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The People’s Committee of Hanoi reported the capital city has invested in 20 projects in the tourism sector in the past two years.

As many as 96,478 foreigners requested and received e-visas in the past nine months, including 93,266 that accessed the application system by themselves and 3,212 that completed the procedures through domestic agencies and organisations.

Vietnam has uncovered 58 new caves and grottos in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site in Vietnam`s central Quang Binh province, according to the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park Management Board.

Hanoi targets to earn 72.5 trillion VND (3.2 billion USD) from receiving nearly 25.5 million tourists next year, a 7 percent increase against 2017, Nguyen Anh Dung, Deputy Director of the capital’s Department of Tourism, said.

The northern province of Ninh Binh should avoid a rampant investment and focus on key projects to further boost its tourist development, said Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Signature foods from different localities nationwide will be featured during a celebration for New Year 2018 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, the outskirts of Hanoi.

Two Vietnamese resorts have been honored with top prizes by the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2017.

Two resorts which are invested in by real estate giant Sun Group were honoured with top prizes at the 24th World Travel Awards (WTA) 2017 gala night, held in Phu Quoc Island.

Eco-tourism sites set among stunning landscapes are ideal places for travellers to rest their bodies and minds to make sure they start the New Year feeling fresh and reinvigorated.

A festival will be organized in Hanoi with the aim of introducing Bulgarian wine to Asia. The special beverage holds a significant place in Bulgarian culture, habits, and traditions.

Banh mi Hoi An (Hoi An sandwich) has been listed among the world’s Top 10 sandwiches by Austrian travel website Traveller, together with well-known American cheeseburgers, English bacon butties, and Japanese Katsu Sando.

A fam-trip delegation from Taiwan (China) is surveying Vietnam’s well-known tourist destinations to sound out business prospects and promote tourism cooperation between the two sides.

Vietnam’s tourism industry needs detailed itineraries and concrete action plans in tourism promotion to make the activity more effectively, experts have said.

Since the beginning of the year, Hanoi`s tourism industry has experienced a breakthrough, which has contributed significantly to the promotion of tourism to the international market.

Hanoi’s Department of Tourism estimated that by the end of 2017, the capital city will have welcomed more than 23.8 million visitors for earnings of roughly 71 trillion VND (3.1 billion USD), an increase of 15 percent from the same period last year.

According to report from Hanoi People Committee office, Chairman of Hanoi People Committee Nguyen Duc Chung conclusion to unanimous with France experts on tourism signboard system design on Hanoi Connect Project.

On December 7, in Hanoi, Hanoi Tourism Association (Hanta) has held the 5th congress for the period 2017 - 2022.

On December 14, Hanoi Goethe Institute will hold a series activities for the Christmas season at Cua Bac Church, Hanoi.

Vietnam’s eight northwestern mountainous provinces will boost links and lure more investment in tourism and road infrastructure to reach target of welcoming 2.3 million foreign visitors and 14 million local tourists by 2020.

Accordingly, Japanese experts have shared with local enterprises and those working in the service sector in Hanoi on their well-known Japanese customer service, aimed at promoting the services towards customers in Hanoi.