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Foreign tourists spending in Vietnam remains low

 Average spending of Chinese tourists in Vietnam is estimated at 638 USD per person and that of tourists from other countries at about 943 USD per person, said the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board Secretariat.

Mountain market a hub for ethnic traders

 The Bac Ha market in the mountainous province of Lao Cai is the largest market in this part of the country. 

Coastal Quang Ninh-Chinese Fujian sea cruise route launched

 The five-star Costa Fortuna cruise ship arrived in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 9, marking the opening of a marine tourism route linking the locality to Fujian province, China.

Cham Island worth a visit

 A visit to the UNESCO World Heritage town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam would be incomplete without dropping by Cu Lao Cham (Cham Island), an archipelago off the coast of the central province.

Bloomberg touts Cha Ca La Vong as a must-try dish for gourmets

Bloomberg has recently unfolded a list of 12 restaurants across the world worthy to try at least once in life. Surprisingly, Cha Ca La Vong restaurant in the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi took pride in securing a spot in the list.

Banh mi Hoi An among world's Top 10 sandwiches

 Banh mi Hoi An (Hoi An-style bread rolls) has been listed among the world’s Top 10 sandwiches by Austrian travel website Traveller, together with well-known American cheeseburgers, English bacon butties, and Japanese Katsu Sando.

Stunning beauty of Nuoc Mooc Stream in Quang Binh

The majestic jade green waters of Nuoc Mooc Stream have enchanted visitors to Phuc Trach commune, Bo Trach district in the central province of Quang Binh, the crystalline waters are set among limestone mountains and tropical rainforest.

Flowers in full bloom

 In Thai Binh, cabbage flowers bloom spectacularly.

Da Lat unveils new rules

 Lam Dong Province, home to the resort city of Da Lat, has issued a list of rules for tourists that includes a dress code and shopping guidelines.

Travel firms propose transit visas for Chinese tourists

 Tour operators have proposed immigration authorities issue visas for Chinese tourists in transit at international airports and seaports in HCMC and Hanoi to attract more tourists from the northern neighbor.

Top 5 places near HCM City for a New Year’s trip

Located about 100km from HCM City, Tan Lap floating village and Long Hai beach are ideal options for travelers looking for somewhere special to spend their New Year holidays.

Lively experience at Cat Ba World Biosphere Reserve

Located 45 km east of Hai Phong port city, Cat Ba boasts a typical ecological system in Vietnam, including tropical rain forests, limestone islands, mangrove forests, coral reefs, and sea grass.

Snow Town in HCM City

 Snow Town in Ho Chi Minh City, reopened on December 2 has become an attractive venue for young people who want to entertain themselves in a quite different place at Christmas.

Khmer temple Monivongsa Bopharam in Ca Mau

Monivongsa Bopharam Temple is a Khmer temple, built in 1964 in the southernmost province of Ca Mau. It is very unique and amazing architecture complex that you cannot miss when travel locality.

Top 6 destinations in Vietnam for travellers in 2017

Wonder Park in Long An province, a wind farm in Bac Lieu, and Am Tien cave in Ninh Binh, to name a few, are the top hotspots for tourists in 2017.

Cruising the scenic waterways of the Red River

 The Red River, running through northern Vietnam, offers the chance to discover a rural way of life that has hardly changed for centuries. For those with one more day to spare in Hanoi, a cruise along the Red River is the perfect city escape. 

Hanoi to welcome nearly 24 million visitors this year

 Hanoi’s Department of Tourism estimated that by the end of 2017, the capital city will have welcomed more than 23.8 million visitors for earnings of roughly 71 trillion VND (3.1 billion USD).

Top 5 best youth destinations in 2017

 Windmill cake shop in Da Lat and Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in HCM City, to name a few, are popular check-in places for young travellers in 2017.

Buckwheat flowers bloom in Ha Giang

Tourists often flock to Ha Giang from October to December in order to see the fields of buckwheat flowers that has become the province's signature.  

A café is also home to a small rustic market

 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.