The city targets over 10 million visitors in 2025, including more than 1 million international arrivals.

Local authorities and businesses of Cat Ba island and Do Son district, the two popular tourist destinations in the northern city of Hai Phong, have joined hands in overcoming typhoon Yagi's impacts to resume tourism activities.

The 2024 Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival was held on September 21 or the 19th of the lunar August instead of the 9th, as the host Do Son district is among the localities in Hai Phong city hardest hit by Typhoon Yagi.

The traditional Do Son buffalo fighting festival took place in the northern port city of Hai Phong’s Do Son district on September 4 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival has been recognized as the National Intangible Cultural Heritage since December 27, 2012 as an effort to honor the community cultural practices, protecting and promoting intangible cultural heritage values.

Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival is a traditional and unique festival hosted by residents of the coastal city of Do Son, Hai Phong.

Many people organise buffalo fighting festivals to gamble illegally, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Trinh Thi Thuy said at a conference held in Hanoi this week.

The northern city of Hai Phong welcomed 4.5 million visitors in the first eight months of this year, including 514,300 foreigners, up 14.21 percent over the same period last year.

The Do Son beach tourism festival opened on April 30, marking the beginning of the peak tourism season in the northern city of Hai Phong.

Favourable transport infrastructure and beautiful landscapes are expected to boost tourism in the northern port city of Hai Phong.