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Bangkok is the favorite outbound tourist destination among Vietnamese travelers for the upcoming Reunification Day (April 30) and Labor Day (May 1) holidays, Booking.com reported. Seoul came in second, followed by Tokyo, Singapore and Taipei, according to the Dutch-based agency that compiled the list based on an analysis of check-in …

Smartphone sales in Vietnam have plunged in the first two months of 2023 as tightened spending amid rising inflation prompts the sector’s first decline in years of recent growth. Less than 2.5 million smartphones were sold in Vietnam this January and February, down 30% year-on-year, according to an industry report …

Vietnamese cell phone users have been receiving a spate of sexual messages from strangers in recent times that also ask them to click on links. The messages that came from handles such as “Lam tinh” (Making love), “Gai goi” (Call girl) and “Tim ban tinh” (Seeking love partners) began at …

The European Union (EU) is considering a proposal to reduce food safety control measures on instant noodles imported from Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium. Since February last year, 20% of Vietnamese instant noodle shipments exported to the EU have been subject ethylene oxide level inspections, and …

An ATR-72 plane owned by the Vietnam Aircraft Leasing Co. is about to be auctioned for the 9th time, with the starting sale price reduced by over one-fifth of the original one. The plane, manufactured in 2010, had been leased to VASCO, a carrier under Vietnam Airlines, which stopped operating …

After once seeing aloe vera plants being uprooted because demand evaporated, Nguyen Van Thu decided to quit his cushy banker’s job and work to add value to agricultural products. In 2008-10, as a senior executive at a large bank in Ho Chi Minh City, he often went to the countryside …

Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways announced their flights to and from Frankfurt International Airport on Monday will be rescheduled due to an upcoming strike at Germany’s biggest aviation hub. Vietnam Airlines said Flight VN36 from Frankfurt to Hanoi would depart at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, instead of Monday afternoon as …

Authorized Apple retailers in Vietnam have lowered prices some 18% on the newly-launched yellow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus to boost sales in the sluggish mobile market. On the two phones’ launch date, Wednesday, in Vietnam, FPT Shop and The Gioi Di Dong offered the phones at their listed …

A 40-year-old Chinese-style porridge shop in Saigon is well-known for its unique topping: mangrove worms. The unnamed porridge shop in Tan Phu District sells porridge cooked in the style of the Teochew people, who originated in southeast China, which is served with shrimp, fish, pork intestines, and trung bien -mangrove …

During an assessment from March 12 to 16, the British Royal Cave Association (BCRA) discovered five new caverns in the limestone mountains in Quang Binh Province. All of them are wet caves, although some have dry branches. Hung Tru 1 cave is 1,919 meters long, Hung Tru 2 cave is …