Vietnam among top 10 best countries for expats: CNBC
Vietnam among top 10 best countries for expats: CNBC

Vietnam is among the top ten countries, where expats feel so happy to live amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from CNBC, a leading US news agency for business.

Vietnam among top 10 best countries for expats: CNBC
Lai Vung-style fermented pork roll
Lai Vung-style fermented pork roll

Lai Vung District in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is well-known by nem, (fermented pork roll), its unique specialty.

Lai Vung-style fermented pork roll
Peaceful beauty of Hue as seen through lens of foreigner photographers
Peaceful beauty of Hue as seen through lens of foreigner photographers

VOV.VN - Located in the centre of the country, Hue is one of the nation’s most popular tourist attractions with plenty of scenic beauty being captured through the lens of international photographers.

Peaceful beauty of Hue as seen through lens of foreigner photographers
Tourism-related firms face bankruptcy due to pandemic
Tourism-related firms face bankruptcy due to pandemic

Many tourism-related firms that have borrowed from banks are facing foreclosure due to the latest outbreak of COVID-19 infections.

Tourism-related firms face bankruptcy due to pandemic
Lonely Planet lists seven best Vietnamese road trips
Lonely Planet lists seven best Vietnamese road trips

VOV.VN - The Hai Van Pass and the Ha Giang Loop have been named among the seven best road trips for travelers to enjoy in Vietnam, according to the Australian version of renowned travel guide Lonely Planet.

Lonely Planet lists seven best Vietnamese road trips
Ninh Binh cancels tourism week due to COVID-19
Ninh Binh cancels tourism week due to COVID-19

Authorities of the northern province of Ninh Binh has decided to cancel the Tourism Week “Golden Colour of Tam Coc – Trang An” due to the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ninh Binh cancels tourism week due to COVID-19
Vietnam among best destinations globally for living and working
Vietnam among best destinations globally for living and working

VOV.VN - The nation has been named in the top 10 of a list of the world’s best destinations for expats to both live and work, according to Euronews.

Vietnam among best destinations globally for living and working
Vietnamese hotels make World’s Best Rooftops for 2021 list
Vietnamese hotels make World’s Best Rooftops for 2021 list

VOV.VN - Four hotels based in Hanoi have been named among the 25 World’s Best Rooftops for 2021 by TripAdvisor.

Vietnamese hotels make World’s Best Rooftops for 2021 list
Khmer people’s unique shrimp cake in the delta
Khmer people’s unique shrimp cake in the delta

Banh cong, or Vietnamese fried shrimp cake, is a rustic specialty typical of the Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.

Khmer people’s unique shrimp cake in the delta
Phu Quoc – from “Hell on Earth” to nation’s first island city
Phu Quoc – from “Hell on Earth” to nation’s first island city

Once branded “Hell on Earth” for the notorious jail which witnessed the most terrifying scenes of oppression during war time before 1975, Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has now become the country’s first island city with tremendous economic and social development.

Phu Quoc – from “Hell on Earth” to nation’s first island city
Vietnam makes its name well-known in world tourism map
Vietnam makes its name well-known in world tourism map

With a series of impressive milestones and symbols, Vietnam has quickly become an attractive destination for international tourists in recent years.

Vietnam makes its name well-known in world tourism map
An island of orchids
An island of orchids

Hoa Lan (Orchid) Island, off the coast of Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, has emerged as an enchanting destination where many exciting discoveries await visitors.

An island of orchids
HCM City among top 10 destinations to live and work for digital nomads
HCM City among top 10 destinations to live and work for digital nomads

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has been named in the top 10 of a list compiled by Club Med’s website of destinations to live and work in for digital nomads in 2021, according to Euronews.

HCM City among top 10 destinations to live and work for digital nomads
Hotels required to use QR codes as part of COVID-19 measures
Hotels required to use QR codes as part of COVID-19 measures

VOV.VN - Hotels and guesthouses must place QR codes in their reception areas to allow tourists to check the safety level before they make use of their services.

Hotels required to use QR codes as part of COVID-19 measures
A favorite breakfast dish
A favorite breakfast dish

In Phu Long Town, Binh Thuan Province, fine rice vermicelli noodles with pig’s small intestines is a specialty in Phu Long Town, Ham Thuan Bac District, Binh Thuan Province. Residents in Phu Long often choose the dish for their breakfast.

A favorite breakfast dish
Hanoi streets turn purple with blossoming crape myrtle flowers
Hanoi streets turn purple with blossoming crape myrtle flowers

VOV.VN - Giant crape-myrtle flowers, known as “Bang Lang” in Vietnamese, can now be seen in full bloom throughout Hanoi, serving to bring a sense of poetic beauty to the capital during the start of summer.

