Hanoi and HCM city listed among Asia’s best cities
Vietnam has made a strong showing on a Top-ten of Travel and Leisure readers’ favorite cities in Asia, with Hanoi claiming the No. 7 spot and Ho Chi Minh City at No. 9.
Vietnam has made a strong showing on a Top-ten of Travel and Leisure readers’ favorite cities in Asia, with Hanoi claiming the No. 7 spot and Ho Chi Minh City at No. 9.
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Ho Chi Minh city municipal Theatre. (Photo: TITC)
The magazine said Ho Chi Minh city is the frenetic heart of Vietnam and Hanoi is the peaceful soul of the country.
Travel and Leisure conducted this year’s survey on 17,000 readers between November 3rd, 2014 and March 2nd, 2015. This is the 20th consecutive year the magazine surveyed and featured their selections.
Other cities listed among the top 10 include Siem Reap (Cambodia), Bangkok (Thailand), Tokyo (Japan), Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai (China) and New Delhi (India)./.
( Compiled by VNF )
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