US condemns Vietnam’s jailing of prominent climate activist on tax charges
The US State Department has condemned the jailing of one of Vietnam’s most prominent environmental activists for tax fraud in a ruling human rights activists claimed was a “total sham.” … Read Full Article
Video Shows Girl Less Than A Foot Away From Train Passing Through Narrow Street In Vietnam
As per information from the website Vietnam Online, Hanoi Train Street was originally established during the period of French colonial rule in 1902. It’s located at the junction of Tran Phu and Phung … Read Full Article
Number of foreign tourists to Vietnam nears 9 million in nine months
Around 8.9 million foreign tourists travelled to Vietnam in the first nine months of this year, a 4.7-fold increase compared to the figure of the same period last year, according to the General … Read Full Article
FDI into HCMC falls 34% in 9 months
The IMF has kept its 2023 GDP growth forecast for Vietnam unchanged from its April projection at 4.7%, below the government’s 6.5% target, though the country’s liquidity, foreign exchange and … Read Full Article
Vietnam, RoK bolster tourism cooperation
VOV.VN – The Vietnam Tourism Association (VITA) and the Korea Tourism Organisation of the Republic of Korea (KTO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ramping up tourism cooperation in Hanoi … Read Full Article
Foreign arrivals exceed yearly plan
VOV.VN – Vietnam has greeted a total of 8.9 million foreign arrivals over the past nine months, surpassing the previous annual target of eight million. Read Full Article
10 things you need to know before visiting Vietnam
From Hanoi, head to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay … If you’re planning to visit Vietnam as a tourist or business traveller for 15 days or less, and hold a British, French, Italian, … Read Full Article
Chinese Tourists Have Good Reasons Not to Return to Southeast Asia
Only Vietnam has stayed a course that can be traced back to the end of the Cold War, and its trade figures with the United States should be the envy of mainland Southeast Asian countries. Official … Read Full Article
Foreigners excited to explore Mid-Autumn Festival
Passengers tour around booths displaying a range of Vietnamese and Korean … lanterns and toys is currently taking place at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi as part of celebrations for the … Read Full Article
Vietnam leads ASEAN in number of tourists to RoK
VOV.VN – Vietnam has taken the lead in ASEAN in terms of the number of tourists to the Republic of Korea (RoK) amounting to 350,000 over the past ninth months, or 77% of the yearly set target (420,000 … Read Full Article
Soc Son aims to become tourism hub of Hanoi
Hanoi’s outskirt district of Soc Son aims to become a tourism hub of the capital city in the 2025-2030 period and turn tourism into the locality’s spearhead economic sector, said Vice Chairman of the … Read Full Article
Plastic waste management app contest launched in tourism sector
A contest on plastic waste management applications in the tourism sector was launched on September 28, according to the Vietnam Tourism Association. Read Full Article
The Best Food Tour in Vietnam Includes Clinging to the Back of a Scooter in Between Slurps of Beef Noodle Soup and Bites of Crab Legs
While I was going to Saigon, not Hanoi, I felt that his point was still valid. Regardless, whenever I asked anyone for suggestions on what a tourist should do while there, one thing came up again and … Read Full Article
New features at the Vietnam Craft Villages Festival 2023
At the same time, the Festival will help to promote and introduce traditional craft villages and streets in Hanoi city and the whole country. Thereby, gradually promoting consumption, increasing … Read Full Article
Hanoi’s programme promotes investment, business networking
A business promotion programme, which runs a 1,000m2 space for introducing investment opportunities, business networking, and partnership, opened in Hanoi on September 27. Read Full Article
Western media has ‘warned’ Vietnam on the pros and cons of Biden’s visit: Global Times editorial
However, US President Joe Biden’s subsequent itinerary after leaving New Delhi has brought people back to the more complex and rough reality of international politics. On Sunday, Biden arrived in … Read Full Article
Cuban Parliament president exchanged with Vietnamese President
As part of his official visit to Vietnam, Esteban Lazo, president of the National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament) of Cuba, held official talks today with Vo Van Thuong, President of that … Read Full Article
UNESCO heritage site Ha Long Bay featured in Hollywood movie
Limestone karst mountains in world heritage site Ha Long Bay has appeared in a trailer for the upcoming Hollywood blockbuster ‘The Creator,’ affirming the prestige of Vietnam’s tourism on global map. Read Full Article