The year of 2016 witnessed impressive growth of the Vietnamese tourism industry, with a strong increase in both domestic and international tourists.

Can Gio, located roughly 50km from Saigon, is one of the favourite weekend holiday spots for Saigoneers.

Hundreds of Oriental medicine stores in HCM City’s District 5 provide Oriental medicine and herbal materials to traditional medicine clinics and consumers in the southern region.

 According to the General Statistics Office, the number of international tourists to Vietnam reached 1,199,421 in February, increasing 19.1 percent from the previous month and 42.2 percent year-on-year.

Around 40km from Da Lat City, a small town – D’ran – in Don Duong district, Central Highlands’ Lam Dong province is always quiet and peaceful.

Binh Lieu mountainous district of Quang Ninh province is likened to ‘Sapa’ in northern Lao Cai province with similar climate, landscapes and culture of ethnic minority groups.

 The World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) has recognised Hoi An city, Quang Nam province, as one of Vietnam’s food capitals.

Cu Lan village looks like a fairyland among a pristine and romantic scenery, a range of mountains and hills, and charming valleys and waterfalls.

A backpacker recently realized his life-long dream of taking a trip across Vietnam. Here’s some photos he snapped along the way.

Bright blue lake in Hai Phong, green tea hill in Nghe An and eco-tourism site in M’Drak are cited as attractive travel destinations for this year.

 Vietnam’s southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City introduced its tourism potential and products to Indian visitors at workshop in New Delhi on February 24.

 Hue is known as a city of gardens and garden houses which harmoniously blend the calculation of human architecture with the randomness of nature.

 About 2,200 foreign visitors are set to arrive in Nha Trang on Friday on board cruise ship Celebrity Constellation.

 From the busy streets of Hanoi to the lush green mountains of Sapa here are the top 14 photos of Vietnam as selected by Fodor’s Travel and recently featured on its website.

 Nothing goes together like coffee and books. Reading in coffee shops is a favourite pastime of book lovers around the globe. Here are eight literary coffee shops in Hanoi that will feed both your mind and body.

About 200 km northwest of Hanoi, Moc Chau is one of the most pristine beautiful plateaus in the northern mountainous region.

Quang Binh Province launched a number of new tours last year. One of the more popular is a tour of the 700 year old plus Hoang Phuc Pagoda, one of the oldest temples in the country.

Located in Ve Tinh commune, Soc Son district, Hanoi, as part of the Soc temple complex, Non Nuoc pagoda and Vietnam Buddhist Academy are part of a monumental architectural work that has been in use for seven years.

 Numerous places of interests in Ninh Binh, Ha Long Bay, and Quang Binh are revealed in the trailers of the much-anticipated movie Kong: Skull Island.

 The northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai has invested in tourism in an effort to make it a key economic sector.