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With its shimmering, blue ocean, white sandy beaches, grand hotels and tourist friendly resorts, the southern city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province is a Mecca for tourists in Vietnam.

Stretching 192km along the coast, the southern province of Binh Thuan boasts great potential for tourism development, especially sea tourism - the most popular in Vietnam.

Coming to Danang, you should not miss My Khe Beach, which is about six kilometres east of Danang and is famous for its fresh atmosphere and blue water.

Ramón Fernández, a Spanish photographer, expresses his love for Vietnam through nearly 40 black and white photos which are on display at an exhibition in Spain's Navia city.

The plan for selection of Vietnam's national flower with lotus as the winner has been submitted to the Prime Minister.

Vietnam is preparing to submit the bai choi folksongs to UNESCO, for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in the world in need of urgent protection.

A lantern festival in the World Heritage Site of Hoi An wrapped up on February 6 with the best products being honoured.

Ethnic minority people in the central province of Nghe An are enjoying their long holiday after Tet at the colourful spring markets.

Pho Cao Market is a cultural meeting place for 17 ethnic minority groups in Pho Cao village, Dong Van district, of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

In contrast with the busy atmosphere in the neighboring Vung Tau Sea, Long Hai Beach in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is quiet and peaceful with its beautiful, blue sea and primitive surroundings.

The World Heritage Site of Hoi An is intended to be entirely pedestrianised, an official has announced.

The biggest exhibition on Vietnamese ceramic products entitled “Dragon and lotus” is taking place at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama, USA.

Recognised as one of the world’s ‘Most Beautiful Bays’ almost a decade ago, Nha Trang is famous for its pristine beaches, splendid islands and magnificent mountains.

Travelling from Son La City to Moc Chau Plateau at this time of year, visitors are amazed by white plum trees in full bloom.

Hue people usually offer hand-made bamboo flowers in their new year prayers for health and happiness.

The famous citadel in the former imperial capital of Hue drew more than 50,000 tourists, including 30,000 foreigners, during the Tet holiday

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue launched a year-long series of activities within the National Tourism Year in the northern central coastal area for 2012.

Despite cold and rainy weather, thousands of people still set out for Vieng Market in Nam Dinh Province, to bring about fortune for the whole year.

The annual New Year boat race festival opened on Ly Son island in the central province of Quang Ngai on January 26.