Vietnam home to three of world’s 50 best houses
Vietnam home to three of world’s 50 best houses

ArchDaily, one of the world’s leading architecture sites, has included three Saigon homes in its list of 50 Best Houses of 2019.

Vietnam home to three of world’s 50 best houses
Vietnam’s tourism to be promoted in Japanese cities
Vietnam’s tourism to be promoted in Japanese cities

A programme to promote Vietnam’s tourism will take place in Japanese cities of Sapporo, Kanagawa and Tokyo from September 6-15, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. 

Vietnam’s tourism to be promoted in Japanese cities
Gian Gua – a former revolutionary base in Can Tho City
Gian Gua – a former revolutionary base in Can Tho City

VOV.VN - Gian Gua in Phong Dien district, Can Tho city, was recognized as an historical relic in 2013.

Gian Gua – a former revolutionary base in Can Tho City
Foreign tourists to Vietnam top 1.31 mln in July
Foreign tourists to Vietnam top 1.31 mln in July

International tourist arrivals to Vietnam topped 1.31 million in July, up 11 percent month-on-month and 10.7 percent year-on-year, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) on July 26. 

Foreign tourists to Vietnam top 1.31 mln in July
Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 held
Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 held

 Eighty paragliders from Vietnam and Laos joined the Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 themed “Fly over Tien Sa” in the central city of Da Nang on July 27. 

Da Nang Open Paragliding Championship 2019 held
ASEAN +3 Song Contest contestants experience tour of Ha Long bay
ASEAN +3 Song Contest contestants experience tour of Ha Long bay

VOV.VN - Contestants of the ASEAN +3 Song Contest embarked on a tour of Ha Long bay on the morning of July 27 and got involved in a range of tourism and environmental protection activities in order to promote the message of ‘Green Tourism’ throughout the local community.

ASEAN +3 Song Contest contestants experience tour of Ha Long bay
Nha Trang enjoys influx of visitors from Northeast Asia
Nha Trang enjoys influx of visitors from Northeast Asia

VOV.VN - The south central province of Khanh Hoa has seen a rapid rise in the number of foreign tourists from Northeast Asia since the beginning of the year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Nha Trang enjoys influx of visitors from Northeast Asia
Aussie tourists get second chance to enjoy Vietnam after ‘nightmare’
Aussie tourists get second chance to enjoy Vietnam after ‘nightmare’

Two Australian women are fully enjoying a gesture of atonement made by Vietnamese tourism authorities, rediscovering the nation’s attractions.

Aussie tourists get second chance to enjoy Vietnam after ‘nightmare’
Passengers advised to arrive at Hong Kong airport soon
Passengers advised to arrive at Hong Kong airport soon

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carrier Jetstar Pacific have advised their passengers to arrive at Hong Kong International Airport three hours earlier than departure time as a demonstration at the airport may affect their flights.  

Passengers advised to arrive at Hong Kong airport soon
Japanese coast guard ship welcomed in Da Nang
Japanese coast guard ship welcomed in Da Nang

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central city of Da Nang Ho Ky Minh on July 25 hosted a reception for crew members of Japanese Coast Guard Training Vessel Kojima which is on a four-day visit to Vietnam. 

Japanese coast guard ship welcomed in Da Nang
Hanoi named among world’s best food tours
Hanoi named among world’s best food tours

VOV.VN - The UK’s Guardian Newspaper has included the capital city of Hanoi among the world’s top 20 food tours.

Hanoi named among world’s best food tours
New air route links Quang Ninh’s Van Don, China’s Hunan province
New air route links Quang Ninh’s Van Don, China’s Hunan province

Charter flights connecting Van Don district in the northern province of Quang Ninh and Hunan in China have officially been launched, raising the number of international routes hosted by Van Don International Airport to three.

New air route links Quang Ninh’s Van Don, China’s Hunan province
Ha Long Bay ranked in top 10 most beautiful sunrise spots in world
Ha Long Bay ranked in top 10 most beautiful sunrise spots in world

Ha Long Bay in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh has been listed among the world’s most beautiful sunrise spots in 2019 by the Microsoft Network (MSN).

Ha Long Bay ranked in top 10 most beautiful sunrise spots in world
The nation’s top 10 most popular tourist attractions revealed
The nation’s top 10 most popular tourist attractions revealed

VOV.VN -The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has released a list containing the country’s top 10 most popular destinations foreign tourists visited during 2018.

The nation’s top 10 most popular tourist attractions revealed
Vietjet cooperates with Google to double utility for travellers
Vietjet cooperates with Google to double utility for travellers

As a pioneering airline to cooperate with Google for Vietnam’s tourism promotion programme, Vietjet has announced a super promotion by offering 1,500,000 tickets priced only from 0 VND, applied to all international and domestic routes.

