VOV.VN - A seminar in northern Ninh Binh province on October 30 highlighted the need for strong investment in modern cultural infrastructure to bring the country’s cultural industries into a new era.

Despite the peak travel season, challenges from current natural disasters are hindering Vietnam from reaching its ambitious goal of welcoming 25 million foreign visitors in 2025. This demands stronger efforts, timely policies, and bold, innovative solutions across the industry.

Ho Chi Minh City has identified the adoption of information technology and digital transformation as key strategies to enhance the visitor experience, facilitate tourism services, and drive economic growth in the tourism sector.

A week-long programme spotlighting the Vietnamese great unity bloc and cultural heritage is set to kick off at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi on November 18, bringing together more than 200 participants representing 18 ethnic communities nationwide.

As Vietnam enters the fourth quarter of 2025, the tourism sector is accelerating towards its target of 25 million international visitors, driven by a resurgence of tourists from Europe, Northeast Asia, and Oceania.

To diversify its tourism offerings for culinary enthusiasts, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism on October 22 introduced a series of new food-themed travel programmes.

Hanoi’s three new tourism products were unveiled during a ceremony co-hosted by the municipal Department of Tourism and the Phuc Tho communal People’s Committee on October 18, each designed to draw visitors into its cultural and historical depths.

VOV.VN - UOB Vietnam announced a strategic partnership on October 20 with Oxalis Adventure, backed by the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park Management Board, to promote the legendary “Kingdom of Caves” and eco-friendly tourism in Vietnam to UOB customers across five ASEAN markets.

Vietnam's Lo Lo Chai has been honoured as one of the best tourism villages in 2025 by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UN Tourism) on October 17 in Huzhou City, Zhejiang province, China.

Hanoi is promoting hi-tech flower cultivation by expanding greenhouse and net house production areas, applying new varieties and advanced techniques, and converting low-yield rice fields into flower-growing zones to foster green, climate-resilient agriculture combined with eco-tourism.