VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi’s Quang Ba Flower Market attracts a large number of customers as well as tourists who admire the diversity of flowers.

Besides the city of Ha Giang, free wifi transmitters will also be set up in 21 locations in Ha Giang province, including the most popular tourist sites such as the Lung Cu flagpole, Dong Van town, Ma Pi Leng in October.

Located near the border with Cambodia, An Giang is well known for its sugarcane and green rice fields as well as ethnic Vietnamese fishermen who have lived and fished its waters for centuries.

The Prime Minister has approved the general master plan for the development for the Sapa National Tourism Area to 2030, with a goal of developing unique and high-quality tourism products and attracting 5.2 million visitors.

 The National Administration of Tourism announced a 25.7 per cent increase in the number of tourists, up to more than 7.26 million visitors, compared with the same period last year.

 The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has won the 2016 Asian Townscape Award from the Asia-Pacific regional office of the UN Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) programme.

 The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City was ranked among the top 25 best museums in the world by tourism website TripAdvisor. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Ben Thanh Market is a famous place for long-timeresidents in HCM City as well as visitors to the country’s most bustling hub. 

Fortunately, there are still a handful of Hanoi coffee shops to indulge the nostalgia, authentic ambiance and a good cup of brew. Here’s our choice for the six most nostalgic.

 Y Ty, a commune in Bat Xat district of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has become a famous destination among travellers. It is well-known for both natural and human beauty.

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 80km to the south of Ha Noi, Van Long Lagoon in Ninh Binh Province is an attractive tourist site, especially at weekends. 

 Hidden in the greenhouses at Ba Vi near Hanoi is a most fantastic surprise for plant lovers— one of the largest private collections of cacti and succulents anywhere the world over.

K’Long is a recommended place for tourists to stop for about an hour to buy hand-made tho cam (brocade) products and explore the culture of ethnic minority people K’Ho in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

Da Nhay (jumping rock) is a beautiful beach, 25 km north of Dong Hoi City in Quang Binh Province. It is one of the most important sites in Quang Binh along with Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, the World Natural Heritage site. 

Travel website www.touropia.com recently updated its list of the world’s top 10 historic and famous prisons— including the Hoa Lo Prison (Maison Centrale) in Hanoi in the No.10 slot.

Following the airing of the first episode of the series ‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts unknown’ on CNN, the featured shop on Luong Ngoc Quyen Street in Hanoi reports business has been brisk.

Foreign and local cognoscenti coming to Hanoi seem to hit the Cha Ca La Vong restaurant on Cha Ca Street in Hanoi. It was recently included on an MSNBC.com list of 10 places to see before you die.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bien Ho (Sea Lake), a freshwater lake to the north of Pleiku City of Gia Lai Province, which is 900 meters above sea level and covers 230 hectares, is called the “gem” of Pleiku.

Each locality in Vietnam that has a World Heritage Site devotes special resources to the development of tourism and a unique “brand” of culture. However, the management of these sites has yielded varied results.

Here are some great images taken by amateur photographer Manh Hung of the quiet foggy rivers, peaceful rice fields, and other landscapes of the Central Highlands region.