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The festive atmosphere this Christmas season in Hanoi was much quieter than in previous years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The opening of Imperial Citadel night street zone has been postponed due to the city focusing on COVID-19 prevention and control efforts, Vo Le Nhat, chairman of the Hue City People's Committee said.

Con Dao Island district in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is set to restore tourism activities and welcome back visitors arriving by air from now until February 15, 2022.

The northern province of Quang Ninh plans to reopen to international tourists from the first week of next year.

Christmas is just two days away but Christian communities in HCM City haven't set up decorations or planned for gatherings and festivities due to fears of the pandemic.

Authorities in Hanoi have decided to restore an old French villa at 49 Tran Hung Dao Street.

Fields of Chrysanthemums in the northern province at Hung Yen are coming into full bloom at this time, bringing a stunning beauty.

Hoi An City in the central province of Quang Nam will conduct many activities to welcome the coming New Year.

One of the most well-known bread stalls in HCM City is attracting lots of attention from the public after its owners separated.

Digital travel magazine Afar of the United States has chosen Phong Nha-Ke Bang, the UNESCO-recognised global heritage site in the central province of Quang Binh, as one of the world's 39 best places in which to travel in 2022.

A night street zone around Hue Imperial Citadel, a UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage, will be launched in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on December 31 to boost its nighttime economy.

The Golden Bridge in the central city of Da Nang has outclassed 11 other foreign nominations, winning the world's leading iconic tourist bridge category at the 2021 World Travel Awards.

Vietnam has been named Asia's best river cruise destination at this year's World Cruise Awards, the most prestigious prize in the global cruise tourism industry.

Churches in Hanoi are being covered with decorations to prepare for the Christmas holiday.

The Xoe dance performed by the Thai ethnic minority people of Vietnam has been officially recognised by UNESCO as the Representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Nomination of the art of Xoe dance of Vietnam as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity will be discussed at the UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

A special page “ Live Fully in Vietnam” on the website https://vietnam.travel was officially launched, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced.

HCM City has decided to organise its 19th Nguyen Hue Flower Street to mark the 2022 Tet Lunar New Year Holiday.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism is seeking the Ministry of Public Security's approval for a pilot programme to allow foreign visitors to the southern central province of Khanh Hoa.