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Hanoi authorities have successfully planted one million trees in the past three years in a project that cost VND256bn (USD11m), said Hanoi Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung. New trees planted on Vo Nguyen Giap Street The figures were…

VNA Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – 11:29:00Print Tourists visit Trang An site in Ninh Binh province – Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The four-day calendar New Year holiday and the nine-day lunar New Year…

Christmas decorations at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers – Photo: Courtesy of Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers In the spirit of joyfulness, the Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers…

Quang Nam (VNS/VNA) – The ancient city of Hoi An has launched a campaign to raise awareness of good-natured behaviour and hospitality among the community, promoting a friendly tourism environment to make the city the most popular…

It takes between 5 to 6 hours for tourists to travel from Hanoi to Sapa. The cold weather is similar to European conditions and is one of the towns interesting features that foreigners enjoy about the town. Visitors have a wide range of…

VNA Monday, December 10, 2018 – 15:02:00Print Foreign tourists at Ho Chi Minh City (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City welcomed the seven millionth international visitor to the southern economic hub during the…

Source: nld.com.vn The lucky visitor was Tissot Jeanclaure from France. Tissot Jeanclaure, along with two other visitors who had arrived directly before and immediately after him, were presented with special gifts from the…

The authorities in Truong Loc Commune in the central province of Ha Tinh are trying to preserve 10 old houses which were built hundreds of years ago.Besides the Phuc Giang School Woodblocks and the Envoy’s Journey to China which were…

The sweet of the stock often springs from marrowbone or fish meat. The intriguing fragrance stems from the harmonious combination of herbs, including caramelized garlic, chopped scallions, as well as okra, rau ram (Vietnamese coriander),…

Pauline Lacanilao, a writer from Cosmopolitan magazine named Saigon Opera House the number one location among the 19 places to visit in Vietnam in 2019. “Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, has a lot to offer in the way of…

Quang Ninh province also provides free buses from the airport to Van Don district, Cam Pha and Ha Long city. Besides, international and domestic airlines which have flights to this airport will be financed for communications and…

Vietnamese passport is still among world’s least powerful in a global passport power ranking. Photo by Shutterstock The Passport Index released early this month was commissioned by Arton Capital, a global financial advisory…

The event was attended by the Counselor of the Lao Embassy in Vietnam Kham Sing Duangvandy, Second Secretary of the Lao Embassy in Vietnam Boun leun Keomani, the Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Hoang Vinh Bao…

Supporters cheer for Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre The Golden Stars secured their first AFF Championship final berth since 2008 after defeating the Philippines 2-1 to win 4-2 on aggregate in Hanoi on December 6. Malaysia cruised to the…

Tourists in Hoi An town (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to restructure the tourism sector to turn it into a spearhead economic sector for the country and make Vietnam one of the…

The airline will add 1 or 2 flights on each air route from Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang to Kuala Lumpur on December 11, raising the total number of seats onboard between the two countries to 1,100 on the day. Vietnam Airlines will continue…

Quang Ninh (VNA) – An international seminar to seek ways to develop cruise tourism was held in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 7. Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of Vietnam National Administration of…

The programme marks the debut of eight new tours to Can Gio and Cu Chi districts, and several other tourist places in the downtown area, including the Central Post Office, the city museum, Binh Tay market, and Ba Thien Hau pagoda. The city…

Moc Chau, a mountainous district of the northern province of Son la is about 200km away from Hanoi. It attracts tourists to carpets of white mustard flowers in December. Ta Xua mountain is located in Bac Yen district, Son La province,…

A representative from Vietnam Airlines said this is the third regional specialty selected by Vietnam Airlines to serve business-class passengers on all flights apart from Luc Ngan litchi in Bac Giang province and Hung Yen longans. To…

Updated: 13:26 06/12/2018 (GMT+7) VOV.VN – Sin Suoi Ho village in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau has attracted a large number of visitors in recent times thanks to its natural scenery which includes wild sunflowers,…

The Golden Bridge, Da Nang. Ha Long Bay limestone islands are an iconic tourist spot of the country. Apart from the picturesque Ha Long Bay, the visit to the longest dry cave in the World-Paradise Cave should be included in the…

Kayaking in Cat Ba Istand is a favorite activity. Photo by Shutterstock/Sean Kruger. For most people, holiday travels involve relaxing by the beach or hotel pool, but there are also many who see it as an opportunity to get fit or…

General Manager of InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort Piero Bellizzi (2nd L) at the World Travel Awards 2018 in Lisbon – Photo: Courtesy of InterContinental Phu Quoc Long Beach Resort Speaking at the awards ceremony in…

The inaugural Vietnam Travel and Tourism Summit 2018 kicks off in Hanoi The event is expected to provide a platform to help boost the transformation of Vietnam’s tourism industry as well as to promote the image of Vietnam on the…

The local climate in Ninh Thuan is ideal for breeding sheep and goat. (Source: dantocmiennui.vn) Ninh Thuan (VNA) – Developing special agricultural products in tandem with tourism has helped farmers in the central coastal province of…

Daisy gardens on the bank of the Red River, magnificent purple water lilies along the Yen stream on the way to Huong (Perfume) pagoda in My Dic district, and the sea of bright yellow wild sunflowers at Ba Vi national park in Ba Vi district…

VNA Wednesday, December 5, 2018 – 18:28:00Print Illustrative image (Source: VNA) New Delhi (VNA) – The advantage healthcare fair and an international conference on value of medical tourism opened in India’s Uttar…

Da Nang (VNA) – The InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort in the central city of Da Nang has won four accolades at the prestigious World Travel Awards 2018 gala ceremony recently held in Lisbon, Portugal. The awards include…

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