Travel & Leisure magazine has described Hanoi as one of the best 10 cities for tourists in Asia for five years in a row.

Readers of the world's leading travel magazine praised Vietnam's capital for its natural landscape, culture, hospitality and arts, including culinary art.

Hanoi is one of the two Asian cities, ranked third among cities in the world having best food by MSN users.

A recent survey on foreign tourists conducted by the Vietnam Administration of Tourism showed that over 30 percent of respondents wanted to return to Vietnam.