Exploring stunning island in central region
Exploring stunning island in central region

(VOV) - Phu Quy, around 120km from Phan Thiet City in Binh Thuan province, is an ideal tourist attraction for its beautiful beaches in pristine condition, imposing mountains and unique cultural and historic relics.

Exploring stunning island in central region
Ban Gioc among world’s top 15 amazing waterfalls
Ban Gioc among world’s top 15 amazing waterfalls

(VOV) -Ban Gioc Waterfall in Vietnam’s northern Cao Bang province has been listed among top 15 most amazing waterfalls in the world, according to Thrillist-a leading US food, drink and travel website.

Ban Gioc among world’s top 15 amazing waterfalls
Tourist visa extensions to be made easier
Tourist visa extensions to be made easier

The Government Office has announced Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam’s intention to rectify difficulties facing tourists applying for Vietnamese visa extensions. 

Tourist visa extensions to be made easier
Ninh Thuan: The land of sheep in central Vietnam
Ninh Thuan: The land of sheep in central Vietnam

Ninh Thuan Province has a hot climate almost throughout the year, with a short wet season between September and November. 

Ninh Thuan: The land of sheep in central Vietnam
Quang Binh invites investment for 34 tourism projects
Quang Binh invites investment for 34 tourism projects

Central Quang Binh province is calling for investments in 34 local tourism projects between 2015 and 2020 with a combined estimated cost of VND20 trillion (US$921.4 million). 

Quang Binh invites investment for 34 tourism projects
Vietnam jumps five grades in tourism competitive edge
Vietnam jumps five grades in tourism competitive edge

(VOV) - Vietnam ranked the 75th out of 141 countries in the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), five grades higher than 2013.

Vietnam jumps five grades in tourism competitive edge
Sunset on the first 3-storey overpass in Vietnam
Sunset on the first 3-storey overpass in Vietnam

With modern architecture, highlights and a color lighting system, the overpass at the gateway to Da Nang shimmers at sundown. It has also become a new symbol of the city.

Sunset on the first 3-storey overpass in Vietnam
Largest terra-cotta park inaugurated in Quang Nam
Largest terra-cotta park inaugurated in Quang Nam

Thanh Ha Park, the country’s largest terra cotta park in the ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province, has been put into operation.

Largest terra-cotta park inaugurated in Quang Nam
Vingroup to inaugurate HCM City’s tallest building
Vingroup to inaugurate HCM City’s tallest building

(VOV) -Vingroup has announced that on May 16 it will officially launch the – Landmark 81 – an 81floor luxury 350 metre high rise complex located on the banks of the Saigon River in the heart of HCM City.

Vingroup to inaugurate HCM City’s tallest building
Ben Tre province eyes 1 million tourists this year
Ben Tre province eyes 1 million tourists this year

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre hopes to attract 440,000 international visitors and 560,000 domestic visitors this year and earn revenues of VND700 billion (US$33 million), according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Ben Tre province eyes 1 million tourists this year
First five-star cruise ship launched in Nha Trang Bay
First five-star cruise ship launched in Nha Trang Bay

The Emperor Cruises limited company has launched its five-star cruise ship with numerous luxury services for tourists exploring Nha Trang Bay in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

First five-star cruise ship launched in Nha Trang Bay
Peaceful village on Hanoi’s outskirts
Peaceful village on Hanoi’s outskirts

(VOV) - Green paddy field, red hoa gao (Bombax ceiba) and white stork make Hanoi’s outskirt village My Duc more romantic and peaceful.

Peaceful village on Hanoi’s outskirts
Hanoi tops street food cities in Asia
Hanoi tops street food cities in Asia

(VOV) - SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has ranked Vietnam first among the best street food cities in Asia.

Hanoi tops street food cities in Asia
First Can Tho - Da Lat flight launched
First Can Tho - Da Lat flight launched

(VOV) - The first flight from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and the Central Highlands city of Da Lat, Lam Dong province was conducted on May 7, helping to reduce the travel time between the two localities from 12 hours to one hour. 

First Can Tho - Da Lat flight launched
White Waterfall wows visitors in remote countryside paradise
White Waterfall wows visitors in remote countryside paradise

Tourists may feel lost in the beauty and majesty of nature when they arrive at Thac Trang (White Waterfall), one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the mountainous province of Quang Ngai.

White Waterfall wows visitors in remote countryside paradise
National park ranks with top 10 forgotten places
National park ranks with top 10 forgotten places

(VOV) -The US online newspaper,  Huffington Post, has named Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam’s central Quang Binh province as top 10 travel destinations that are popular today, while wouldn't have even been considered such a decade ago.

