During the extended COVID-19 restrictions last year, many expats in Vietnam had their lives turned upside down, many decided to return home, but for Abdul Dogday, COVID-19 was a good chance to bring the culture of his country to the Vietnamese community.

VOV.VN - A string of diplomatic, economic, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges will be jointly held by the Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, municipal authorities, and other southern localities in 2022 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam- India diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - The Phu Quoc island of southern Kien Giang province received more than 50 Lao tourists on December 30 – 31 who boarded private aircraft and planned to use premium services on the island.

VOV.VN - Nearly two months on from launching a pilot scheme to welcome foreign visitors with ‘vaccine passport’, Da Nang has yet to receive any groups of international tourists amid the central city encountering numerous difficulties in reopening tourism activities.

VOV.VN - Thai Vietjet is set to co-operate with its tourism partners in order to open a direct air service from December 30, connecting Bangkok with Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang.

VOV.VN - The central localities of Quang Nam and Da Nang have proposed connecting tourism service providers to create a common destination, providing greater experiences for international visitors.

The Cat Ba Amatina project invested by Vinaconex Investment and Tourism Development JSC (Vinaconex-ITC) has won the special prize at the second Vietnam Urban Planning Award (VUPA 2020).

VOV.VN - An official of the southern province of Kien Giang on December 5 silenced rumours surfacing on social media platforms that Phu Quoc city had recorded the first Omicron case.

VOV.VN - Local low-cost carrier Vietjet is poised to increase the frequency of domestic flights starting from December 1 on routes connecting Hanoi - HCM City, Hanoi - Da Nang, and HCM City - Da Nang.

VOV.VN - A video clip entitled "Vietnam: Travel to love!" will be officially launched on November 23 in response to a tourism programme to welcome international visitors back to the country.