More than nine million foreigners visited Viet Nam from January to November, up 25.4 per cent compared to the same period in 2015, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has revealed.

 The best time to go to Phu Quoc (pearl) island in KienGiang province is from October to May. It becomes a tourist attraction thanks to its pristine beauty, fresh air, blue sea and white sand beaches.

 Located within Bai Tu Long Bay and near the UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Bai Tu Long National Park is a natural treasure for Vietnam.

 The Prime Minister has approved the master plan for developing tourism in the Mekong Delta by 2020 and vision to 2030.

 Fried banana is a Vietnamese street snack that is hard to forget.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to a legend of M'nong people, the most popular lake in the Central Highlands – Lak – is named after the hero Lak Lieng.

 Chair of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has announced that the Committee has budgeted US$2 million of expenditures to promote the local advantages of the capital city on CNN.

Travelling on the 500km coastal line from Vung Tau to Phu Yen provinces, there are a lots of interesting things to discover through trips full of fun and challenges.

 A programme to promote Vietnam’s tourism in China took place in the country’s Liaoning province – its last stop, drawing hundreds of travel and media agencies on November 23.

90km from Hanoi, Kenh Ga hot spring was discovered and studied in 1940 by the French. The spring’s hot and salty water has a stable temperature of 53 degrees Celsius and contains Calcium and bicarbonate which is good for health.

Visits to the old quarter of Hoi An will be free on December 4 to celebrate the 17 anniversary of the ancient town being recognized as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Taste a steaming hot bowl of gruel with “quay” (breadsticks) and “ruoc” (salted shreedded meat) in Hanoi's Old Quarter. 

 Bang Am (Am Thong or Tung Son)- a limestone mountain range- is 830 high above the sea level in Dai Hong village, central Quang Nam province, around 46km far from Danang City.

 More than 9 million foreign tourists have come to Vietnam so far this year—a 25.4% year-on-year increase exceeding the target of 8.5 million for 2016, the General Statistics Office has announced.

 Readers of UK magazine, The Guardian, have revealed 10 things foreign tourists should do in Vietnam to make their travels more interesting.

Foreign visitors to Vietnam – and even some locals – are packing up the motorbike and going on long-haul drives through Nam Dinh Province for their summer vacations this year.

 Tree houses built by Artist Dao Anh Khanh, located around 6 kilometres from the centre of Hanoi are proving ideal city break destinations.

The discovery of ancient sunken vessels in 1999 and again in 2013 in Binh Chau has led directly to the opening of the Museum of Ancient Seafaring.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The beauty of well-known tourist sites in Vietnam at dawn can be seen in the following photos. 

 The China-ASEAN International Touring Assembly and Media Rally 2016 (CAITA) began its journey across Vietnam in Hanoi on November 24, marking 25 years of the ASEAN – China dialogue relations.