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.

According to the announcement of the organising board, the Vietnam International Travel Mart – VITM Hanoi 2016, themed “Vietnam - The paradise of sea and island tourism”, will take place in Hanoi from April 14-17.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre received two medical gadgets sponsored by the Republic of Korea (RoK) for emergencies cases involving tourists with heart failure on February 19.

A Vietnam tourism promotion programme in the Czech Republic was launched on February 19 by the Vietnamese Embassy.

The Prime Minister has approved a master plan for Trang An scenic landscape complex in Ninh Binh province.

The northern province of Lao Cai is concentrating on developing local tourist attractions in order to host the National Tourism Year in 2017.

A tourist site will be built near the Nui Coc Lake in the northern province of Thai Nguyen with an investment of about 15 trillion VND (675 million USD).

About 25,000 Chinese holiday-makers visited Mong Cai, a city on the border between Vietnam and China, in northern Quang Ninh province on one-day tours during the Lunar New Year holiday from February 7 to 13.

Huong Pagoda ranked the first in the most attractive destinations in Hanoi during 2016 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, attracting 250,000 visitors.

Hanoi Department of Tourism said during the first 7 days of the nine-day 2016 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday (February 6-12), the city received nearly 308,000 visitors, up 17% compared with last year.

Foreign tourists visiting the central city of Danang during Tet can explore Vietnamese cuisine with regional flavors specifically designed to promote the Lunar New Year festival.

Volendam, a Dutch-based cruise ship carrying some 1,400 tourists, arrived in Nha Trang city’s port on February 8, becoming the first cruise liner to visit the central resort city in Khanh Hoa province in the Year of the Monkey.

The People’s Committee of Hoi An city, a World Heritage site in central Quang Nam province has held a number of activities to welcome Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Lam Dong province is a tourist destination in the Central Highlands popular for its pure air, lush pine forests, colorful flowers and magnificent waterfalls.

The Japanese Government announced on February 2 that the country will officially relax short-term visa requirements to nationals of Vietnam and India from February 15.

Vietnamese visitors, including overseas Vietnamese, will be able to visit the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from February 8-10 (the first to third day of the Lunar New Year) for free.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the country received more than 805,000 international tourists in January, increasing by 5.8% againt last month and 12.3% from the same month last year.

Representatives of ten international sponsors met at the seminar held in Hanoi on January 28 to discuss their coordination to support responsible tourism in Vietnam.

Hanoi Tourism Department has recently restored the hotline with phone number 0941.33.66.77 to receive information from tourists throught all day.

More than 100 domestic and foreign travel agents are expected to attend the first ever MICE (business) tourism expo set for June 24-26 at the at the Tien Son Sports Centre in central Danang city, officials have announced.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh will keep the entrance fee unchanged until the end of next year to attract more visitors.