(VOV) - Vietnam welcomed nearly 614,000 foreign visitors in April, bringing the total number of foreign arrivals to more than 2.4 million in the first four months, according to the General Statistics Office.

Banyan Tree Group of Singapore on April 27 put into service the integrated resort complex of Laguna Lang Co located in Lang Co town, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

(VOV) - The Hanoi and HCM City Tourism Associations signed an official cooperative agreement in Hanoi on 20 April to implement a program to stimulate tourism in 2013.

(VOV) - CNN has judged Vietnam boasts five of the top nine most beautiful paradise resorts in the East Sea.

(VOV) - Vietnam Airlines made a February 28 announcement that they are upgrading their aircraft on the Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)-Yangon (Myanmar) route to meet increasing travel demand between the two cities.

(VOV) - The Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB) will offer Vietnamese tourists 200 free tickets to watch the 2013 Formula 1 (F1) Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix, held at the Sepang International Circuit from March 22–24. 

(VOV) - Vietnam’s tourism sector plans to earn US$10-11 billion from 7-7.5 million international visitors and 36-37 million domestic tourists by 2015 and US$18-19 billion from 10-10.5 million foreign visitors and 47-48 million domestic tourists by 2020.

(VOV) - Thua Thien Hue’s provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Director Phan Tien Dung has announced the February 4 signing of a cooperative agreement linking the province with the Republic of Korea’s tourism market.

(VOV) - Japan’s P&I Enterprise Company has opened its US$12 million Pulchra Resort on Truong Sa Street in the central city of Danang.

(VOV) - Vietnam’s the largest luxury beach resort - MGM Grand Ho Tram Beach - is expected to open soon.