Ngoc Lang vegetable village in Binh Ngoc commune, Tuy Hoa city, central Phu Yen province is looking to develop community-based tourism to maximise its potential.

A number of medical plant models have been developed together with ecological tourism initiatives in Moc Chau and Van Ho districts in the northern mountainous province of Son La by courtesy of its climate advantage.

The Prime Minister has agreed a plan to upgrade Vinh Airport in central province of Nghe An into an international airport to 2030 with a post-2030 orientations.

The central province of Thanh Hoa is focusing all resources on preparing for the 2015 National Tourism Year, scheduled to be launched in March with the theme “Connecting World Heritage”.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan have been defined as the primary markets of Hanoi’s tourism thanks to their high growth in the number of arrivals to the capital.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho puts a plan afoot to develop infrastructure and diversify tourism products in a bid to draw more visitors in 2015, according to Le Minh Son, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Visitors will enjoy free entrance to Khai Tuong Lau showroom in An Dinh palace, a tourist attraction in the Hue Imperial City, from January 20 to March 3, according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

A workshop on Vietnamese-Italian tourism cooperation was held at the Altare della Patria Museum in Rome, Italy, on January 13.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau hopes to receive 970,000 tourists in 2015, including 21,000 international visitors, generating 280 billion VND (13 million USD).

The central province of Khanh Hoa on January 13 welcomed two first international cruise ships with hundreds of passengers from Europe on board in this year.

Vietnam is emerging as a promising land for travellers around the globe with the potential to lift tens of millions of its citizens out of poverty, radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported.

A socio-economic development project worth 2.839 trillion VND (132 million USD) in Ly Son island district in the central province of Quang Ngai has been approved, vtv.vn reported on January 12.

Construction of Phan Thiet airport in Thien Nghiep commune, Phan Thiet city, in the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan will commence in January, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

The northern province of Hoa Binh is hoping to receive more than 3.32 million visitors by 2020, generating a revenue of nearly 2.5 trillion VND (118.5 million USD), which they intend to double by 2030, ultimately bringing 11 trillion VND (520.3 million USD) into the province.