Hanoi should intensify its efforts to promote the value of its precious heritage and unlock its potential to drive economic growth and diversify local tourism offerings.

Artifacts and bronze sculptures are displayed at the Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Center, offering visitors a glimpse of Vietnam's thousand-year-old tradition of casting bronze.

Hanoi, Vietnam's vibrant capital, remains a top choice for both domestic and international travelers.

The "handshake" between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with VTV and SUN Group in a long-term promotion program to be broadcast is a good signal for Vietnam tourism.

Vincent Van Gogh once said that “Sunshine, a light which, for want of a better word I can only call yellow — pale sulphur yellow, pale lemon gold. How beautiful yellow is!”

According to the National General Office of Statistics, Vietnam received over 8 million foreign tourists in the past 10 months of this year, up 25.4% over the same period in 2015.

The Vietnam Society of Travel Agents, the Southeast Asia representative office of Russian Tourism Agency and Aeroflot Airlines held a recent press conference in Hanoi to introduce some of Russia’s famous attractions in winter.

The Vietnam Embassy in Argentina organised an event to promote Vietnamese tourism and cuisine in Buenos Aires’ La Plata city on October 20.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre, in the central Thua Thien-Hue province is holding the “Promoting services for tourism” plan, using community and businesses resources to promote the relics’ values in the remaining months of this year.

Sustainable tourism is both a target of and a solution to tourism development, contributing to providing more jobs and alleviating poverty at tourism destinations, Head of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Nguyen Van Tuan said at the conference in Hanoi on October 7.

The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang said 45 free wifi hotspots will be installed in 21 major tourist destinations in Ha Giang city and four mountainous districts of Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van and Meo Vac, which lie within the Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark.

According to the report of the Hanoi Tourism Department, in the first 9 months of this year, the city welcomed more than 2.8 million international tourists, up 25% over the same period last year.

"VTVTrip - Travel together with VTV" projcet that was launched in Hanoi on September 27, will offer TV audience a multifaceted view on Vietnamese tourism.

Chairman of Ha Long City People’s Committee Pham Hong Ha proposed on September 8 the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province to continue dining services in caves in Ha Long Bay through October 30.

With natural and cultural advantages, the northern province of Phu Tho is considered a “golden” land for tourism development.

The Korean Tourism Organisation (KTO) and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam jointly held the recent programme, themed Tourism Through Korean Arts Performance, aims to offer a new outlook on RoK tourism to potential Vietnamese tourists.

Vietnam welcomed about 899,738 foreign investors in August, up 6.3 percent from July and 34.4 percent higher than the same period last year according to the Vietnam Administration of Tourism.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) held the conference entitled "Vietnam targets sustainable tourism in the era of climate change" in Hanoi on August 17 with the participation of 200 representatives from relevant agencies and many domestic and international experts.

The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang is developing eco-tourism products based on its rivers, fruit orchards, and rural sights and life, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Up to 40 garden houses in the imperial capital city of Hue will be restored under a Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee project.

Vietnam welcomed 5.55 million international visitors in the January-July period, a 24% year-on-year increase, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Hanoi Party Committee has issued the resolution on the city`s tourism development for the period 2016 - 2020, which is considered to be the strategic orientation to make tourism more sustainable and a key industry.

In the framework of the national conference on tourism development in Hoi An city, central Quang Nam province, on August 9, Departments of Tourism of Hanoi city, Thua Thien-Hue province, Da Nang city and Quang Nam province has signed a cooperation programme in tourism development for 2016-2020 period.