Hanoi has piloted tours to bring visitors to its museums and theatres as a way to diversify the capital’s tourism products.

 Two foreign tourists were charged by a local woman to take a photo at a lake in the northern city of Haiphong.

 Vietnamese people use fish as the main dish in their meals. Fish and its processing has been being an indispensable part of these locals’ cuisine as they usually say “rice and fish like mom and her child”.

 New tours highlighting the remarkable museums, theatres and relics in the capital will be launched by the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

 With the Lunar New Year coming in less than a month, Vietnam's largest valley of sunflowers in the central province of Nghe An has been drawing in nature-lovers, especially young with a flare for botanical photography.

People know Hai Phong as a city of flamboyant trees, an important industrial centre and the biggest port in the north. The city has also long been a tourism hub with beaches embracing the city and top class entertainment areas. 

 The Mother Goddess temple, also known as Hoa Duong temple, in Hung Yen province is a popular place of worship. Part of the Pho Hien Special National Relic, the temple embodies beautiful architecture and unique tangible and intangible cultural values.

 The Vietnamese cruise tourism market continues its upward trend on the back of the increasing number of ship calls and passengers.

 The administration of HCM City’s District 1 has sought the People’s Committee’s approval to make the whole of Bui Vien Street in the heart of the ‘backpacker area’ a walking-only street on weekend evenings.

 Lying next to Dam Sen Cultural Park in HCMC’s District 11, Rock Garden Café is a popular address for guests to admire Vietnam’s rock artworks displayed in an airy garden space while having a cup of coffee.

 Footage of Hanoi broadcast by CNN has received positive feedback from the audience, Sunita Rajan, CNN Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific region told Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

 Phu Chau Temple in HCMC’s Go Vap District has long been known as one of the city’s most unique religious sites. 

 A visit to Dong Ba Market is a “must” for travellers to the ancient city of Hue. It is one of the most famous and oldest markets in Hue offering specialties from the central region.

Vietnam has become an attractive Asian destination for international cruise ships, with more than 400 cruise ships arriving last year, according to data of the Cruise Lines International Association.

Vietnam’s tourism sector posted a record number of 12.9 million international arrivals in 2017, an increase of 29.1% from 2016. Visitors from China rose by 48.6%; the Republic of Korea, 56.4%; Russia, 32.3%; and African countries, 25.6%.

The 20km long Hai Van Pass traverses the Truong Son Mountain range as it descends to the sea.The stunning views from Hai Van Pass attract a large number of foreign and local visitors.

 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.