Sung Sot (Amazing), one of the largest caves in Ha Long Bay, has been selected as one of the world’s ten most beautiful caves by the Association of Tourism Offices and Brokers in the Czech Republic.

Managers, researchers and experts from the US, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam gathered at an international seminar on tourism in Hue city on February 14.

A Greek Television station will continue to work with the Vietnamese embassy in Athens to promote Vietnam’s image through diplomatic, business and cultural events organised by the embassy.

Lanta-Viet, a subsidiary of Russia’s Lanta Tour, has paid its VND10 billion debt to 17 resorts in Mui Ne town, southern Binh Thuan province.  

Canadians Andrew and Marith Kull had intended to find a good restaurant for their final evening in Hanoi, but they changed their plans after hearing about a tour to a local house, which they described as "the perfect end to our trip".

Bai Dinh Pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh is famous for its great size and beautiful architecture, and also well-known for its record number of huge Buddha statues.

Costa Classica and SuperStar Aquarius, two international luxury cruise ships carrying a total of 4,000 visitors and crew members, were received by Vietnam’s leading tour operator Saigontourist in Ha Long Bay on February 9.  

Over the last five years, many garden houses in Hue have remained in a poor state of repair despite the launch of a four-year project in 2006 to preserve "nha vuon".

Stretching 192km along the coast, the southern province of Binh Thuan boasts great potential for tourism development, especially sea tourism - the most popular in Vietnam.

The world’s renowned travel guide, the Lonely Planet, has rated Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region ninth out of the top 10 destinations for 2012.

Vietnam participated in the 53rd Holiday Fair in the Belgian capital city of Brussels from February 2-6.

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, announced on February 7 that it had transported safely over one million passengers during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) from January 7-30.

US tycoon Sheldon Adelson said that his Las Vegas Sands is willing to build luxurious integrated resorts (IR) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at a combined investment capital of US$5-6 billion.

In January, Ho Chi Minh City earned VND5,808 billion from 310,000 foreign arrivals, achieving a year-on-year increase of 37.8 percent.

Lanta Viet, a subsidiary of Russia’s Lanta Tour, has resumed its operations in line with procedures related to Russian tourists stranded in Binh Thuan under contract to local service providers.

The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has received more than 28,000 tourists since the beginning of 2012, including 6,500 during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.  

The TLC West Lake Joint Stock Company has officially opened the Ho Tay (West Lake) electric car tourism route for visitors to discover the history, culture and beauty of the 18-km long lake.

Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam started offering free wireless internet (wifi) access at the beginning of the Lunar New Year, becoming the first city in Asia to provide such service.

Vietnam welcomed some 630,000 foreign visitors in January, estimated the General Statistics Office (GSO) and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

“Vietnam has many fascinating things to discover, but it’s the best if you discover them yourself.”

Vietnam led the number of visitors to Cambodia last year with nearly 600,000 tourists, followed by the Republic of Korea (330,000), China (240,000), Japan (120,000) and the US (110,000).

Around 80,000 tourists in Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces went abroad through Tan Son Nhat International Airport to enjoy their lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, representing a year-on-year increase of 20 percent.

Nearly all members of the Ramsar Convention’s Secretariat have reached an agreement to recognise Tram Chim National Park, of Dong Thap Mekong Delta province, as a Ramsar Convention of Wetlands of International Importance, according to the park’s director, Nguyen Van Hung.

Jetstar Pacific is operating the cheapest short-haul flights in the world, says online tourism agency eDreams.

Around 183,000 foreign tourists visited Hanoi during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, a year-on-year increase of 16 percent.  

More than one million visitors from across the country visited the Hung Kings Temple historical complex in the northern midland province of Phu Tho during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

The famous citadel in the former imperial capital of Hue drew more than 50,000 tourists, including 30,000 foreigners, during the recent Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

The annual Vieng Market Festival takes place on the eighth day of the first lunar month, when people have just finished celebrating the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.  

Tens of thousands of monks, nuns, Buddhist followers and tourists nationwide have flocked to pagodas and Spring festivals at the beginning of the new-year, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity for all.

HCM City has been listed among the world’s top ten cities for street food according to the USA's Food and Wine Magazine.