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The northern tourist town of Sapa had served an estimated 103,000 visitors during the recent five-day holiday, the highest number recorded so far and 105 percent higher than the same period last year.

Hanoi has provided one more free double-decked bus due to their popularity during the on-going Reunification Day (30/4) and International Labour Day (May 1) holidays.

The Con Dao National Park off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau received the ASEAN Heritage Park certificate at a ceremony held on April 28.

Vietnam welcomed approximately 3.7 million foreign tourists in the first four months of the year, a figure 19.2 times higher than that of the same period last year, and meeting 46% of the target set for 2023.

Hanoi has offered free double-decker buses for people on the Reunification Day (30/4) and International Labour Day (May 1) holidays.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh attracted 5.59 million tourist arrivals in the first four months of this year, double the figure of the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

More than 500 people joined in a programme to clean beaches in Danang on April 27.

Sapa Town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai has been forecasted to welcome between180,000-200,000 tourists during the coming Reunification Day and International Labour Day holidays.

Visitors to the Imperial City located at Hue Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue will be offered free admission during evening visits.

The nation’s popular banh mi has been named in the list of the top 24 best sandwiches from across the world by multinational news channel and website CNN.

Hanoi authorities have planned to open three new walking streets in Ba Dinh and Dong Da districts.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony renaming the Peace Park in Cuba to Ho Chi Minh in honour of the late Vietnamese President.

HCMC will organise firework displays at two locations to celebrate 48 years of the South Liberation and National Reunification Day on April 30.

Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi has attracted more visitors since new tours were launched.

Magazine Travel+Leisure of the United States recently named Regent Phu Quoc resort in the southern province of Kien Giang among the 100 best new hotels in the world for 2023.

Da Lat City authorities in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have decided to turn the Bich Cau area located on Xuan Huong Lake into a park.

Many people in HCM City have returned to drinking coffee on the ground after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Danang City received 1.40 million tourists in the first quarter of this year with 391,600 international visitors or a 62-fold increase against last year's figure, according to a report from the Danang City Department of Tourism.

Twenty-two new caves have just been found by the British Cave Research Association in the central province of Quang Binh, all boasting stunning beauty thanks to their unique features.