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Tourism service providers in Ha Long Bay have reported a surge in bookings for the Reunification Day and May Day holiday with services fully booked ahead of the five-day holiday.

The southern province of Dong Thap has announced plans to organise a second lotus festival in May.

A VND1.5 trillion (USD59 million) theme park in the southern province of Dong Nai is scheduled to open on the coming Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holiday.

The Moc Chau tourism complex has been officially recognised as a national tourism site under a recently-signed decision by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

A major entertainment park will open soon in Sam Son City in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.

Quang Ninh aims to become an international tourism hub and a world leading destination by 2050 through establishing the brand of Ha Long Bay - Bai Tu Long Bay as a landscape paradise.

Authorities of the southern central city of Nha Trang are cracking down on projects which block the sea view and return the space to public use.

A pedestrian street will be built in Lang Co Town in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, home to one of the most beautiful bays in the world.

The Central Highlands city of Da Lat has witnessed unprecedented blooming of cherry blossoms, surprising both locals and tourists.

The northern province of Ninh Binh served nearly five million tourists in the first four months of this year.

A dossier has been built by the People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Lang Son to seek the UNESCO recognition of Lang Son Geopark as a global one.

Authorities of the central province of Quang Nam have announced plans to launch a tourism stimulus programme.

Banh bot loc (Vietnamese tapioca dumpling), a specialty originating from the former imperial capital of Hue, has been selected as one of the world’s 35 tastiest dumplings by CNN.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation has just launched a night train route for tourists linking Dalat and Trai Mat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

A UK and Vietnamese expert expedition have just discovered 25 more caves in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.

Following Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang will become the third Vietnamese city to be scouted by the Michelin Guide Inspectors.

As many as 100 households in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien have made preparations to receive tourists as the city is holding many activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory.

Hanoi, home to a large number of cultural and historical sites and craft villages, is taking measures to develop experiential tourism to attract more visitors to the over-1,000-year-old capital.

The northern province of Hai Duong has planned to pilot Tue Tinh Food Street on the upcoming Reunification Day April 30 and May Day holiday.