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A village in northern Vietnam recently won the Vietnamese record as the country’s oldest crafts village which remains in operation. Also known as Ha Dong silk village, Van Phuc silk village, located in Ha Dong district, some 10 km from downtown Hanoi, recently earned the record from the Vietnam Records Organization (Vietkings). The 1,000-year-old village […]

The northern province of Quang Ninh plans to develop its island district of Co To into a national eco-tourism destination as part of the Cat Ba-Ha Long-Van Don- Mong Cai-Tra Co tourism circuit. The province will seek investment and have the needed infrastructure in place by 2015, especially for connecting the island with the mainland, […]

During this season Sapa becomes more attractive to visitors for its mystic, cloud-shrouded scenery. Both professional and amateur photographers come to the town to capture the stunning beauty that comes after the winter cold is gone and the sun begins to sporadically appear. Photographers often gather at Ham Rong Moutain behind the Stone Church, the […]

The scarcity of Russian- and Korean-speaking tour guides is getting more severe in the near future as the number of visitors from these two markets is rising sharply, with Anh Duong Tourist Company alone saying it needs an additional 150 Russian-speaking tour guides next year. Hoang Thi Phong Thu, chairwoman of Anh Duong which joins […]

Sa Pa District’s People’s Committee in the northern province of Lao Cai has announced a plan to develop a culture and entertainment complex in the district. The project will be built on an area of 41ha near Nguyen Chi Thanh Road and Hoang Lien National Park. It will be divided into three main areas including […]

According to UK-based website Hotels.com, Hanoi currently ranks second and Ho Chi Minh City sixth among the top ten cities with the cheapest hotel prices. In 2013, the average hotel price in Hanoi was US$65.2 per night, down 20% compared to the previous year of US$81.9. Meanwhile, visitors to HCM City spent US$95.3 a night, […]

People came in droves to see more than 200 fresh Japanese cherry branches on the opening day of the festival in Hanoi on March 8. The two-day event, sponsored by the Vietnam-Japan Exchange Culture Association, is being held at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre, No148 Giang Vo Street. Despite light drizzle, visitors to the festival are […]

Thirty Vietnamese travel operators attended the 48th International Tourism Bourse (ITB) – the world’s largest annual event of its kind which opened in Berlin on March 5. The five-day event attracted tens of thousands of travel agencies and tourism companies from 189 countries worldwide, to exhibit and promote their traditional tourism packages and products. International […]

The organizers of Hue Festival 2014 has just announced the ticket prices for various events which will start from April 12. Tickets for the opening ceremony held at Ngo Mon Gate on April 12 cost VND300,000 (USD14) and the closing ceremony at Gia Hoi Park on April 20 at VND200,000. The Ao dai (traditional long […]

The first direct flight between Hanoi and Tokyo is scheduled to lift off on March 30, via All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan. The inaugural flight of the newly established daily route departs from Japan’s Haneda airport at 8:45 and lands in Hanoi at 11:55, while the return flight leaves Noi Bai international airport at […]

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has appointed Glenn Koh as the new area director for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos for a period of three years. Koh replaced his predecessor Fiona Loi, who has returned to the STB headquarters in Singapore. The STB said in its statement obtained by the Daily that “Koh will be responsible […]

The Prime Minister has allowed Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Quang Binh to use trams to transport tourists. The decision was made after the success of a pilot program on using trams at tourist sites in three cities and at the proposal of the Ministry of Transportation. According to the Ministry, this vehicle is […]