Strolling down Ma May
One of the Old Quarter’s more tourist friendly streets, Ma May is home to a wide variety of trendy restaurants, hidden cafés, fascinating architecture and historical sites.

Free visa for visitors to Vietnam on Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary
Foreign visitors to Vietnam in August and September would receive free visa, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Foreign airlines seem indifferent to Vietnamese tourist business
Though they’d been expressly invited, only a few representatives of foreign airlines showed up for a workshop on cooperation between tourism firms and air carriers organized by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on April 22 in Hanoi.

Sapa Culture Week promises surprises
Huong Pagoda, located about 70 kilometers from downtown Hanoi in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Hanoi, is often host to some of Vietnam’s most renowned Buddhist festivals. However, I was lucky enough to see the pagoda on an ordinary day, giving me the opportunity to appreciate its innate charm and its beautiful natural surroundings.

Huong Pagoda - a gift from Mother Nature to the Northern region
Huong Pagoda, located about 70 kilometers from downtown Hanoi in Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Hanoi, is often host to some of Vietnam’s most renowned Buddhist festivals. However, I was lucky enough to see the pagoda on an ordinary day, giving me the opportunity to appreciate its innate charm and its beautiful natural surroundings.

Vietnam to launch tourism campaign in Japan
One hundred gigantic posters showing images of the Vietnamese country and people will be hung in 45 subway stations around Tokyo in 2010, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Yangon-Hanoi flights to boost tourism sector
A recently launched direct flight service between Yangon and Hanoi is opening up tourism opportunities for both Myanmar and Vietnamese businesses, tourism experts said last month.

UNESCO officially recognises Temple of Literature steles
Hanoi has received UNESCO’s certificate recognising 82 stone steles in the Temple of Literature as World Documentary Heritage. The stele engraved with doctoral records during the Le and Mac dynasties (1442-1779) were recognised at the annual meeting of the Committee for World Memory in Asian-Pacific in Macao, China in mid March.

Profiles on Dong Van stone plateau submitted to UNESCO 
The Dong Van stone plateau in the northern Ha Giang Province was presented at a UNESCO international conference on geological parks in Malaysia on April 12.

Foreign capitals join Hanoi’s anniversary celebration 
More than 3, 000 tourists visiting tourism showcases of Mui Ne-Phan Thiet at the MITT-Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition 2010 which took place in Moscow last month commented that Mui Ne was really attractive for Russian tourists thanks to its nice beaches, splendid sand dunes and diverse specialties.