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Tourism is expected to be an economic spearhead in the coming time to forge links between people from different countries and increase their solidarity, friendship and mutual understanding.

A train line connecting Sa Pa town and the Mount Fansipan cable car station will be put into operation on March 31.

Holi Festival, also known as the “Festival of Colours”, will be held at the Indian Cultural Center, 63 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi on March 30.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines using Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on Hanoi to Moscow (Russia) air route for officially from March 27.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has launched a new air route connecting Nha Trang city in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa with Seoul capital city of South Korea.

Vietnam has been ranked 9th on the InterNations’ 2018 Expat Insider survey, climbing three spots from last year.

Hanoi has been ranked 12rd in the world in the top destination for 2018, Travellers` Choice awards for Destinations by TripAdvisor.

An Bang Beach in Hoi An city made the list of the 25 most stunning beaches in Southeast Asia in 2018, as voted by TripAdvisor readers.

Hanoi has hosted numerous activities to promote the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Japan as well as many cooperation programmes in the fields of economy, culture and tourism.

Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi has been ranked 82nd among top 100 best airports in the world by UK-based consultancy firm Skytrax.

Quang Ninh asked the provincal’s Department of Tourism to deal with tourism enterprises commiting legal violations in providing “zero dong” tours for Chinese travellers, according to the provincial document.

Hanoi should concentrate on developing major tourism products, namely cultural tourism and traditional craft village tourism.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The agreed with a proposal to upgrade the Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue so that it can serve 5 million passengers per year.

Hung Kings Temple Festival, one of the biggest festival of the year will be held for 5 days from April 21 to 25.

The Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (Haraco) has decided to run 29 additional trains to provide more than 15,000 additional tickets on all routes.

Japanese Cultural Exchange Festival 2018 in Hanoi will be held with many attractive activities to promote the capital tourism, according to Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports To Van Dong.

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh gave approval for Quang Ninh People`s Committee to pilot the operation of Chinese tourist self-driving cars in Ha Long city (Quang Ninh).

An arts programme entitled “Bauhinia Flowers- A Love Song of Dien Bien” was held in Dien Bien Phu City, as the opening event of the 2018 Ban (Bauhinia) Festival.

Vietnamese expect to travel more, spend more, and increasingly travel outside of Asia over the next two years thanks to smooth economic expansion.

Da Nang city is now considering some locations near Han River to set up night market areas as part of tourism development.