Brian Johnston, a travel writer for Traveller magazine, has named Vietnam among a list of the Top 8 best places in Asia to go to on holiday.
With a growing number of medical tourists who combine travel with medical care coming to HCM City in recent years, lucrative medical tourism needs concerted efforts by various official agencies and travel firms to realise its huge potential, experts have said.
Viet Nam introduced performance and cuisine arts, and tourism potential to an Asian culture festival in Prague, the Czech Republic on May 25 with the aim of promoting its images to international friends.
An exchange programme was held in Ha Noi on April 22 to celebrate traditional new year festivals of several Asian countries.
Ambassadors of Asian and European nations in Prague have conducted a study tour to learn about Viet Nam culture, gastronomy and trading potential of the Vietnamese community there.
Ha Noi, known for its cheap food and accommodation options, is much more affordable than many other Asian destinations, according to a MasterCard survey.