Cua Dai beach in the central province of Quang Nam was recently named the world’s most affordable beach by the Netherlands’s tourism website travelbird.nl. In late July, the website released a list of 250 of the world’s most iconic beaches, in which the Vietnamese…

Foreign tourists can now freely visit the border Co To island, said Hoang Ba Nam, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Co To district in the northern Quang Ninh province. Previously, according to the Government’s Decree No. 71/2015/ND-CP dated September 3, 2015, international…

The Hanoi People’s Committee on August 2 approved the proposal of Thanh Xuan precinct to build Nguyen Quy Duc St into a walking street. Hanoi to have another walking street, travel news, Vietnam guide, Vietnam airlines, Vietnam tour, tour Vietnam, Hanoi, ho chi minh…

Since its inauguration in 2012, Dong Que (Countryside) Museum in Nam Dinh province has established its own trademark among private museums – which have been mushroomed over the past years – since it allows visitors to explore the life in the countryside of the…

Visitors to Ho Chi Minh City have long complained of the difficulty in finding free Wi-Fi hotspots, a situation the Municipal People’s Committee plans to rectify in the very near future. Tran Vinh Tuyen, vice chairman of the Committee, announced on May 31 that…

Vietnam has 17 UNESCO-recognised sites and heritages. This reflects the beauty of Vietnam’s natural landscape and the richness of its culture. These 17 UNESCO-recognised heritages are scattered throughout Vietnam. Hue’s Ancient Citadel was recognised by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1993….

The northern province of Quang Ninh is taking all possible measures to ensure absolute safety for tourists when visiting the locality, home to UNESCO-recognised world natural heritage Ha Long Bay, affirmed Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Quang Tung. Firefighting efforts for…

Y Ty in the northern province of Lao Cai was selected as one of the Best-kept Secrets in Asia Travel by the travel site www.thrillist.com. The website said: “Y Ty sits atop Vietnam’s highest plateau, offering spectacular views of cloud-reaching mountains and yellow rice…

Vietnam’s tourism ministry Thursday urged the government to double the visa-free stay period for tourists from five European countries to 30 days to attract more visitors. The visa waiver for visitors from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, made last July, would be…

The excellent combination of the fragrant and glutinous rice seeds with the greasy taste of cassava as well as fried onion has created such an attractive snack. It is not very sophisticated to have a good pack of steamed glutinous rice with cassava. However,…