National park ranks with top 10 forgotten places
Tourists flock to President Ho Chi Minh’s hometown
Tourists flock to President Ho Chi Minh’s hometown

The Kim Lien special national relic site in central Nghe An province’s Nam Dan district where is the late President Ho Chi Minh’s hometown welcomed more than 136,000 visitors during the six-day holiday which began on April 28.

Tourists flock to President Ho Chi Minh’s hometown
Admiring starry sky on Bach Moc Luong Tu mountain top
Admiring starry sky on Bach Moc Luong Tu mountain top

(VOV) - Bach Moc Luong Tu range which is 3,046m above the sea level has become an attraction to many adventurous tourists because of its primary and breathtaking beauty.

Admiring starry sky on Bach Moc Luong Tu mountain top
Ha Long to launch electric car service for tourism in June
Ha Long to launch electric car service for tourism in June

An electric car service is expected to be launched in Ha Long City, home to the UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay, next month to diversify its tourism products.

Ha Long to launch electric car service for tourism in June
Vietnam Airlines tops the list of flight delays during holiday
Vietnam Airlines tops the list of flight delays during holiday

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines topped the list of flight delays during the six-day holiday starting April 28 with 249 flights delayed, accounting for 49.4% of the total, local media reported, citing data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Vietnam Airlines tops the list of flight delays during holiday
Son Doong cave among world’s top 15 unbelievable places
Son Doong cave among world’s top 15 unbelievable places

(VOV) -Boredpanda – the leading art, design and photography community website has cited Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave among top 15 unbelievable places that look like they are from another planet.

Son Doong cave among world’s top 15 unbelievable places
Thousand-year old cave gives Cao Bang a splendid beauty
Thousand-year old cave gives Cao Bang a splendid beauty

(VOV) - Northern Cao Bang province is home to many tourist attractions like Ban Gioc fall, Pac Bo historical site, and particularly Nguom Ngao cave.

Thousand-year old cave gives Cao Bang a splendid beauty
Foreign tourists to Can Gio must get permission
Foreign tourists to Can Gio must get permission

Travel enterprises arranging tours for international cruise passengers to Can Gio Biosphere Reserve in HCMC have got confused as the city police require foreigners to obtain permission before coming there, citing regulations on visits to border areas.

Foreign tourists to Can Gio must get permission
Over 62,000 vacationers in DakLak on holiday
Over 62,000 vacationers in DakLak on holiday

Over 62,000 domestic and foreign visitors vacationed in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak during the six-day holiday which began on April 28, marking a 69.3% annual increase. 

Over 62,000 vacationers in DakLak on holiday
Cat Tien national park develops ecotourism
Cat Tien national park develops ecotourism

The Cat Tien National Park, located in the south of Vietnam, is expected to welcome over 26,000 visitors in 2015 based on its ecotourism development. 

Cat Tien national park develops ecotourism
HCM City, a food heaven for vegan, vegetarian travelers
HCM City, a food heaven for vegan, vegetarian travelers

US travel website When On Earth has listed Ho Chi Minh City among the ideal cities worldwide for vegans and vegetarians.

HCM City, a food heaven for vegan, vegetarian travelers
Da Nang hotels, cafés letting tourists use clean toilets for free
Da Nang hotels, cafés letting tourists use clean toilets for free

More than 40 hotels, restaurants and cafés in Da Nang are opening their toilet doors to the public for free under an unprecedented campaign to make the city more friendly to tourists. 

Da Nang hotels, cafés letting tourists use clean toilets for free
Tourist attractions crowded on reunification holiday
Tourist attractions crowded on reunification holiday

Vacationers, at home and abroad, swarmed around places of attractions across Vietnam during the six-day holiday starting from April 28 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of southern liberation and national liberation (April 30). 

Tourist attractions crowded on reunification holiday
Hoa Lo Prison, one of few places in Hanoi with memories of war
Hoa Lo Prison, one of few places in Hanoi with memories of war

Whenever he has come to Vietnam for tourism or work in the past decade, Richard O' Neill, an information technology teacher from the US, has visited the former prison Hoa Lo, where American prisoners, including Senator John McCain, were held during the Vietnam War.

Hoa Lo Prison, one of few places in Hanoi with memories of war
Tourists flock to Hue during holiday week
Tourists flock to Hue during holiday week

More than 81,000 tourists, 66% of whom were domestic travellers, visited Hue city from April 28 to May 1, according to Thua Thien Hue’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Tourists flock to Hue during holiday week
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