Located 80 kilometres from the mainland, Quang Ninh province’s Co To island, a rough pearl in the Gulf of Tonkin with turquoise sea and tranquil beaches, has grown in popularity among domestic and international visitors.

 Phu Do Village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Nam Tu Liem is famous for its 400-year-old craft of making fresh rice vermicelli. The village’s progenitor Ho Nguyen Tho was a native of Thanh Hoa province.

 A refreshing dish for hot days, “goi ngo sen” is healthy, vibrant, delicious on its own and certainly crunchy.

 Thanks to its picturesque landscape, Hoang Su Phi district in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang has become a popular destination for tourists.

 In 1976, Vietnam became an official member of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, opening an important door to integrate Vietnamese culture into the world. 

 As the sunshine of a late summer afternoon waned, Lô Thị Hoa and her sister, looking fresh in traditional Thái costumes, prepared food to welcome guests to their stilt house in Nưa Village.

 Lak Lake is touted as one of the must-visit sightseeing spots in the Central Highlands in general and in Daklak Province.

 Facing an oversupply of hotel and resort rooms, Phu Quoc Island, an emerging tourist destination of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, is finding ways to attract more tourists.

 Halloween is a traditional Western festival celebrated every year on October 31. In recent years, this special occasion has also been organized in Vietnam, especially at some five-star hotels and popular sightseeing spots in HCM City.

Homestay services are springing up throughout the northern province of Ha Giang. Visitors can now choose to stay at beautiful homestays in Quang Ba, Dong Van, and Meo Vac districts.

 Located in Ninh Binh province, Van Long is the biggest wetland nature reserve in the northern delta region.

 The 2017 Global Destinations Cities Index produced by credit card company Mastercard said foreign arrivals in the city grew at 16.4 percent between 2009 and 2016, the fastest after Osaka, Chengdu, Colombo, Abu Dhabi, Jakarta and Tokyo.

 Culture and cuisine from ethnic minority groups in northern province on display in Hanoi from October 27 to 29.

Chuong village in Phuong Trung commune, Thanh Oai district is renowned as one of the most ancient craft villages in Vietnam and is famous for its centuries old tradition of conical hat making.

 12 souvenir shops in Ha Long City are forced to shut down from October 26 following a request from the local authorities for failing to meet criteria set by the Department of Tourism.

 The 5th Mekong Delta investment forum (MekongInvest 2017) took place in Can Tho city on October 25 to call for investment in tourism projects across 13 regional localities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam's Reverie Saigon has been called out as the fourth Best Hotel in the World by Condé Nast Traveler in its annual Readers’ Choice Awards. 

 Weekend traditional music performances which have been piloted in Ho Chi Minh City’s Centre are gripping visitors to the southern hub. 

 Travel companies may be required to deposit VND850 million at commercial banks if they organize local, inbound and outbound tours, according to a draft Government decree which guides the execution of the 2017 Tourism Law.

Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh is the image of serenity in autumn,excepting the bustling tourist sites nearby.