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Free wifi available for tourists during Huong Pagoda Festival

 Free wifi service will be available for tourists during Huong Pagoda Festival, which is scheduled to open on February 13.

Image: Enjoy beauty of spring on the way to Forbidden Mountain

VietNamNet Bridge - Located in An Hao Commune, Tinh Bien District, An Giang Province, Nui Cam (Forbidden Mountain) is an ideal destination for travelers and families in the lunar New Year holiday.

Vietnamese can visit Hue Imperial Citadel free of charge during Tet

 Vietnamese visitors, including overseas Vietnamese, will be able to visit the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from February 8-10 (the first to third day of the Lunar New Year) for free.

Free wifi available for tourists during Huong Pagoda Festival

 Free wifi service will be available for tourists during Huong Pagoda Festival, which is scheduled to open on February 13.

Image: The beauty of Tuy Phong

 VietNamNet Bridge - Only 90 km from Phan Thiet City, and less than 300 km from Ho Chi Minh City, Tuy Phong is an ideal choice for a trip of 2-3 days for the family on the Tet holiday.

Japan to ease VN short-term visa rule

 Japan decided to ease short-term visa requirements to nationals of Viet Nam starting from February 15, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.

15-year-old wooden boat ban in Ha Long Bay sparks outcry from local firms

 Tour boat operators on Vietnam's heritage-listed Ha Long Bay are outraged at a move by local authorities to ban about 25 percent of vessels from working the waters, a move that will cost thousands of jobs.

Tour of flower fields launched in Tram Chim National Park

 A tour of yellow-eyed grass fields, a natural attraction in Dong Thap Muoi (plain of reeds) during the flood season, has been launched to attract more visitors during spring.

Helicopter tours open in Da Nang for Tet

 Viet Nam TravelMart Agency offers daily helicopter tour services over Da Nang during the Tet holiday.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2016 – a must-see site at Tet

After being temporarily moved to Ham Nghi Boulevard last year pending the upgrade of Nguyen Hue Boulevard into a pedestrian square, the flower street for the upcoming Lunar New Year will be back to its original place.

Image: HCM City student wins Project Runway 2015

 After falling short in two previous seasons of Vietnam Project Runway – a reality television series for up-and-coming designers, the 23-year-old student Tien Truyen won the show at the grand finale on Saturday night.

How to preserve Hoi An in the flood season?

 Each 9th and 10th lunar months, Hoi An faces flooding. It usually happens after a storm, when water gushes down from the nearby mountains, while the sea level rises and adds to the problem.

Abundant air tickets available

 Domestic airlines have launched promotional ticket fares and increased the number of flights to serve the increasing demand on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

International donors work to boost responsible tourism in Vietnam

 Representatives of ten international sponsors took part in a roundtable meeting in Hanoi on January 28 to discuss their coordination in support of responsible tourism in Vietnam.

Snow brings good times and sorrow

 People flocked to Sa Pa and Mau Son Mountain in the mountainous provinces of Lao Cai and Lang Son last weekend to enjoy the snow and ice produced by the exceptionally cold weather.

International arrivals to Vietnam surge in January

 More than 805,000 visits were made to Vietnam by international tourists in January, a 5.8 percent increase from last month and 12.3 percent surge from the same month last year, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Image: The unaffected beauty of Dong Thap

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, some 200km from Ho Chi Minh City, has many interesting places to visit and things to do.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park admission prices unchanged until 2017

 Admission prices at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park will remain unchanged until end-2017, the management of the park said at a tourism promotion conference in HCMC on Monday.

Snowfall draws over 10,000 visitors to Sapa

 More than 10,000 visitors are estimated to have descended on the northern resort town of Sapa on January 24 to catch a glimpse of the snowfall - a rare occurrence in a tropical country like Vietnam.

Rough seas leave 124 tourists stranded on Ly Son island

 Some 124 tourists have been stranded on Ly Son Island, 30km off central Quang Ngai Province, as passenger boat services have been suspended due to rough seas.