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  • Hanoi determined to realize GRDP growth target of 7% this year

    The Hanoi People’s Council today July 4 ratified a resolution on objectives for socio-economic development in the second half of 2023, including a focus on realizing the GRDP growth target of 7%. Read Full Article

  • ☕Afternoon briefing on July 4

    At the Government’s teleconference with localities and the regular Cabinet meeting in Hanoi on July 4, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MoPI) presented two growth scenarios for the third … Read Full Article

  • Asian Open Pool Championship comes to Hanoi

    The largest ever international pool competition, the Asian Open Pool Championship, will take place in Vietnam in October, said organizers Matchroom Pool on July 1. Read Full Article

  • Last tourist boat on West Lake dismantled

    The last tourist boat on Hanoi’s West Lake is being dismantled after being left idle there for five years. The work has been jointly carried out by local authorities and the Potomac Riverboat Company … Read Full Article

  • Vietnam carriers reopen multiple international flights

    Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air have reopened multiple international routes since March 2022 following the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Full Article

  • PGA Tour, Europe announce merger with Saudis and rival LIV Golf

    Rory McIlroy, left, and Brooks Koepka, right, soon will be playing the same golf course regularly after the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with LIV Golf. Koepka had defected to the … Read Full Article

  • The Strangest Tourist Traps

    Beijing’s strategy isn’t always black and white—except when it is. Flash Points: The Strangest Tourist Traps Create an FP account to save articles to read later and in the FP mobile app. Read Full Article

  • Vietnam Airlines inaugurated a direct flight route between Hanoi and Melbourne

    Vietnam Airlines has launched a direct flight route between Hanoi and Melbourne, its second direct route connecting Vietnam and Australia. The inaugural … Read Full Article

  • Tourist arrivals in Hanoi reach 12.33 mln in first half

    Visitors to Hanoi totalled 12.33 million in the first half of this year, a 42 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. International tourists accounted for 2.03 million, a seven-fold … Read Full Article

  • ☕Afternoon briefing on July 3

    Vuong Dinh Hue emphasised the target of even, comprehensive, and sustainable development for Hanoi while addressing the 12th session of its 16th People’s Council that opened on July 3. He highly … Read Full Article

  • Vietnam hoped to welcome 12 million foreign tourists this year thanks to new visa policy

    Vietnam’s new visa policy may help the country welcome 12 million foreign tourists this year, far surpassing the target of 8 million set previously, said Hoang Nhan Chinh, Secretariat Director of the … Read Full Article

  • Top 7 eco-tourism areas worth experiencing in Ba Vi, Vietnam

    Ba Vi deserves to be “a picnic paradise” with this series of eco-tourism areas near Hanoi. Ba Vi National Park. Ba Vi National Park is a forest covering the three highest peaks in … Read Full Article

  • Sustainable tourism no longer a temporary trend in Vietnam

    Nearly all Vietnamese tourists expect to participate in sustainable tourism, proving that this type of tourism is gradually replacing other forms, according to a far-reaching report. Read Full Article

  • Vietnam golf tourism growth below par for the course

    Despite many advantages, localities in Vietnam’s Central Highlands and central region are hampered by several limitations in reaping the full potential of golf tourism, industry insiders say. Read Full Article

  • Vietnam treasures friendship and cooperation with Switzerland: PM

    Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested President of the National Council of Switzerland Martin Candinas support and encourage Swiss businesses to invest in Vietnam when the two leaders met in Hanoi … Read Full Article

  • Gastronomy – key to attracting international tourists to Hanoi

    To tap this potential, it is important for the tourism industry to create a local food map. Many advantages for captivating travelers On June 6, four Vietnamese restaurants, three of them in the … Read Full Article

  • Virgin Galactic sets first commercial space tourism flight for this month; shares spike more than 40%

    Virgin Galactic aims to launch its commercial space tourism service in late June. Shares of the company spiked more than 40% in extended trading Thursday. Virgin Galactic on Thursday said the … Read Full Article

  • S Korea’s Kakao Mobility teams up with Vietnam EV maker VinFast

    Kakao Mobility, a subsidiary of South Korea’s tech giant Kakao Corp., has entered into a partnership with Vietnamese electric vehicle producer VinFast to boost transportation infrastructure in Vietnam … Read Full Article