A homestay of eight bamboo watch-towers in the middle of a lotus lake in Binh Chanh District, HCM City is seen as an ideal place for visitors to be nestled in the midst of nature.

Landscapes in HCM City become more beautiful and romantic at sunrise and sunset- the most beautiful moments of the day. Let’s see photos featuring the finest moments.

 Vietnam has great tourism potential but the country needs appropriate policies to create breakthroughs to develop tourism into a spearhead industry and affirm its position on the global tourism map, experts have said.

 Built by the Nguyen Dynasty which reigned the country from 1802 to 1945, the former Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has recently ranked as one of seven leading tourist destinations of Vietnam in 2017.

 The Sai Gon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company has launched a luxury train from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang.

Quang Ninh province is mostly famous for Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO natural wonder of the world. It also boasts of many other tourist attractions such as Bai Chay Bridge, and Tuan Chau and Co To Islands.

 Together with keeping tour prices unchanged during the long National Day holiday early next month, many tour operators in HCMC will offer early birds discounts and extra promotions.

 Thien Hau Pagoda, Jade Emperor Pagoda and Mariamman Temple are three outstanding venues worthwhile for a visit.

 The Tourism Advisory Board is proposing longer visa waivers and visa exemption for tourists from more countries, as bigger numbers of foreign arrivals will result in bigger revenues far eclipsing revenues earned from visa fees.

The government should add six more countries to the list of those with visa exemptions: Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Belgium, and Switzerland.

Once taking a sightseeing tour to the central cities of Hue and Danang, beach lovers should not miss a chance to drop by Lang Co Beach, an attractive tourist destination renowned for wonderful landscapes, long white-sand dunes and blue seawater.

 Mau Son Mount in the northern province of Lang Son is a tourism magnet for travellers and photographers as they can take the best images of clouds in early morning or sunny days.

 The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam was named among 15 best cities of the world in a recent readers’ vote of the US travel magazine Travel & Leisure.

 Boat tours on the Red River in Hanoi has consistently failed to attract tourists over the past 20 years.

The second Vietnam Private Sector Forum is to take place in Hanoi at the end of July this year, chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The film set-like bamboo forests in the northwest mountainous province of Cao Bang are likely perfect places for swashbuckler fans and young backpack tourists to check in and take photos.

 Hanoi these days shines with vibrant summer flowers, including lotus. Different from other vivid flowers, lotus has its own uniqueness, helping cool the hot summer air in the capital.

 The tourism sector is tasked to lure 13-15 million foreign visitors this year. However, the increase in the number of visitors to Vietnam has put the sector under pressure to ensure the quality of tourist destinations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mong Rong Reef in Co To Island in the northern province of Quang Ninh is considered a hot new travel spot for young Vietnamese travellers. Let's discover it!

 Chang Son village in Thach That district, about 30 kilometers from the center of Hanoi, is one of age-old carpentry villages in Vietnam.