Nearly 4.4 million tourists have arrived in Hanoi so far this year, an increase of 28% compared to the same period last year, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The 8th annual HCM City Tourism Day Festival to be held this month will seek to promote the local travel industry amid a global economic slump.

Image of blooming lotus and slogan "Vietnam - Timeless Charm" announced in December 2011 by Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) have been painted on the front part of VietJetAir aircraft. The entire aircraft are covered with yellow and red those are specific characteristics of Vietnamese flag.

Sapa will become a resort site by international standards, aiming to welcome 3 to 4 million visitors until 2030 with an average growth rate of 7.2 percent per year.

The U Minh Ha forest in Ca Mau Province was reopened to public on April 1st after 3 month closure for forest-fire prevention during dry season, Deputy Director of the U Minh Ha National Park, Nguyen Van Dau said.

Thousands of fishermen from Bac Lieu and Mekong Delta coastal provinces flocked to the 2012 Nghinh Ong (Whale Worshiping) festival, which opened on March 31 in Ganh Hao port, Bac Lieu province.

Vietnam ’s largest bowl of “my Quang” (central region noodle dish) was displayed in the central city of Da Nang on March 29.

Sa Pa town in the northern province of Lao Cai is set to become an international standard tourist site able to receive 3-4 million visitors annually by 2030.

About 100 Vietnamese students and Overseas Vietnamese in Tours and Blois have joined Carnival Blois 2012 in France, to introduce Vietnamese culture to international friends.

A series of cultural and flower floating performances along the Hoai River in old Hoi An City will commemorate the annual Earth Hour on March 31, the city’s culture and tourism department said.