Visit Ha Long Bay of the hills

Visit Ha Long Bay of the hills

With its gigantic landscape and precious natural resources, Na Hang Eco-Tourism Zone in the highland district of the northern province of Tuyen Quang has become a popular tourism destination. Tuyen Quang, Na Hang Eco-Tourism Zone, Phuc Lam Pagoda Take it easy: Visitors discover Mo…

Viet Nam mulls new visa rules to boost tourism

Viet Nam mulls new visa rules to boost tourism

Tourists travelling to Viet Nam from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will no longer have to pay excessively high visa fees if the recommendations of a working group are adopted. Tourists from these countries would be able to apply online and then…

Vac cake in Hoi An

Vac cake in Hoi An

Made from simple ingredients including rice flour and fresh shrimp, Vac cake in Hoi An is one of the best Vietnamese street foods visitors should not miss when travelling to the famous central coast town. The dish is very simple but its taste will…

Tourism programme promotes Son Doong in Singapore

Tourism programme promotes Son Doong in Singapore

Vietnam is to launch a tourism promotion programme in Singapore on June 4 and introduce a tour of Son Doong cave to ASEAN tourists who attend the upcoming 28 SEA Games. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh will have a working…

Danang among top 10 inexpensive summer holiday ideas

Danang among top 10 inexpensive summer holiday ideas

SkyScanner, the world’s travel search engine, has listed Danang among top 10 inexpensive summer holiday ideas across the world. According to the travel website, the largest city in central Vietnam is one for the more adventurous lover of tropical temperatures and palm-fringed sandy strands….

Houses of the Giay

Houses of the Giay

Ta Van Giay, a hamlet of the Giay in Sapa Township, Lao Cai Province, is nestled in Muong Hoa Valley. The Hoa, or Flower, Spring provides water for the whole hamlet. The Giay take into consideration several things in building a house to ensure…

Vietnam, Thailand to open road for travelers

Vietnam, Thailand to open road for travelers

Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to open a road route for travelers between from Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom and Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh Province. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Transport Minister Dinh La Thang and his Thai counterpart Prajin Juntong on May…

Dining in a small antique museum

Dining in a small antique museum

Si, a newly established restaurant in HCMC’s District 1, might bring an unforgettable experience to diners as they are served beautifully prepared Vietnamese dishes and surrounded by numerous antiques dating back hundreds or thousands of years. The restaurant with its humble façade in glass…

10 Vietnamese food you need to try

10 Vietnamese food you need to try

Vietnamese food is distinct and unforgettable, according to UK magazine Rough Guides. The cuisine relies on a balance of salty, sweet, sour and hot flavours, achieved through use of nuoc mam, a fermented fish sauce, cane sugar, the juice of kalamansi citrus fruit or…

Hoa Lo Prison, one of few places in Hanoi with memories of war

Hoa Lo Prison, one of few places in Hanoi with memories of war

Whenever he has come to Vietnam for tourism or work in the past decade, Richard O’ Neill, an information technology teacher from the US, has visited the former prison Hoa Lo, where American prisoners, including Senator John McCain, were held during the Vietnam War….