Bright future ahead for Phú Quốc City: official Huỳnh Quang Hưng, chairman of Phú Quốc City People’s Committee, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on the establishment of Phú Quốc City – the country’s first island city

Bạc Liêu’s salt-making craft recognised as national heritage Salt produced in Bạc Liêu often has a strong and unique taste due to the low content of magnesium, calcium and sulfate.

HCM City to develop nightlife

More nighttime tourism services would help extend tourists’ length of stay and spending in HCM City, experts have recommended.

Top 10 culture and tourism events of the year The year 2020 marked ups and downs for culture and tourism development in the country, greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Việt Nam News selects the most 10 impressive events of 2020 with hope for a better year ahead for all our readers.

Support for development in ethnic minority areas extended to 2025

The implementation of a project on strengthening international cooperation to support socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited areas will be extended to 2025 under a decision signed recently by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

A new stage of branding for Vietnamese cultural tourism to open

This is considered a step to concretise the development strategy of cultural industries and the Vietnamese tourism development strategy through the promotion of national cultural identity.

HCM City links up with five regions to raise tourism revenue

Sustainable regional linkages between HCM City and five other regions are expected to play a vital role in the recovery of the tourism industry, which has been seriously affected by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lotus key in boosting Đồng Tháp tourism

Đồng Tháp has adopted the lotus flower as a symbol of its tourism sector. Its breathtaking natural landscapes and distinctive cultural and historical treasures have proven to be ideal for the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp to develop a host of appealing tourism products, especially those relating to lotus flowers.

HCM City to build more than 400 waterway berths HCM City plans to build 412 inland waterway berths in 21 districts in the next decade to exploit the potential of its 1000-km long network of canals and rivers for transport and tourism development.

Domestic market to help tourism sector in post-COVID-19-period The country's tourism industry saw impressive growth between 2015-19, but now needs a dramatic face-lift in terms of quality and safety to help the ‘key’ sector recover from COVID-19 damage.