Hanoi streets turn purple with blossoming crape myrtle flowers
Thai newspaper delves into Vietnam’s tourism recovery efforts
Thai newspaper delves into Vietnam’s tourism recovery efforts

The Bangkok Post on May 10 published an article titled “Vietnam reimagines tourism” discussing the Vietnamese tourism sector’s efforts to respond to COVID-19 impact.

Thai newspaper delves into Vietnam’s tourism recovery efforts
Bien Ho, a freshwater lake 800 meters above sea level
Bien Ho, a freshwater lake 800 meters above sea level

VOV.VN - Bien Ho (Sea Lake) is a famous spiritual and eco-tourism site in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province, in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

Bien Ho, a freshwater lake 800 meters above sea level
Local airlines raise ticket prices from May 9
Local airlines raise ticket prices from May 9

Local airlines including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, Vasco and Bamboo Airways are scheduled to raise their respective system administration fees by VND100,000 (US$4.37) per flight, which will be incorporated into current air ticket fares.

Local airlines raise ticket prices from May 9
Bamboo Airways gets ready to launch Vietnam-US direct flights
Bamboo Airways gets ready to launch Vietnam-US direct flights

Bamboo Airways is finalising preparations to operate regular direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco and Los Angeles of the US, starting September 1, 2021.

Bamboo Airways gets ready to launch Vietnam-US direct flights
Vietnam’s MICE tourism expected to explode after COVID-19
Vietnam’s MICE tourism expected to explode after COVID-19

MICE, a type of tourism combining meetings, incentives, conferences, and events, is evaluated as a solution to revitalise the domestic tourism market.

Vietnam’s MICE tourism expected to explode after COVID-19
Vietnam Airlines allows free ticket change, refund amid COVID-19 resurgence
Vietnam Airlines allows free ticket change, refund amid COVID-19 resurgence

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines allows free-of-charge ticket change and refund for travellers with confirmed seats and departure date due to the complexity of the latest COVID-19 outbreak.

Vietnam Airlines allows free ticket change, refund amid COVID-19 resurgence
Long An’s Asia-Pacific tourism membership funded
Long An’s Asia-Pacific tourism membership funded

The Long An Golf Investment – Development JSC and Hoan Cau Group will fund the southern province of Long An’s 130th membership of the Tourism Promoting Organization for Asia-Pacific Cities (TPO).

Long An’s Asia-Pacific tourism membership funded
Fresh COVID-19 outbreak dents tourism industry
Fresh COVID-19 outbreak dents tourism industry

Concerns over COVID-19 forced Nguyen Thuy Quynh from Hanoi to cancel her family trip to the north central province of Thanh Hoa for the Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) holiday which lasted four days from April 29 to May 2.

Fresh COVID-19 outbreak dents tourism industry
Airports serve about 1.5 million travellers during holidays
Airports serve about 1.5 million travellers during holidays

Domestic airports welcomed close to 1.5 million air travellers from April 28 to May 2, the peak travel period around the four-day public holidays marking the National Reunification (April 30) and May Day (May 1), according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

Airports serve about 1.5 million travellers during holidays
A specialty from Vietnam’s Pearl Island
A specialty from Vietnam’s Pearl Island

Phu Quoc is referred to as Vietnam’s pearl island due to its beautiful scenery. Yet there is another aspect about the island which is worth trying-its gastronomy.

A specialty from Vietnam’s Pearl Island
System kicked off to receive feedback in tourism
System kicked off to receive feedback in tourism

By installing an app named Du Lich Vietnam An Toan (A Safe Trip in Vietnam), visitors can provide feedback on issues in tourism services including those related to fake and poor quality products, fraud, price pressure, improper advertising and food safety.

System kicked off to receive feedback in tourism
Discovering Thang Long royal citadel at night
Discovering Thang Long royal citadel at night

VOV.VN - A new tour which explores former Thang Long royal citadel at night has been launched, offering a 40% discount for visitors under 50 and free admissions to all children.

Discovering Thang Long royal citadel at night
German news agency spotlights most attractive tourist sites in Vietnam
German news agency spotlights most attractive tourist sites in Vietnam

German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) has recently run an article featuring the 11 most attractive tourist destinations in Vietnam.

German news agency spotlights most attractive tourist sites in Vietnam
VietJet Air entertain passengers on board with live art performances
VietJet Air entertain passengers on board with live art performances

VOV.VN - Local budget airline VietJet Air is treating passengers on board its flights with impressive traditional art performances and interesting gift on the occasion of National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).

VietJet Air entertain passengers on board with live art performances
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