(VOVworld)-Ho Chi Minh City has been named among the 50 most beautiful cities in the world by travel website Conde Nast Traveler. The beauty of HCM city is in its contrasts, as new office towers sparkle alongside ornate temples and stone citadels, the website stated. 

Conde Nast Traveler is a luxury and lifestyle travel magazine published by Conde Nast, an American mass media company based in New York.  

HCM city welcomed more than 5.2 million foreign tourists last year, an increase of 10 percent against the previous year. This year, the city’s tourism sector aims to serve 5.5 million foreign tourists and 24 million domestic visitors, with total revenue of 5 billion USD.