Travel & Leisure Magazine recently cited Cua Van fishing village in the northern province of Quang Ninh amongst the top 10 most breathtaking coastlines in the world. Located nearly 30km from the mainland, Cua Van fishing village, famous for the magnificent limestone mountains of…

The Ministry of Transport has allowed the Vietnam Aviation Tourism Company to resume the sleep-box service at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport. Previously, on July 22, the company launched the sleep-box service at the T1 terminal of the Noi Bai Airport but only three…

Fodor’s, the world’s largest publisher of travel guides, hailed the overall package provided by the Sofitel ‘Legend Metropole’ in Ha Noi, placing it in the top 100 of the World’s best hotels. Five hundred of Fodor’s contributors reviewed more than 5,000 hotels for this…

Ha Long Bay of Vietnam has been selected as one of the 12 greatest coastlines in the world by US travel website WhenOnEarth. According to WhenOnEarth, Ha Long Bay features many tropical plants and animals, floating fishing villages, and unique formations of eroded limestone,…

On September 23rd, Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh received international, high-end, cruise ship Superstar Virgo, bringing nearly 1,600 foreign tourists to the city. The tourists were mainly from the Republic of Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong (China) with…

Since its UNESCO recognition as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1993, the former imperial city of Hue has received nearly US$8 million from foreign governments and organisations to preserve its relics. According to the Hue Relics Conservation Centre, the UNESCO international fund has…

The 300m long Hang Buom Street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has been made a cuisine street, serving Hanoi traditional confectionery and beverages and some European and Asian dishes to night market visitors along the Hang Dao-Dong Xuan route. The inauguration of the Hang Buom…

October promotions at the Ho Chi Minh City’s luxury five-star hotel includes a tour through Argentinian wine, classic French cuisine and a Halloween night on its rooftop bar. A tour of trapiche vineyards Grapes grown on the foothills of the Andes Mountains and ripened…

More than 50 artworks depicting the beauty of nature and rich ethnic culture in the picturesque hill town of Sa Pa will be on display at the Festival of Art starting on Sunday. The event is an Art for Community initiative to raise funds…

Local authorities, residents and tourists in Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay in the northern Quang Ninh Province recently took part in a campaign in a joint effort to put an end to bear bile farming, Animals Asia reported on Wednesday. The campaign, running during…