Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his belief that Vietnam will become one of the top 30 countries worldwide in terms of tourism competitiveness, while chairing an national teleconference on tourism on March 15.

The pair of Mong Cai (Vietnam) – Dongxing (China) International Border Gates officially resumed customs clearance procedures for international tourist on March 15.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on March 15 said that agritourism should be turned into an integrated economic sector with agricultural products and typical characteristics of rural areas being used as resources to serve the tourism industry.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has planned to launch two more maritime tourism products in Bai Tu Long Bay in Van Don district in order to reduce the density of visitors in Bai Chay and Tuan Chau tourism centres.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT)’s website Vietnam.travel has continued to gain popularity, ranking the128,229th on the world’s top web traffic, data from the SimilarWeb showed.

The People’s Committee of northeastern Quang Ninh province, home to UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay, will organise a conference on tourism development in Ha Long city on March 17, heard a press conference on March 14.

The Chinese Government's decision to add Vietnam into the list of countries that can receive groups of Chinese tourists from March 15 is expected to further promote the recovery and development of tourism and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.

A seminar on sustainable tourism development cooperation between Ninh Binh province – a famous tourist destination in northern Vietnam, and its Belgian partners took place at the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium on March 10.

The opening ceremony of the 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival took place in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak – dubbed ‘Vietnam’s coffee capital’ – on March 10 evening.

Proper planning, brand positioning, and environmental protection are key matters in the development of Vietnam’s urban tourism, according to experts.

My Khe Beach in central Vietnam has been named among the 10 best beaches in Asia, as voted on by readers of renowned travel website TripAdvisor.

CNN recently has listed the UNESCO heritage site Ha Long Bay among the 25 most gorgeous destinations on Earth, beside Samburu (Kenya), Rotorua (New Zealand) and Kata Tjuta (Australia).

The first Vietnam Amazing Brewing Master was held on March 10 as one of the 18 main activities of the eighth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

A spring festival kicked off at the Cong Troi (Heaven Gate) tourist site in the mountainous district of Dong Giang, central Quang Nam province, on March 10.