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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.

The mountains and forests of the Central Highlands will come into sharp focus at the 2014 National Tourism Year, which has been recently launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

With hundreds of motorbikes bearing down on you, and the toot toot of friendly horns for a musical accompaniment, the simple, everyday task of crossing a road in Vietnam can present quite a terrifying challenge for first-timers.

Architect Vo Trong Nghia’s Kontum Indochine Café was among 300 shortlisted for World Architecture Festival Awards 2013.

A house which was built over 200 years ago has been recognised by UNESCO as one of the 10 most beautiful traditional homes in Vietnam.

An award ceremony for the winners of Vietnam Tourism Magazine’s “Vietnam: Endless Beauty” photo competition, an initiative under the purview of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, took place in Hanoi on July 5.

The central province of Quang Nam has cooperated with the International Labour Organisation in implementing a project to strengthen inland tourism in the locality since 2011 with funding from the Government of Luxemburg.

Attractive not only due to its endless bending sand dunes in La Gi Town in Binh Thuan Province, the locality also lures tourists to its forest, mountain and river areas and of course its tales of legends.

Hoang Lien National Park is very attractive to tourists for its rare and special plants, including many kinds of flowers.

The War Remnants Museum, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and the Vietnam Women’s Museum have entered the list of the top 25 most attractive museums in Asia, according to a recent Travelers' Choice Attractions survey conducted by TripAdvisor.

Ben Thanh Market illustrates the character of HCM City and provides a place for many to earn their living.

Tourism experts have proposed that the government continue offering unilateral tourist visa exemptions for travellers from major markets to attract more visitors and generate revenue.

Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoi An and Halong are four of the Top 25 Travellers’ Choice Asia Destinations recognized by the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor.

Scientists and culture managers discussed a master plan for Dong Van Geopark at a workshop in Quan Ba District yesterday.

The Hue Relics Preservation Centre, in coordination with the Netherlands Urban Solution Company, opened a course to train preservationists to manage Hue relics using geographic information system technology.