The northern province of Lao Cai is proving popular with visitors as its Japanese cherry blossoms at Sapa near Mount Fansipan are blooming.

 HCM City’s Ben Thanh Market area houses the oldest and most famous tea store in the city, opened in the early 20th century.

The century old Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort and Spa is situated on a pine hill covering more than 7 hectares with 17 ancient villas built in the 1920s-1930s by French colonists.

 Vietnam leaded Southeast Asian countries in the number of tourists visiting Japan over the last decade with a growth rate of 868.1 percent, according to the Nikkei website.

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom, painting Da Lat city and nearby areas in cherry colour and attracting thousands of visitors to enjoy.

 Princess Cruises, a five-star premium cruise line, has announced that it will increase the number of cruise tours to Vietnam in 2018.

 Hanoi - HCMC and Hanoi - Kunming listed in Top 10 best train journeys in Asia by UK's The Telegraph newspaper.

Holding an unexplainable attraction, the untamed beauty of Central Vietnam offers a long list of ideal tourism destinations for locals who grew out of the habit of celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Chi Linh district in the northern province of Hai Duong, about 70km from Hanoi has attracted visitors to its ethereal beauty of red maple forests.

Six trains with "five-star" quality was put into opeation on Thong Nhat (North-South) route on January 10. They are expected to meet demand for quality services and conveniences.

 Princess Cruises, a five-star premium cruise line, on Tuesday announced that it would bring 80,000 international tourists to Viet Nam this year, 40 per cent more than last year.

 Operators of local tours still have to place a VND100 million deposit while the deposit requirement for firms organizing local, inbound and outbound tours is kept at VND500 million under the 2017 tourism law, which went into force this month.

 The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) and the ASEAN Travel Expo (TRAVEX) will be organized in the northern province of Quang Ninh in January 2019. 

 Many streets in Sa Pa Town are being repaired causing inconveniences for local people and tourists.

 Cua Van, a small floating fishing village in the northern province of Quang Ninh, has been listed among the world’s 16 most beautiful villages by Journeyetc.com, a travel advisory website. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of maple trees have been planted on Nguyen Chi Thanh, Lang Ha and Tran Duy Hung streets in Hanoi in the past weeks to increase the capital’s green space.

 In the busy Ben Thanh Market area, curious foreign tourists often drop by an old and shabby house which has been known as the oldest and most famous tea store in the city in the early 20th century, with a history of nearly 105 years.

 Everyone knows that Quang Ninh is famous for its scenery, its people, its culture. But not many people know about a unique food that can only be found there. 

 Saigontourist Holding Company, the country’s leading tourism services provider, has put into service five new tourist boats and rolled out a variety of fresh river tours, which take in popular destinations in the city and neighboring provinces.

 The HCMC government will draw up a specific development plan for the tourism sector with a vision to 2030, and this strategy will be made available thanks to a sum of US$2 million sponsored by an enterprise, said HCMC vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen.