The 2013 Khau Vai Love Market Festival and Culture-Tourism Week, which opened on May 4 in Meo Vac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, expects to draw about 10,000 visitors.

The northern province of Hai Duong on April 27 launched a tour of Chu Dau ancient pottery village in Thai Tan commune, Nam Sach district.

No longer being a beauty of Ha Giang province and Vietnam, Dong Van Karst Plateau has become a member of the Global Geoparks Network. Breathtakingly sinuous routes to the rock plateau are covered by big rocks and small rocks of different shapes in all directions.

As a vast, rich and populous area with pleasant climate and diversified natural resources, the Mekong Delta is set to become a major tourist centre of Vietnam. However, to effectively exploit the tourism potential of this place is still a challenge for the tourism industry.

On November 21- 22 2012, the Management Board of Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark cooperated with Dong Van District People’s Committee to implement the Toolkit for Planning and Managing Tourism Development at UNESCO heritages and conservation areas recognised by UNESCO of Dong Van.

A promotion aimed at the tourist industry, themed ‘three nations, one destination’ took place in the northern province of Quang Ninh on October 29, with numerous travel agencies from Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand taking part.

The People's Committee of central Thua Thien - Hue province has given the nod to a three-year project on preservation and renovation of Ngo Mon (Noon Gate), an iconic symbol of the former royal city of Hue.

With its long and clean sandy beaches, clear water, fascinating historical sites and untouched beauty, Bai Tu Long Bay has been labelled one of northeast Vietnam ’s wonders of nature and only 200 km from Hanoi.

The Trang An Tourism Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh has great historical and geological value, experts declared at an international workshop held in Ninh Binh on July 24.

To tap local advantages of marine tourism and cultural - historical tourism, Binh Dinh province has been actively building modern tourism infrastructure and creating diversified quality tourism products, aiming to become an attractive place and an important economic sector by 2015