Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently signed a decision recognising the resort town of Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as a national tourism site. 

 A winter festival will open in Sa Pa town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on December 23.

 “Mang dang” is known as not only a favorite main ingredient for a lot of specialties of Hoa Binh but also a specialty on its own.

A fish-pot is a traditional fishing tool to catch fish used mainly in Vietnam’s northern delta provinces. Thu Sy village in Hung Yen province is famous for its traditional job of weaving fish pots. 

 The central coastal city of Quy Nhon has been named among the top 10 winter sun destinations for 2018, according to the UK newspaper The Guardian.

Thac Ba Lake in the northern province of Yen Bai– one of Vietnam’s largest artificial lakes is attracting a lot of visitors during the floating season.

November and December is a great time for tourists to visit Ha Giang because they’ll see the rocky plateau covered with flowering buckwheat.

 In a recent article, the paper quoted a group of travelers who explored the world’s largest cave as saying that it is “a sanctuary, a lost world below the surface - a unique ecosystem.”

 Turning tourism into one of Vietnam’s spearhead economic sectors in addition to the digital economy and agriculture is seen as a viable strategy for national development.

 The Hai Phong Museum was the first local museum established in Vietnam. It was built in 1919 on 1 ha covered with large old trees in what is today Hai Phong City center.

 Located 40km from the center of Hanoi, Cao Thon village in Bao Khe commune, Hung Yen province, is among the largest incense-making villages in Vietnam. 

 Inside Cay Sau coffee shop on Thich Quang Duc Street in Phu Nhuan District, HCMC, visitors can see a small countryside market every Sunday morning.

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has issued a dispatch asking tour operators to ensure safety for tourists amid volcanic eruption in Bali resort island of Indonesia.

 A wild sunflower festival will be held at the Chu Dang Ya extinct volcano in the central highlands province of Gia Lai from December 1 to 3.

 The period between the rainy and dry seasons in the Central Highlands is the perfect time of year for travelers to visit the Central Highlands and experience the vast swathes of wild flowers in full bloom.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien met Ly Xuong Can, the new Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam, yesterday, voicing his hope that the ambassador will help develop Vietnam’s tourism as well as tourism cooperation with South Korea.

In the World Heritage-listed town of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province, there is a night market on Nguyen Hoang Street which is worth visiting. 

 Vietnam Airlines (VNA) and LOT Polish Airlines signed a co-operation agreement on Wednesday to bring more benefits and travel options to their passengers.

 The year-end tourist season and New Year are approaching; it’s also a busy time to entice holiday-makers to buy tour packages, especially outbound tours. 

 Authorities of Hoi An Town have issued a new regulation permitting permanent residents without foreign spouses to provide homestay service for tourists.