Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested all localities and sectors to continue simplifying administrative procedures while chairing a conference of the Government’s Steering Committee for Administrative Reform in Hanoi on February 21.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and the Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) introduced a diverse range of activities from the tourism sector on the occasion of the upcoming DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam at a press conference in Hanoi on February 25.

Vietnam has added 34 more countries, including major source markets in Europe, to the list of those whose nationals can apply for single-entry e-visas with a validity of 30 days, starting from early this month.

Persimmons have long been a signature of Dalat, a city in the Central Highlands. In recent years, new persimmon products have surfaced, making use of a Japanese technique which relies on wind and sunshine.

Bao Loc city, located in the central highlands province of Lam Dong, has recently attracted a large number of visitors wishing to catch a glimpse of some of the city’s flowers and their vibrant colours in full bloom during spring.

The People’s Committee of Lam Dong released on February 21 a master plan, approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, to turn the Dankia – Suoi Vang area into a national tourism site by 2030.

Cherry blossoms can be seen almost everywhere in Da Lat at this time of the year.

Investors have pledged to invest more than VND36.1 trillion (US$1.5 billion) into 19 tourism projects in the central and Central Highland regions.

Vietnam is ranked 128th out of 180 countries and territories with score 55.3 in Heritage Foundation’s latest report on 2019 Index of Economic Freedom, up 13 places from the previous rank of 141st and 53.1 points.

When spring comes Da Lat City in the central highlands province of Lam Dong, the town is dyed a tender pink by thousands of blooming cherry trees.