The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Vietnamese citizens not to travel to the Maldives these days as the country declared a 15-day state of emergency starting from February 5 due to a political crisis.

 'Mam tep' (shrimp paste) may sound quite intimidating dish, but don’t let the pungent smell prevent you from trying the interesting specialty of Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province.

 The People’s Committee of central Quang Binh province has approved a detailed planning scheme to develop the world’s longest zip-line system in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.

 Visitors can discover new routes in the UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site of Trang An in Ninh Binh province.

A tulip festival is set to take place from February 8 to March 2 in Vinpearl Nha Trang, aiming to bring a special Tet (Lunar New Year) for all visitors.

 Known as the non-smoke industry, the tourism sector has expanded and now presents opportunities for enterprises to find appropriate partners, develop their business or expand within the market.

 Sun Group, a prominent real estate developer in Vietnam, inaugurated a sea cable car route in An Thoi town, Phu Quoc island district, with the aim of serving tourists on the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival which is several days left.

 Some 3,000 hectares spanning Tay Ninh city’s Ninh Son ward, Ninh Thanh ward and Thanh Tan commune and part of Phan commune in Duong Minh Chau district will be zoned off for the site.

Vietnamese visitors to the Hue Imperial Relic Site will be exempted from buying ticket during the first three days of the 2018 lunar year (February 16 to 18), said Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai.

 As 2018 Lunar New Year (Tet) is approaches, travel companies in Hanoi are preparing to meet customers’ diverse needs and interests.

A Vietnamese restaurant founded by three Vietnamese PhDs near Guangxi University in Nanning, China, has seen 20% growth in its annual revenues over the past three years. 

Chinese have for the first time become the largest number of international visitors to arrive in HCM City, according to the city Department of Tourism.

 With up to 40,000 mentions among 1.8 million Instagram posts tagged from ships and ports around the world, Vietnam ranks in the global Top 15 of the most Instagrammed cruise destinations on SeaHub, a cruise deal site.

 For the past 30 years, a Pho vendor in Hanoi has been serving customers between 3-6 am.

 Thung Nai in Hoa Binh province, attracts tourists with landscapes as beautiful as Ha Long Bay.

 There is no busier time than Tet for Thuy Tram Village in northern Phu Tho Province as the year comes to an end. It is a time of high demand for the village’s famous produce, golden carp.

 The tourism industry in Viet Nam has developed so quickly in recent years that it doesn’t have enough qualified human resources to serve such growth.

Cua Van, a small fishing village in Quang Ninh, has been recognised as one of the world’s 16 most picturesque villages by travel blog Journeyetc.com.

 Ha Giang province has been advised to continue pursuing sustainable development, with a focus on tourism, one of the biggest potential of the northernmost region.

 Hue City won the prize for “ASEAN Clean Tourist City” during the ASEAN Tourism Forum 2018 (ATF), Nguyen Van Thanh, chairman of the city People’s Committee, has announced.