(VOV) - The World Architecture Festival 2015 has made a shortlist of top seven most beautiful religious buildings in the world, including Chua Da (Stone Pagoda) in Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province, according to Singapore-based Business Insider. The festival and awards announcement will take place in November at luxurious Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore. 

Tung lamaow is a famous traditional dish of Cham people in the border town of Chau Doc in An Giang Province. To eat it, people in HCMC previously had to travel to An Giang but today they do not have to do that as in the heart of HCMC there is a restaurant called Hem serving this dish.

Whenever travelling to U Minh, Ca Mau, aside from enjoying the vast array of delicious and distinct dishes, one must remember to try the U Minh Fish Sauce Hotpot. This is one of the key dishes of southern Vietnam.

Vietnam has a varied and delicious cuisine that has been recognised on many world rankings, and in culinary and tourism magazines around the world. However, it is important to continuing promoting Vietnamese cuisine.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue welcomed over 2.1 million tourists in the past eight months of this year, including 735,900 foreigners, up 1.32% compared to the same period last year.

Those still undecided over where to go on Vietnam’s 70th National Day on September 2 should consider numerous gastronomy and spa programs prepared by leading hotels in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

Stretching from Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen to Binh Dinh, the south-coastal region has the most beautiful coastal roads in Vietnam. Let’s look at the beauty of the sea and islands in the region from the nameless beaches to the famous beaches and the bays of coastal cities.

A number of hotels under the management of Saigontourist in Ho Chi Minh City have launched food programmes in preparation for Vietnam’s National Day on September 2.

To conquer Fansipan, Pu Si Lung, Bach Moc Luong Tu and A Pa Chai, tourists must get a permit from the local border posts or management boards.

(VOV) - Hue’s imperial citadel attracts tourists because of its royal relics and beauty. Hue is also famous for more than 100 pagodas, many of them built in the 17th century such as Linh Mu pagoda, which was built in 1601, Bao Quoc pagoda in 1674 and Tu Dam pagoda in 1683.

The visa-free travel policy which Vietnam granted for five European countries last month has paid off, with tourists from those markets hugely contributing to the solid growth of the country’s international arrival numbers in August.

A geological park featuring the largest volcanic cavern system in Southeast Asia is expected to open in 2016 in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong.

(VOV) -Son Doong Cave in Vietnam’s central QuangBinh province ranked first in the 21st Century Life List selected by Smithsonian, the world's largest museum and research complex.

I once joined a group of artists and cultural experts to visit Phan Rang City in the south-central coast province of Ninh Thuan.

(VOV) -Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest and most beautiful island is home to some of the nation’s most picturesque beaches and forests.

(VOV) -Max Seigal, an American photographer from Colorado, is getting a bird’s eye view of some of Vietnam and the world’s most breath-taking beauty spots – without leaving the ground.

Tourism officials from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to build a sea tourism package programme connecting tourism sites in the southern ends of the three countries.

(VOV) - Foreign arrivals to Vietnam in August are estimated at 664,985, an increase of 12% over last month and 7.5% against the same period last year.

Travel agents are holding low expectations for the industry’s growth despite various discount programmes as people only have one day off for National Day on September 2.

The Shells Resort & Spa Phu Quoc, invested by HCMC-based Tran Thai Group, has won Best Hotel Architecture Design, Best Hotel Interior Design and Best Hotel Development titles at the Vietnam Property Awards (VPA) 2015.

(VOV) -25 kilometres from Quy Nhon City, Ky Co island has been endowed with wild and natural beauty. It is rather new to tourism and before was only known in the world of backpackers.

A lesser-known yet stunning trekking route in Vietnam is theone linking the central provinces of Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan.

(VOV) -Rough Guides – the UK leading publisher of travel and reference guides has cited Vietnam as top 10 best-value destinations across the world.

(VOV) - Nui Voi (Elephant Mountain) is 15km from central Da Lat City. It is an ideal destination for tourists to stay for a couple of days.

Duc Hanh talks to Timothy Nott, general manager of Pullman Danang Beach resort, about ensuring the perfect stay for his guests in Vietnam. 

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, in collaboration with the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) and the Pacific Asia Travel Association – Vietnam chapter, held a workshop in central Danang city on August 24 to seek ways to develop community-based tourism. 

(VOV) - Hue is famous for its royal relics and also for its romantic scenery. The Huong (Perfume) river and Ngu mountain typify Hue’s romanticism.

(VOV) - The main tourist destination in Quang Binh province is the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park popular for its massive karsts, caves and grottoes – but it also has a few spiritual destinations that some may find interesting.

(VOV) - French newspaper Le Figaro has cited Tra Que village in Hoi An ancient town and culture of ethnic minority groups in the northwestern mountainous areas equally as attractive as Ha Long Bay and Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral.

A green sight-seeing tour was launched at Tram Chim National Park in Tam Nong district, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, on August 22.