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 southern city of Can Tho recently installed free public wifi on Ninh Kieu Wharf as part of an image-building exercise and to attract more tourists.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation has launched the first five-star express trains in late January after upgrading the SE3/4 trains with professional staff and offering five-star services of an international standard.

The local tourism sector served 1,470,000 tourists in 2014, a year-on-year rise of 16.6 percent, including 545,239 international visitors, and reaching over 3.2 trillion VND (152 million USD) in revenue, up 28.5 percent yearly.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate 10 two-way direct flights between the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho and Taiwan using Airbus 321 aircraft which can carry from 100 to 130 passengers to meet the increasing demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays.

An exhibition showcasing Buddhist and traditional artworks opened on February 8 in Ho Chi Minh City’s Pho Quang Pagoda as part of celebrations of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

To help visitors choosing appropriate destinations, Lao Cai Department of Culture and Tourism introduced some noteworthy tourism events in 2015 at the press conference in Hanoi on February 6.

The Binh Dinh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced its newest marketing campaign aimed at a number of promising markets in Russia, Germany, India and Western Europe.

The Huffington Post website has cited Vietnam’s Vinpearl Luxury Nha Trang, in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa as top 9 overwater bungalows to escape winter blues.

The central city of Da Nang, one of Vietnam’s popular tourist destinations, saw a jump in the number of tourist arrivals in January.

A variety of food and fruit specialties from across the nation will be available at nearly 900 pavilions of the 2015 Spring Fair, to be held from February 6-16 at the Giang Vo Exhibition and Fair Centre in Hanoi.

Vietnam has great tourism potential with its myriad of fascinating destinations attracting international visitors, Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Hong Thach told Iranian Safar Magazine.

A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh square, Nghe An province on January 31 to receive the UNESCO certification for Vi-Giam folk singing of Nghe An and Ha Tinh province as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.

The first 5-star express train has been launched on the north-south railway line, providing high-quality services for passengers.

Another direct air route linking Russia’s Moscow and Vietnam’s central coastal province of Khanh Hoa commenced operations as its first flight landed at Cam Ranh International Airport on February 1.

On February 2, County Commissioner, Councils and People`s Committees of Hoan Kiem district inaugurated the Hanoi Old Quarter cultural exchange centre.

A conference to review the tourism development cooperation programme implemented by eight northwestern provinces was held in Moc Chau district, Son La province on January 30.

Chan May seaport in central Thua Thien-Hue province welcomed its first liner of the year carrying more than 2,500 foreign travellers on January 29.

Vietnam’s top tourism destinations and preferential policies were presented to Indian representatives at a gala held by the Vietnamese Embassy on January 27 in the city of Kolkata in the West Bengal state.

On January 28, a workshop on cooperating the management of destinations in the Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang, Kien Giang and Can Tho was held in Phu Quoc island, Kien Giang province, aiming to promote tourism cooperation in the region.

The General Statistics Office has announced the number of international arrivals to Vietnam in January jumped 6.6% on-month to an estimated 700,692 tourists.