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Renowned tourism website Women's Weekly of Singapore has named Fansipan among the leading five destinations to visit for mountain trekking at the end of the year, with the website noting the Vietnamese mountain’s impressive views.

Cherry blossoms have been in full bloom in the tourist town of Sapa, attracting lots of visitors.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has inscribed the art of pottery making of the Cham people on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

Nearly 597,000 foreigners have visited Vietnam in November, bringing the total number of international tourists to the country in the first 11 months of this year to 2.95 million.

Another 175 metres of branch-worked caves have just been found in Southeast Asia's longest volcanic cave, Cave C7, in the central highlands province of Dak Nong.

Vietnam has been named as the Asia's Best Golf Destination 2022 at the ninth annual World Golf Awards which was recently held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

Some streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter are already filled with a Christmas atmosphere.

Banh ran (as it is called in the north of Vietnam) or Banh Cam (in the south), is a familiar deep-fried sticky rice dessert that can be found at any market in Vietnam.

The number of tourists arriving in Hanoi since the beginning of the year is estimated at over 17 million, representing a five-fold increase year on year, according to the Municipal Department of Tourism.

Ten artefacts, the earliest dating back to the Đông Sơn civilisation (BC 1,000 – AD 1st century), were handed to the Vietnam National Museum of History on Friday.

Renowned tourism website Thetravel.com has named Sa Pa in the mountainous province of Lao Cai among the top 10 most attractive snowy destinations throughout Asia.

Authorities of the northern province of Quang Ninh have asked agencies to reopen tours to Bai Tho Mountain and open new beaches in Ha Long City.

Vietnam has ranked third in the list of Top 10 Asian countries with most beautiful women by US travel website Wonderslist.

Long Coc tea hill in the northern midland province of Phu Tho is seen among the most spectacular tea hills in Vietnam.

Tam Dao Town in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has been recognised as the World's Leading Town Destination 2022 by the World Travel Awards.

Ho Chi Minh City welcomed 546,000 international visitors in October this year, lifting the total number of foreign arrivals to the city in the last 10 months to 2.65 million, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

HCM City authorities have announced their plans for the annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street for the coming Tet Lunar New Year.

Magazine Travel+Leisure of the United States has named Vietnam among its top 12 perfect honeymoon destinations that won’t break the bank.

Ninh Thuan Province has devised a roadmap to turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector with sustainable development by 2030. It plans to do so by further promoting its intact nature, values of Cham culture and agricultural products.