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Da Nang city among world’s 10 best places

 Da Nang city is one of the top 10 best places in the world for foreigners to live in 2018, according to the international tourism magazine Live and Invest Overseas (LIO).

Binh Dong Wharf immersed in festive atmosphere of Tet

 The floating flower market at Binh Dong Wharf in District 8, HCMC is entering its peak business season and turns more crowded and bustling than ever as the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday has around two weeks to go.

Vietnamese citizens warned not to travel to Maldives

The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Vietnamese citizens not to travel to the Maldives these days as the country declared a 15-day state of emergency starting from February 5 due to a political crisis.

Smelly but delicious: Shrimp paste of Ninh Binh

 'Mam tep' (shrimp paste) may sound quite intimidating dish, but don’t let the pungent smell prevent you from trying the interesting specialty of Gia Vien district, Ninh Binh province.

Vietnam lacks green spaces, suburbs expand to fill need

VietNamNet Bridge - The face of urban areas is expected to see big changes in the future as Vietnamese consumers want more green spaces. 

Quang Binh plans to build world’s longest zip-line system

 The People’s Committee of central Quang Binh province has approved a detailed planning scheme to develop the world’s longest zip-line system in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.

New boat tours to Trang An Complex to open at Tet

 Visitors can discover new routes in the UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site of Trang An in Ninh Binh province.

Vietnam’s largest tulip festival in Vinpearl Nha Trang

A tulip festival is set to take place from February 8 to March 2 in Vinpearl Nha Trang, aiming to bring a special Tet (Lunar New Year) for all visitors.

MICE tourism: a huge opportunity for Vietnam

 Known as the non-smoke industry, the tourism sector has expanded and now presents opportunities for enterprises to find appropriate partners, develop their business or expand within the market.

Tet traffic terrorises Hanoians

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians have suffered frequent traffic jams over the last week and the situation is predicted to worsen in the days near Tet (Lunar New Year).

Kien Giang boasts world’s longest cable car route

 Sun Group, a prominent real estate developer in Vietnam, inaugurated a sea cable car route in An Thoi town, Phu Quoc island district, with the aim of serving tourists on the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival which is several days left.

Ba Den Mountain to become special tourism site by 2035

 Some 3,000 hectares spanning Tay Ninh city’s Ninh Son ward, Ninh Thanh ward and Thanh Tan commune and part of Phan commune in Duong Minh Chau district will be zoned off for the site.

Hue imperial relic site offers free entry during Tet

Vietnamese visitors to the Hue Imperial Relic Site will be exempted from buying ticket during the first three days of the 2018 lunar year (February 16 to 18), said Director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre Phan Thanh Hai.

Hanoi, HCM City struggle to ease car density in inner cities

Hanoi seems to be moving ahead of HCMC in restricting private cars to enter the inner city. Though it is considered a ‘negative’ solution, it is still the only choice of local authorities in the two largest cities in Vietnam.

Diverse tours available for Lunar New Year 2018

 As 2018 Lunar New Year (Tet) is approaches, travel companies in Hanoi are preparing to meet customers’ diverse needs and interests.

People love Vietnamese food in Guangxi

A Vietnamese restaurant founded by three Vietnamese PhDs near Guangxi University in Nanning, China, has seen 20% growth in its annual revenues over the past three years. 

Chinese top foreign arrivals in HCM City

Chinese have for the first time become the largest number of international visitors to arrive in HCM City, according to the city Department of Tourism.

Vietnam among Top 15 most Instagrammed cruise destinations

 With up to 40,000 mentions among 1.8 million Instagram posts tagged from ships and ports around the world, Vietnam ranks in the global Top 15 of the most Instagrammed cruise destinations on SeaHub, a cruise deal site.

Hanoi night Pho vendor

 For the past 30 years, a Pho vendor in Hanoi has been serving customers between 3-6 am.

Thung Nai – miniature of Ha Long Bay in northwest

 Thung Nai in Hoa Binh province, attracts tourists with landscapes as beautiful as Ha Long Bay.