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The Hanoi Great Souvenirs 2023 was launched at the Temple of Literature, showcasing 100 booths of handicraft and souvenir products from Hanoi’s traditional craft villages.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just decided to carry out archaeological exploration and excavation work at the Son Tay Citadel.

Vietnam and China have started piloting tours of Ban Gioc- Detian waterfalls from September 15.

A jeep tour of Hanoi and a street food tour of Ho Chi Minh City have been named among the world's 25 best travel experiences by readers of Tripadvisor.

The family of British antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford handed over a 7th-century statue to Vietnam at a ceremony in London on September 13 (local time).

Binh Chanh District in HCM City has proposed to open a night street in Trung Son Residential Area to develop tourism.

Silk Sense Hoi An River Resort has become the first Zero Plastic Waste Resort in Vietnam by utilising eco-friendly materials and completely eliminating plastic waste from the local environment, with no more single-use plastics being used on site.

Nguyen Thi Tuyen in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc outlying district has spent four decades making traditional lanterns for every Mid-Autumn festival.

The Vietnam International Travel Mart Can Tho is scheduled to be held in December this year, expected to attract many firms from different countries.

Suoi Thau Steppe in the northern province of Ha Giang is now in the buckwheat flower season.

The capital city of Hanoi has won three categories of the 2023 World Travel Awards (WTA), which is dubbed as the “Oscars of Tourism”.

Truong Son Commune People's Committee in the central province of Quang Binh announced their discovery of a new beautiful cave in the area on Thursday morning.

The first large-scale Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival in Japan opened in Saitama prefecture on September 1 evening.

The Vietnamese homepage of tech giant Google features an image of thousands of people gathering together at Ba Dinh Square as part of efforts to honour the nation’s 78th National Day.

Over 100 people in Hanoi wore traditional long dresses Ao Dai and cycled through many streets in Hoan Kiem District this morning, September 1.

The complex of Hue monuments – a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site – is set to open with free admission for domestic visitors during the upcoming National Day on September 2, according to details given by the Hue Monuments

A festival to honour Vietnamese cuisine has been scheduled to be organised in HCM City on October 20-22.

A food festival to honour Vietnamese culinary culture will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from October 20 – 22, during which Vietnam’s food map will be unveiled with a record of 126 delicious dishes.

Many areas in Hanoi have been colourfully decorated with flags, flowers, photos and banners to celebrate the 78th National Day anniversary (September 2).