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Bangkok Airways will launch the first direct flight from Hanoi to Chiang Mai and vice versa, from March 25, 2018.

Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival 2018, with title “Charming Ao Dai,” officially commenced on Nguyen Hue walking street in the last weekend.

Ban Flower Festival, Cultural exchange event highlights Japan’s charm in Hanoi… many activities will be held on tourism development.

Various annual spring festivals have opened in the northern province of Quang Ninh to celebrate the National Tourism Year 2018-Ha Long-Quang Ninh.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will offer new snacks for Economy Class passengers on domestic and some short international routes from early March 2018.

More than 2.86 million international tourist arrived to Vietnam in the two months of 2018, increasing by 29.7% compared to 2017, according to the General Statistics Office.

The Da Nang People`s Committee has just promulgated a decision on deploying tourism development projects in 2018 with the total cost of VND14,4 billion (US$633,600).

The draft of the six criteria to build a `city worth living in’ has been discussed in many departments in Danang.

By 2020, Vietnam will operate a network of 23 airports, including 13 domestic and 10 international facilities. By 2030, the Vietnamese air transport market will be in the top four in the ASEAN in terms of transport volume.

From now on, bars in Hoi An will not be allowed to operate for 24-hours, turn up the volume on their sound systems nor to encroach beyond their permitted space.

The pictures of the old northern villages have been exhibited in the Countryside Museum (Giao Thinh commune, Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province), to help relive the memories of old.

More than 400 athletes from 27 teams competed fiercely in rowing races at the Hanoi Dragon Boat Race Open Festival in 2018, jointly organized by the Hanoi People`s Committee and National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on February 24.

The Hung Kings Temple historical site in the ancestral province of Phu Tho welcomed nearly 1 million worshippers during the six-day festival of the Tet holiday (Lunar New Year), reported the Relic Management Board.

Huong Pagoda has received around 50,000 visitors on the first day of its festival (February 21), according to a report published by the Management Board of Huong Pagoda.

The Saint Giong Festival was launched on February 21, the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, at Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Hanoi.

In the first four days of the Lunar New Year, the Temple of Literature-Imperial Academy has received more than 100,000 visitors coming for sightseeing and for the traditional “asking for letters” from calligraphy masters at the beginning of the year, according to Center for Cultural and Scientific Activities of the Temple of Literature-Imperial Academy report.

Activities to mark the 229th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory against the Chinese Qing invaders took place in Dong Da Cultural Park in Hanoi on February 20.

The number of international tourists to the capital city of Vietnam is estimated to rise by 30% to 125,000 people during the week-long Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

The scenic spot of Huong Pagoda, designated by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site, makes visitors cannot help having the feeling of losing in a world of fairies.

Ancient stone field Nam Dan, Nam Dan commune, Xin Man (Ha Giang) is one of the famous relics of Ha Giang province and also a national heritage. This heritage is gradually becoming a tourist attraction of Ha Giang.