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Festival honours buckwheat flowers in Ha Giang

 An annual festival to honour the buckwheat flowers, the most iconic flowers of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, and the unique cultural values of the province’s local ethnic people is taking place in Dong Van district.

Vietnamese tourists warned to leave Bali over menacing volcano

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia has issued travel warning for Vietnamese tourists with intention to visit resort island of Bali as Indonesian authority has raised the alert for Mount Agung eruption to the highest level.

The delicious dishes - symbol of Hanoi’s winter

 Hanoi in cold days is the best time you can enjoy many famous dishes.

Vietnam to spend US$1.32 billion for tourism infrastructure till 2020

 Prime Minister has recently approved a program on development of tourism infrastructure in the period 2016 – 2020 to help the tourism industry become a key economic sector.

Australian fam-trip delegation survey Vietnam tourism

 An Australian fam-trip delegation is surveying Vietnam’s tourism to sound out business prospects and work with potential local partners over measures to promote travel between the two nations.

Coconut fairyland strives to attract tourists

 Ben Tre has enormous potentials in not only agriculture but also tourism. Making full use of the favourable ecosystem, Ben Tre tourism has been developing in a more professional and sustainable manner, making it the local spearhead economic sector.

Vietnam embraces hi-tech tourism

 The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) agreed to promote smart tourism in the country.

Touring to Kim Bong wood carving village in Quang Nam

 Those having a chance to take a trip to the central province of Quang Nam should make a journey to Kim Bong traditional wood carving village in Cam Kim Commune on the opposite side of the ancient town of Hoi An.

Black sesame sweet soup, a popular dessert in Hoi An

 Black sesame sweet soup, a sweet, commonly served after meals as a mid afternoon snack, is a smooth and luscious soup with a rich toasted sesame taste that’s particularly popular in Hoi An ancient city.

Winter festival set for next month

 A winter festival will be organized in the mountainous district of Sapa in the northern upland province of Lao Cai from December 23.

Vietnam's terraced fields among Top 25 surreal landscapes

 UK daily newspaper The Telegraph has voted Vietnam’s terraced rice fields in sixth position on its Top 25 most surreal landscapes in the world.

Phuoc Kieu villagers keep forge fires burning

 The village of Phuoc Kieu in the central province of Quang Nam is a centrepiece of the region’s history, with a 400 year-old traditional trade of bronze casting.

Da Nang cafes, restaurants offer free restrooms for tourists

 More than 300 restaurants, cafés, bars, hotels and shopping centres are offering free restrooms for tourists in the downtown area as part of an effort to boost hospitality in the central city.

HCM City launches first river bus route

 Ho Chi Minh City put into operation its first-ever river bus route on November 25, hoping to ease road traffic loads.

Quang Binh opens three new caves to visitors

 Visitors to central Quang Binh Province will get a chance to visit three caves that were recently discovered in the territory of local Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

Pha Din Pass - attactive site in northwestern region

Pha Din Pass in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, 100km from Dien Bien Phu city, locates in the Ta Phin plateau and is one of four renowned passes in the northwest region of Vietnam.

Accessible travel website for the disabled launched

 A tourism portal dedicated to people with disabilities (PWDs) was launched by the Hanoi Disabled People Association on November 22.

Ly descendant named Vietnam’s tourism ambassador to RoK

Ly Xuong Can, a descendant of King Ly Thai To has been appointed Vietnam’s tourism ambassador to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for 2017-2020 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

HCM City to open more food streets

 Seven among ten wards of district 1 put forward measures to open food streets on the sidewalks by hour in the areas. 

Travel firms want visa procedures simplified

The Government should simplify the visa procedures for international tourists by issuing visas on arrival or e-visas to make the country more attractive to foreign guests, according to local travel firms.