The Lao Ministry of Public Security has announced the implementation of the relaxed visa policy to attract international arrivals and unlock the tourism potential through its “Visit Laos 2024” programme.
Cuc Phuong National Park, a renowned tourist attraction in Ninh Binh province, was recently honoured as “Asia’s Leading National Park” for the fifth year in succession at the World Travel Awards.
Agro-tourism models have attracted many more visitors over recent years, combining agricultural production with tourism for farmers to earn higher profits. The model has proven effective in southernmost Ca Mau province, where one local farmer has developed a vineyard into an appealing destination for tourists.
Cyclo is a three-wheel bicycle taxi that appeared in Vietnam in the early 20th century. A double seat is supported by the two front wheels with the driver sitting behind.
Giant water wheels in Na Khuong village, Tam Duong district in Lai Chau province, some 30 kilometres southeast of Lai Chau city, operate around the clock delivering fresh water to lush paddy fields by the Nam Mu River. Built by skilful hands of local Thai ethnic minority people, the wheels create a unique tourist attraction in the pristine mountains and forests of the north-western region.
The UNESCO-recognised My Son Sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam is one of the most popular architectural complex of the Cham people and a famous tourist attraction in Vietnam.
Quang Ninh plans to organise 50 events and activities to stimulate travel demand and promote tourism from now to the end of 2021, Director of the provincial Tourism Department Pham Ngoc Thuy said.
A range of cultural, tourism, and sporting programmes will be held in Nha Trang city in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa throughout 2021 as part of efforts to stimulate the tourism sector amid COVID-19.
Extensive “tam giac mach” (buckwheat) flower fields have become a brand and tourist attraction of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang. The flower is in bloom at year-end, adorning the Dong Van Karst Plateau with its romantic and gentle charm.
The number of tourists to the Mekong delta province of An Giang increased by 3.65% year-on-year to 8.5 million in the first 10 months of this year, fulfilling over 92% of its yearly target.
Around 100km to the south from Hanoi, Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh is one of the most popular and an attractive tourist destination in Vietnam.
In the nine months of this year, total tourists to Hung Yen province reached 850,000, up 11% compared to the same period last year. The figure included 18,000 foreign visitors.
A free library project was inaugurated in Da Nang city on October 30. It was funded by Daegu city, the Republic of Korea to mark the 15th anniversary of friendship between the two cities.
China and the RoK took the lead in the number of travelers to Vietnam during the first 10 months of the year, accounting for approximately 56 per cent of the total number of foreign arrivals.
Nearly 200 photos of aerial views of Vietnam coastline and island by photographer Gian Thanh Son have been exhibited at the Youth Culture in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
“Hard to resist” is what Theign Yie Phan, a head chef of a restaurant, describes Vietnamese “banh mi”, which opens an article on the popular Vietnamese sandwich in the South China Morning Post.
The Thai ethnic community in Vietnam has many mysterious and intriguing rituals. Some of their rituals were enacted at a culture festival in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.