Footage of Hanoi broadcast by the US’ Cable News Network (CNN) has received positive feedback from the audience, Sunita Rajan, CNN Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific region told Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung during their meeting in Hanoi on January 18.

These streetside eateries have survived the tests of time thanks just to word of mouth.

VOV.VN - Visitors to Ha Long will be able to enjoy the natural wonders of the world recreated in fresh flower displays at the flower festival in Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh from January 27 to February 20. 

VOV.VN - Kong: Skull Island director Jordan Vogt Robert, a tourism ambassador for Vietnam, has brought his family on a two-day visit to the northern province of Ninh Binh. 

Vietnam leaded Southeast Asian countries in the number of tourists visiting Japan over the last decade with a growth rate of 868.1%, according to the Nikkei website.

VOV.VN - Lying on the border of Thua Thien Hue province and Da Nang city in central Vietnam, the 20km long Hai Van Pass traverses the Truong Son Mountain range as it descends to the sea.The stunning views from Hai Van Pass attract a large number of foreign and local visitors. 

Travelling by train to relax and enjoy the view out the window is a pleasure for many travelers, and two train routes in Vietnam with stunning views were recently selected among the ten best train journeys in Asia by the UK-based newspaper The Telegraph.

A great number of enthusiasts flocked to the General Science Library of Ho Chi Minh City on the weekend in order to relish a first-time virtual tour through Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest known underground passage.

Princess Cruises, a five-star premium cruise line, has announced that it will increase the number of cruise tours to Vietnam in 2018.

Saigontourist Holding Company, the country’s leading tourism services provider, has put into service five new tourist boats and rolled out a variety of fresh river tours, which take in popular destinations in the city and neighboring provinces.

VOV.VN -  The Tour Guide Association, Hanoi branch, was set up on January 16 with a view to improving professional skills of tour guides in the capital city. 

VOV.VN - Chi Linh district in the northern province of Hai Duong, about 70km from Hanoi has attracted visitors to its ethereal beauty of red maple forests. 

China-based Chongqing Airlines on January 16 launched a direct service connecting Chongqing, a major city in southwest China, and Hanoi.

Holding an unexplainable attraction, the untamed beauty of Central Vietnam offers a long list of ideal tourism destinations for locals who grew out of the habit of celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) in the metropolitan areas of the north and the south.

One of the reasons tourists return to Cu Lao Cham (Cham Islands), a group of eight small islands off Hoi An city of the central province of Quang Nam, is its tour guides.

VOV.VN -  When the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) comes around, crowds of people eagerly ‘hunt’ for the most picturesque settings in Hanoi for beautiful photos during Tet.

Tourism is emerging as one of the most promising business fields, but its development has been hindered by many inadequacies.

Cua Van, a small floating fishing village in the northern province of Quang Ninh, has been listed among the world’s 16 most beautiful villages by Journeyetc.com, a travel advisory website. 

Tours of three caves, including the world’s fourth largest Pygmy, in the central province of Quang Binh, have been opened, giving tourists a chance to explore some of the most magnificent caves here.

With a view to turning tourism into a spearhead sector, the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has helped travel agencies renew their tours while diversifying and improving tourism product quality.

Taking a cruise is an extravagant experience that most people want to make their friends jealous about, and trip to Vietnam is no exception, according to a survey by SeaHub.

Chewy noodles with firm calamari make the perfect partners at this hole-in-the-wall eatery.

VOV.VN - Thousands of bright yellow petals are enticing Hanoians and visitors alike to visit a sunflower garden covering an area of 2,000 square metres in the capital city of Hanoi. 

VOV.VN - Homestay tourism is increasingly popular with tourists eager for a rewarding and different human experience. In Hoi An, several families offer visitors an opportunity to share their daily life.

A large number of Thai and foreign tourists arrived in Chiang Khan district, creating a hectic atmosphere over the weekend. 

A meeting has been held between Chiang Rai province and representatives of Myanmar, China and Laos to discuss the establishment of a new tourism route along their shared borders.

VOV.VN - The south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa is aiming to welcome about 6.5 million visitors, including 2.8 million foreign arrivals in 2018, to earn a revenue of VND21.6 trillion. 

The People’s Committee in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has recognised the Nam Du Archipelago and Lai Son Island in Kien Hai District and Hai Tac Archipelago in Ha Tien Town as local tourist zones.

Ho Chi Minh City has been asked to diversify tourist products and attractions to lure visitors at home and abroad. 

A number of tourism events were held in Ho Chi Minh City in 2017, drawing crowds of visitors both at home and abroad.