The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on October 29 held a ceremony to receive UNESCO’s recognition of the Dong Van Karst Plateau as a global geopark for the third time.

The Hanoi Tourism Ao dai Festival 2023 officially kicked off in the pedestrian area of Hoan Kiem Lake on October 27 night, promoting the elegant beauty of the ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) and Hanoi's tourism.

Vietnam welcomed 1.11 million international tourists in October, making the fourth consecutive month that the country has served more than 1 million foreign visitor, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST).

The first culture and tourism week of Vietnam’s northwestern region and Ho Chi Minh City kicked off in the Lao province of Luang Prabang on October 25.

VOV.VN - The Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the Embassy of Vietnam in Singapore deployed an array of activities aimed at promoting local tourism in Singapore from October 25 to 27.

Corsica, an island in the southeast of France, wishes to promote cooperation with Vietnam in the time to come, said Alexandre Vinciguerra, a member of the Executive Council of Corsica and President of the Corsica Development Agency at an October 23 working session with Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang.

VOV.VN - The central city of Da Nang held its first-ever tourism promotion programme in Manila in the Philippines on October 23, with the occasion drawing the participation of 14 Vietnamese travel firms and 150 Filipino businesses.

Vietnam is rapidly embracing technology to develop digital and smart tourism, aiming to create fresh and attractive products, lure tourists, enhance competitiveness, stimulate growth, and achieve sustainable development.

The second Vietnam International Photography Festival 2023 kicked off in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan on October 20, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Peru in Vietnam is scheduled to host a Peruvian culinary week in Hanoi from October 24 to 29.