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The suburban district of Me Linh in Hanoi is home to a large flower and vegetable growing area which are the main source of income for many local households.

The number of tourists to Hanoi in the first seven months of this year is expected to reach 14.7 million, an increase of 38.7% compared to the same period in 2022, the municipal Department of Tourism reported.

Cai Rong Fish Market by Bai Tu Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh is often crowded from early morning.

Da Nang features on the list of the top five cheap and popular places in Asia which are both affordable and appealing to expatriate retirees, according to GOBankingRates.

Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam are the two destinations standing in the winner list of World’s Best Awards 2023 as the favourite cities in Asia, voted by readers of by US travel magazine Travel Leisure.

Many HCM City travel companies have launched waterway tours with attractive discounts.

Tourists from the Philippines make up the biggest spenders, with their spending rising from US$1,124 in 2017 to US$2,257 in 2019 per trip during their trip to Vietnam.

Many visitors have come to offer incense in commemoration of the war dead at Hang Duong Cemetery on Con Dao Island to mark 76 years of Vietnamese War Invalids and Martyrs Day.

The northern province of Ninh Binh’s famous Tam Coc - Bich Dong Tourist Site has just been temporarily closed for landscape maintenance.

A new Phu Quoc Express 5 speedboat ferry service was launched on Wednesday on the Sa Ky - Ly Son route in the central province of Quang Ngai.

Vietnam was placed fourth among the ten safest places to retire in Asia for less than 2,000 USD per month, according to a list released by GOBankingRates, a personal finance publication run by US-based financial services corporation Nasdaq.

The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam has proposed the expansion of Vietnam's visitor visa exemption list to encompass all 27 EU member countries.

A 1.9m long cannon dating back to the 19th century of the Nguyen Dynasty has been found at a construction site along the Tam Bac River in the northern port city of Hai Phong.

The central city of Danang attracted around 3.8 million tourists in the first six months of this year, triple the same period of last year.

Many people from Hanoi are flocking to Haiphong to enjoy the food in the northern port city.

A park on the western bank of the Dragon River in Danang City has been decorated with 500,000 LED lights, attracting thousands of visitors every night.

Many areas and facilities of the Danang International Airport have just been painted black and pink to welcome the K-pop group Blackpink to Vietnam this month.

InterNations, a website of the largest global community for people living abroad has placed the nation in ninth position on its list of the 10 most welcoming countries in the world.

Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, and Phong Nha-Ke Bang have been named among the 16 most favourite UNESCO world heritage wonders in Southeast Asia by leading UK-based travel magazine Wanderlust.