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Six destinations named in Lonely Planet’s travel bucket list
Six Vietnamese destinations have made it to the list of top 500 places that Lonely Planet says you must visit.
Vietnamese tourist badly injured in Bangkok bombing
A Vietnamese man was badly injured in his face and feet in the powerful bomb blast at a Bangkok Hindu shrine, and is being treated at a hospital in the Thai capital.
Remittances to HCM City hit US$2.42 bil in Jan-July
Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City rose 12% year-on-year in the first seven months thanks partly to an increased interest in the property market from overseas Vietnamese, local media reported.
US tech venture fund 500 Startups enters fast-growing market
With nearly 44% of its population using the Internet, Vietnam has become the latest target market of 500 Startups, a seed fund and accelerator for Internet startups.
Vietnam mulls higher taxes on big cars to relieve strained infrastructure
The Ministry of Finance has announced a plan to increase luxury taxes on cars with large engines after the government said big vehicles that take up much space and consume much fuel must be restricted.
HCM City-Vung Tau hydrofoil service to fully recover
A popular hydrofoil route between Ho Chi Minh City and the southern beach town of Vung Tau, which has been crippled by a months-long ban last year following a string of accidents, is expected to fully recover this November.
Vietnam rescued fishing boat attacked by Malaysians off Paracel Islands
Vietnamese authorities rescued on August 15 a local fishing boat allegedly attacked by Malaysian pirates off Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands.
Foreign coloring books for adults take Vietnam by storm
Seeking out the best colored pencils or watercolors, spending hours or even days painstakingly coloring a picture and taking photos of the finished work and either posting them on Facebook or entering them in some coloring contest.
Singing the glory of the cicada
For people in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, around 130 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, the cicada brings more than just songs.
Craft beer explodes in Saigon
Bia Craft has recently launched its soft-opening in Thao Dien in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City bringing a flood of new beers to a city not known for its variety.