Ninh Binh province has been urged to increase efforts to become a top tourist destination in Viet Nam, in parallel with preserving and promoting the value of Trang An landscape complex, a World Cultural and Natural Heritage. During a working session with the Ninh…

The old stilt houses located in Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam have been known for their sophisticated architecture and long history for quite some time. Around 50 stilt houses, which were built more than 50 years ago by the Tay people, one of…

The city of Ha Noi, which has a history of preserving and promoting the value of the ancient northern Vietnamese traditional Ca Tru singing, has pledged to increase its efforts by calling for more public participation in the city’s Ca Tru clubs. Ca Tru,…

A Viet Nam-Republic of Korea (RoK) culinary festival was held in Ha Noi on October 10 to promote cultural exchange between the two nations. The festival is one of the activities marking the 60th anniversary of Ha Noi’s Liberation Day and was organized within…

Hand embroidery pictures will be a new tourism product of northern Quang Ninh province, said Ha Quang Long, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In addition to the province’s traditional tourism products such as landscapes, hand embroidery pictures are expected…

Around 180 businesses and establishments from all cities and provinces have registered to showcase their products at the Hanoi Agricultural and Craft Village Fair slated for October 24-27, the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development announced on October 10. The fair is a…

Vietnam’s prime minister has ratified Lao Cai Province’s request to hire a foreign tourism consultant as it seeks to develop and expand the northern mountain town of Sa Pa. Lao Cai will invest in the project with local funds while seeking to draw additional…

More relaxed visa policies are an important factor for the tourism industry to boost competitiveness in the region and beyond. Vietnam would see an increase of 8-18 percent in the number of overseas visitors if e-visa and visas on arrival were available at all…

Popular foreign specialties such as German sausage, American and Thai barbecue, Spanish sweet egg custard, and Japanese baked cuttlefish cakes are now available as street food for Vietnamese people. Notably, they are prepared and processed in the genuine style of their original countries and…

Binh Minh Tourism Company has launched new caravan tours to the popular resort town of Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai following the inauguration of the Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway.   Tourists can now drive their own car from Hanoi…