the central province of Quang Binh's Bo Trach District have been declared one of the best tourism destinations in the world.

Hat Then (Then singing), a distinctive musical genre and a special combination of the spiritual and cultural life of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups in Vietnam, has drawn the attention of many collectors and researchers over the past decade.

Hanoi has proposed that five of the city's historic sites be recognised as national special relics in 2014.

The management board of Ha Long Bay in northern Quang Ninh province and Cat Hai district in northern Hai Phong City on July 18 signed a cooperation agreement on the management of the bays under their control.

The Hue Relics Preservation Centre and the German Conservation Restoration & Education Projects held a ceremony on July 17 to mark the completion of a project to preserve and restore interior decoration of Ta Vu-Dai Noi Hue.

Le Van Chau, 60, has worked as a smith for over 30 years and still maintains his smith shop in HCM City, preserving the trade of hand forging.

Two properties of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts have become the first hotels in Vietnam to receive the Green Globe Certification for their environmental awareness.

A coffee shop in Danang City makes a unique impression on its customers by its novel use of traffic as a decoration theme.

Quang Binh plans to launch experimental adventure tours of Son Doong Cave, which is considered the largest in the world, in early August this year.

Scientists now have enough reference material to accurately restore the Dam Pagoda, a worshiping place of national importance during the Ly Dynasty (1009-1225) after two years of careful research at the site, according to the Department of Culture, Sports

As one of the oldest and most holy sites in Vietnam, the peaceful temple complex of Den Soc makes a great getaway from the bustle of Hanoi.