Vietjet cooperates with Google to double utility for travellers
Thua Thien-Hue develops tourism to tap into beauty of lagoons
Thua Thien-Hue develops tourism to tap into beauty of lagoons

Blessed with over 128km of coastline and the largest lagoon system in Southeast Asia, covering up to 22,000 hectares, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is making the most of its natural strengths to develop sea-based tourism.

Thua Thien-Hue develops tourism to tap into beauty of lagoons
JW Marriott Phu Quoc named best resort in Southeast Asia
JW Marriott Phu Quoc named best resort in Southeast Asia

The JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay resort has been crowned the best resort in Southeast Asia and ranked second in Asia by the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2019.

JW Marriott Phu Quoc named best resort in Southeast Asia
Airlines important factor in Vietnam’s tourism growth: VNAT
Airlines important factor in Vietnam’s tourism growth: VNAT

More airlines joining the Vietnam’s aviation market and improved airport infrastructure have greatly contributed to the increasing number of foreign and domestic tourists, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Airlines important factor in Vietnam’s tourism growth: VNAT
Preparations underway in Ha Long ahead of ASEAN+3 Song Contest
Preparations underway in Ha Long ahead of ASEAN+3 Song Contest

VOV.VN -With the ASEAN+3 Song Contest 2019 set to be held in Ha Long city by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), preparations are commencing in the city ahead of the second version of the bi-annual event.

Preparations underway in Ha Long ahead of ASEAN+3 Song Contest
Over 100 electric cars to put into operation in Hoi An
Over 100 electric cars to put into operation in Hoi An

VOV.VN - A fleet of 120 electric cars from the Hoi An Shuttle Bus (HSB) brand are officially set to come into operation in the ancient town of Hoi An with the aim of improving transport activities in a sustainable manner throughout the city.

Over 100 electric cars to put into operation in Hoi An
Hairpin bends on the happiness road
Hairpin bends on the happiness road

The Happiness Road, stretching nearly 200 kilometers, connects the northern mountainous city of Ha Giang with the other four districts in Ha Giang Province, including Dong Van, Quan Ba, Yen Minh and Meo Vac. 

Hairpin bends on the happiness road
Quang Ninh develops Tra Co national tourism site
Quang Ninh develops Tra Co national tourism site

Tra Co national tourism site in Mong Cai city of the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh is a popular destination.

Quang Ninh develops Tra Co national tourism site
Nearly 3 million tourists come to Binh Thuan in H1
Nearly 3 million tourists come to Binh Thuan in H1

The south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan welcomed close to 3 million visitors in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year rise of about 12 percent, reported the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Nearly 3 million tourists come to Binh Thuan in H1
Mekong Delta develops new tourism products
Mekong Delta develops new tourism products

The Mekong Delta region enjoyed a boost in tourist arrivals in the first half of the year as a result of efforts to diversify tourism products and services, authorities have said.

Mekong Delta develops new tourism products
Homestay popular among visitors in Tien Giang
Homestay popular among visitors in Tien Giang

VOV.VN - Visitors to a bamboo homestay in My Tho city in the Mekong Delta province are able to enjoy a variety of fruit at orchards with an overnight tour costing only VND200,000.

Homestay popular among visitors in Tien Giang
First Dong Hoi - Da Nang flight launched
First Dong Hoi - Da Nang flight launched

Hai Au Aviation (HAA) has launched a flight between Da Nang city and Dong Hoi, the capital city of Quang Binh province – the first service for aerial sightseeing between the two popular destinations in central Vietnam.

First Dong Hoi - Da Nang flight launched
Asia’s most magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites
Asia’s most magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites

Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh province, has been recognised as the one with the most unique and magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites in Asia by Asia Book of Records.

Asia’s most magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites
India’s low-cost carrier plans to open direct service to Hanoi
India’s low-cost carrier plans to open direct service to Hanoi

India’s budget passenger carrier GoAir plans to add destinations such as Vietnam’s Hanoi capital and Cambodia’s Phnom Penh capital to its international network by the year-end, the IANS, India's largest independent news agency, reported on July 21.

India’s low-cost carrier plans to open direct service to Hanoi
Thien Duong Cave sets Asian record for unique stalactites, stalagmites
Thien Duong Cave sets Asian record for unique stalactites, stalagmites

Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, the central province of Quang Binh, has been recognised as the one with the most unique and magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites in Asia.

Thien Duong Cave sets Asian record for unique stalactites, stalagmites
Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang – Busan air route
Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang – Busan air route

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 21 launched a direct air route linking the central city of Da Nang and Busan city of the Republic of Korea, with the aim of meeting the rising travel demand between the two countries.

Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang – Busan air route
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