This is the first time in the history of Google Doodle, the search engine has honoured a specific landmark of Vietnam.

Google Doodles honours Hoi An ancient town.

Google Doodles are special icons, temporarily replacing the Google logo on the Google.com homepage (or Google Vietnamese homepage - google.com.vn) in order to celebrate major holidays, events, achievements and to honour characters with their important contributions in many sectors for the community in the country or for humanity.

Since 2003, Google Vietnamese homepage (google.com.vn) has introduced many works of Doodles honouring Vietnam’s typical culture such as traditional holidays such as Vietnamese Teacher’s Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Lunar New Year, National Day, late musician Trinh Cong Son.

Earlier, Hoi An ancient town was named the world’s best city of 2019 by the New York-based Travel + Leisure magazine.

In an article entitled ‘Hoi An Is the Best City in the World - and the Street Food Is Only the Beginning’, the Vietnamese city was described as a charming city with ancient roots, distinct architecture, a contagious energy, and arguably one of the best street food scenes on the planet.

Google pays tribute to Vietnamese musician Trinh Cong Son

Google Doodle features the late musical genius Trinh Cong Son on his 80th birthday Thursday, the first Vietnamese it has so honored.

Vietnam vows best conditions for Google: official

Vietnam always creates favorable conditions for foreign businesses, especially those from the US like Google, to do business in the country, said Nguyen Van Binh, head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission.

Vietnam, Google share wish for stronger cooperation

Vietnam and US multinational technology company - Google LLC want to boost cooperation across the fields of information and technology (IT) and communication as well as share information on the basis of respect for international practices and Vietnamese law.

VN’s doctor consulting app gets Google sponsor package

EDoctor, a mobile app developed by a Vietnamese tech startup that connects users with medical professionals, has been selected to receive free mentorship and monetary support from Google.

Winners of Vietnam Tourism Awards 2019 honoured

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on July 15 to honour the winners of the Vietnam Tourism Awards, as part of activities marking the 59th founding anniversary of the Vietnamese tourism sector (July 9, 1960 – 2019).

Source: NDO