NDO – Hanoi welcomed nearly 1.2 million visitors in July, an increase of 51.2% compared to the previous month, announced by the municipal Department of Tourism. 

The meat is marinated with several spices including the ‘mac khen’ pepper, wrapped in layers of ‘dong’ leaves and grilled on a charcoal stove or placed inside wooden embers of a stove. 

NDO – Co To island district in the northern province of Quang Ninh often features in poetry and music thanks to its pristine and alluring charm, a gemstone of the country’s northeast region. Nowadays, the island has been coated with a fresh vitality and become an attractive tourist destination for domestic and international travellers. 

NDO – Vietnam’s tourist attractions continue winning the hearts of travel lovers across the globe as evidenced with Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark in the northern border province of Cao Bang being recently named among the 50 best views in the world by US news site Insider. 

NDO/VNA – The Hue Festival 2020 will open on August 26 this year, two days earlier than the previously-decided date of August 28, the festival organising board said on July 21. 

NDO/VNA – US travel site TripstoDiscover has named popular Vietnam destinations Sapa (Lao Cai) and Ninh Binh among the 14 Up-and-Coming Destinations in Asia to Visit. 

NDO - Vietnam has made the shortlist for up to 11 categories in the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020. 

NDO – The 16th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival wrapped up successfully on July 19, having attracted nearly 200,000 visitors. 

Grilled chicken in bamboo tube is a famous dish of the Thai ethnic minority people in several northwestern provinces. 

NDO – The imposing forests, the vast hydroelectric lake, the mysterious stories about Coc Vai landscape and its 99 stretching mountains with the legend of phoenixes building their nests have attracted visitors to the fairyland of Lam Binh District, Tuyen Quang Province. 

NDO – The authorities and people of Mong Cai City, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, held a ceremony on July 18 to receive the ASEAN Sustainable Urban Tourism Products Award 2020 for the Border Propaganda Information Cluster at Sa Vi Cape, Mong Cai City. 

NDO – A business matching was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 18 to enhance the tourism cooperation between the city and many other localities around the country. 

NDO – The “Da Nang Fantastic Festival 2020” will be held from July 30 to August 5, featuring many attractive activities to promote tourism in the central city. 

NDO – The ancient city of Hoi An, in the central province of Quang Nam, topped the list of 15 best cities in Asia in a recent readers’ vote of the US travel magazine Travel & Leisure.