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Da Lat City will be expanded and develop premium travel, including six satellite cities with the current city as the administrative centre.

Lung Cung village, dubbed an “oasis” in rural Mu Cang Chai district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, has been busy welcoming visitors in the early days of spring when flowers blossom. The ancient houses and unique culture of the Mong ethnic minority people also entice many tourists to the village.

A seminar on green and inclusive transition toward sustainable development in developing nations took place in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25, seeking experts’ advice for such progress in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil and Guyana Pham Thi Kim Hoa recently presented credentials to President of Guyana Mohamed Irfaan Ali.

Malta-flagged cruise ship Mein Schiff 5 docked at Ha Long international port in the northern province of Quang Ninh province on March 26, carrying 2,191 European visitors to the locality.

The GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre in collaboration with the Gustav-Stresemann Institute of Germany organised a programme in the central city of Da Nang on March 25 to discuss enterprises’ social responsibility for biodiversity conservation and environmental protection.

Thailand is bracing for a hotter summer this year, with the Meteorological Department forecasting an average temperature increase of one degree Celsius from last year.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held a working session with the standing board of the Party Committee of the south central province of Binh Thuan on March 26, during which he congratulated the province on successfully holding the opening of the National Tourism Year themed “Binh Thuan – Green Convergence” a day earlier.

A ceremony to welcome the first direct flight from Narita airport in Tokyo (Japan) to Da Nang after a long suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic was held by the national carrier Vietnam Airlines in the central beach city on March 26.

A sapling marcotted from a 2,300-year-old Bodhi tree (also known as sacred fig with the scientific name of Ficus religiosa), the oldest of its species in the world, has been planted at the Bai Dinh pagoda in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai has expressed wish to boost ties between Mexico and Vietnam, and between Mexico and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, stressing that the city always welcomes Mexican delegations and offers all possible support for Mexican enterprises.

A ceremony to celebrate the 92nd anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU), the 48th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day, and the 73rd anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations was held by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) on March 25 in Moscow.

ASEAN and New Zealand reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen cooperation through the implementation of the ASEAN-New Zealand Plan of Action (2021-2025) at the 11th ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Cooperation Committee (ANZJCC) Meeting held at the ASEAN Secretariat on March 25.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to strive to become a major cultural and tourism hub with distinctive features, considering that the province holds ample development potential, especially in marine-based economy and cultural-historical-ecological tourism.

With lights turned off for one hour starting 8:30 pm on March 25 in response to the 2023 Earth Hour campaign, Vietnam saved 298,000 kWh of electricity equivalent to about 555.6 million VND (23,617 USD), according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s National Load Dispatch Center.

Boxer Nguyen Ngoc Hai defeated Campee Phayom of Thailand with a knock-out (K.O) victory at Vietnam's largest professional boxing tournament LEAD: Born to Lead to win the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia South super lightweight title in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25.

Vietnam exported 7,420 tonnes of coffee worth 18.77 million USD to the Netherlands in the first two months of the year, up 93.1% in volume and 105.7% in value year on year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam recorded 64 COVID-19 cases in the week from March 21-25, raising the total number of cases from the start of the pandemic to 11,527,203.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended the opening of the National Tourism Year 2023 themed “Binh Thuan – Green convergence” in Phan Thiet city, the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan on March 25.

A music video entitled “Tuyet voi Da Nang" (Da Nang FanstastiCity) was officially released on several media platforms on March 25, aiming to promote images of the central beach city to both domestic and foreign tourists and stimulate travel demand.