Vietnamese and French architects are co-operating on a master plan to restore and expand the central highlands city of Da Lat into an entity covering 3,300 sq.km.
Starting from next month, Russian tourists who visit the central coastal cities will be able to take chartered flights to HCMC and travel on to the Mekong Delta.
The 2012 Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival, often took place in Do Son district of the northern port city of Hai Phong, has attracted over 30,000 local people and tourists.
Authentic cuisine and many more typical Vietnamese traits are available for visitors to experience on board the wooden boat Vietcruiser that travels along the Saigon River.
The scorching heat has gone and a temperate climate has pervaded Hanoi, particularly at night and in the early morning as a sign of the start of autumn.
Cooking in Hoi An is one of the activities ranked in the top 10 special travel experiences in the world. This is voted by the Lonely Planet, the "lodestar of backpackers".
The Hanoi Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism carried out a field work in a preparation to build up some tourism products to craft villages, with Van Phuc silk village on the focus.
Experts from the IUCN are preparing the dossiers of the Cat Tien National Park to be submitted to the UNESCO for recognition as a world natural heritage.
Situated about 15 kilometers from Sapa town is the green valley Muong Hoa, which is the homeland of minority peoples who inhabit and cultivate the land.