Bean porridge is a simple common dish in Hanoi, especially for the generation born between the 1980s and 1990s. 

NDO/VNA – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that any act of discrimination against foreign tourists would be strictly punished. 

NDO – A programme to stimulate domestic tourism launched by the Vietnam Tourism Association in February has been announced as temporarily suspended due to the recent COVID-19 epidemic developments. 

NDO - The US Cable News Network (CNN) published an article on March 17, explaining why the world is waking up to Vietnamese coffee. 

NDO/VNA – The coastal area of central Quang Tri province has served as an engine for local socio-economic development by luring many investors in leisure tourism, seaports and energy. 

NDO – Hanoi city authorities have had the vision to combine agricultural and traditional craft villages with tourism development, which has produced encouraging results. This has proven to be a new direction for the capital city’s agricultural sector, helping to raise production value and increase the income of people in rural areas. 

NDO – The UNESCO-recognised My Son Sanctuary in Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province, is temporarily closed to visitors from March 16 until further notice, announced the district People’s Committee on March 15. 

NDO – The People's Committee of the central city of Da Nang has just deployed a project on developing community tourism in Nam O, in Lien Chieu District, with a total budget of over VND46 billion, VND10.7 billion of which is from the city budget and the remainderis to be mobilised from socialisation sources. 

NDO – With its abundance of natural beauty and great efforts made by local authorities, Kon Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum is establishing itself as an attractive destination, keeping on the right track to develop sustainable tourism. 

Bright pink breads made from dragon fruit have recently become hugely popular in Vietnam, winning much favour from customers. Creative bakers have figured out how to take advantage of the diversity of fruits in the country, partly thanks to the coronavirus outbreak. 

NDO - In recent years, visitors to Be (Small) Island in Ly Son island district, the central province of Quang Ngai, have been impressed by not only the majestic and pristine natural scenery but also the beautiful community-based tourist houses (homestays) which have been designed in an environmentally friendly manner. 

NDO/VNA – The central city of Da Nang’s tourism promotion centre has inked an agreement on tourism promotion in Japan with Sunrise Group Asia (Sunrise Da Nang) company, looking to expand to new tourism markets in the future. 

NDO/VNA – People can vote for Vietnamese photographers Nguyen Tan Tuan and Nguyen Thien for the 17th annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest's Readers' Choice Winner. 

NDO/VNA – The Vietnamese Government will halt visa-free travel policy for citizens of eight European countries as from 0:00 on March 12, amid growing concern about the spread of the novel coronavirus.