Hoi An ancient town cited among 10 World Famous Canals
Touropia, a tourism website, has chosen Hoi An ancient town as one of the 10 World Famous Canals.
Sa Pa’s terraced fields among world’s most beautiful destinations
Environmental news website Mother Nature Network has selected 30 of the most beautiful destinations on Earth, and terraced paddy fields in Viet Nam’s northern mountainous Sa Pa district is one…
Expanding tourism cooperation with APEC member countries
The tourism sector needs to work closely together with other sectors, including transport and education, to make full use of their infrastructure to spur tourism development.
Giant suspension cable through Ha Long Bay to be built next year
Quang Ninh province will build a suspension cable system through Ha Long Bay in 2015 for sightseeing from above.
Da Nang launches tourism portal
This central city's Culture, Sport and Tourism Department has launched its latest online tourism information portal following an eight-month trial period to further boost its tourism industry.
Cai Rang cited among most interesting floating markets
Your Amazing Places, a leading world tourism website, has chosen Cai Rang as one of the top 5 Asian floating markets.
Con Son-Kiep Bac festival lures over 80,000 tourists
The Con Son – Kiep Bac Autumn Festival 2014 in Hai Duong province, one of the largest of its kind in northern Viet Nam, attracted more than 80,000 tourists, according to the relic site’s management board.
Ha Long Bay beauty hits Italian headlines
The Italian daily Le Repubblica has recently run an article on its Viaggi (Travel) column highlighting the stunning beauty of Ha Long Bay which was recognized as a World Natural Heritage site in 1994 by UNESCO and voted as one of the seven New Natural Wonders of the World in 2011.
Tran Dynasty historical relics recognised as special national relic
Quang Ninh province held a ceremony on September 13 to receive the Prime Minister’s certificate recognising Tran Dynastry historical relics as a Special National Relic.
Vietnamese water puppetry enchants Japanese audiences
Art troupes from the Viet Nam National Puppetry Theatre made a maiden presentation of Vietnamese folk art water puppetry in Yokohama, Japan, on September 13-14.
Viet Nam Airlines promotes Viet Nam tourism in Italy
The national flag carrier Viet Nam Airlines hosted a conference in Italy on September 11 to promote Viet Nam’s destinations and the country’s potential for tourism development.
Sapa terraced fields among top 30 beautiful places globally
Mother Nature website recently listed the terraced fields of Sapa in its superlative list of top 30 most beautiful places in the world.
Viet Nam promotes image at Embassy Day in Berlin
Vietnamese diplomatic representatives joined their Asia-Pacific counterparts for Embassy Day in Berlin to promote Viet Nam’s image internationally.
Ministry proposes visa exemption for five nations
Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has recommended the Prime Minister consider visa exemptions for travellers from France, Germany, the UK, Australia and India.
Quang Binh opens up world's biggest cave to tourists
Authorities in Central Quang Binh province will officially open the world's biggest cave, Son Doong, for tourism by January, 2015. This follows a successful pilot programme this year.
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