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HCM City among 50 world’s most beautiful cities

Ho Chi Minh City was named among the 50 most beautiful cities in the world by travel website Conde Nast Traveler.
HCM City among 50 world’s most beautiful cities ảnh 1A photo of Ho Chi Minh City (Source: www.cntraveler.com)

Hanoi (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City was named among the 50 most beautifulcities in the world by travel website Conde Nast Traveler.

Thebeauty of HCM City is in its contrasts, as new office towers sparkle alongsideornate temples and stone citadels, it stated.

HCM City welcomed more than 5.2 million foreign touristsin 2016, an increase of 10 percent against the previous year and served 21.8million domestic visitors, up 10 percent year-on-year.

The city’s tourism sector aims to serve 5.5 millionforeign tourists and 24 million domestic visitors, with total revenue of 112trillion VND (about 4.9 billion USD) in 2017.-VNA

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