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A survey has found that 90 percent of Singaporeans plan to visit Vietnam this year once entry restrictions are completely lifted. In the poll of 1,000 people by Changi Airport Group, the operator of the island nation’s airport, 95 percent said they would stay in Vietnam for over seven days …

Many residents are willing to pay a lot of extra money to get a safe haircut in Hanoi, especially with Tet approaching and Covid-19 resurfacing strongly. Hoang Thuy of Bac Tu Liem District spent VND8 million ($352.58) on a three-hour styling package, which included restoration, curling and dyeing. The 40-year-old …

Vietnamese students abroad are carrying on unfazed though the Omicron variant is raging in many of their countries. Ho Ngoc Quang, a junior chemical engineering student at Drexel University in the U.S., awoke on Jan. 11 with a dry and sore throat. Two days earlier he had gone with a …

Ethnic Vietnamese living near the Ukraine-Russia border hope the tension between the two countries will not escalate into conflict. Manh Hung, a PhD student at the National Aerospace University who has lived in Ukraine for nearly 10 years, told VnExpress: “People living in Kharkov city are worried about the future. …

Small alleys in Saigon are adorned with colorful Tet decorations as residents get into the festive spirit and prepare to welcome the Year of the Tiger. Alley 153 on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in District 1 looks like a mini flower street thanks to contributions from more than 100 …

Vietnamese are paying hundreds of dollars for gold plated tiger models as gifts as Lunar New Year draws near, bucking a major economic slowdown caused by the pandemic. Tet, as it is known in Vietnam, is the most important festival of the year and the occasion for people to give …

Hanoi placed 22nd on a list of 25 best tourist destinations for food enthusiasts as voted by Tripadvisor readers. The capital city was one of four Asian representatives to break into the list along with Bangkok (9th), Singapore (10th) and Hong Kong (10th) in Tripadvisor’s 2022 Travelers’ Choice Awards. The …

Grammy Award-winning American singer John Legend has shared photos of himself sightseeing and drinking egg coffee in Hanoi on his Instagram account. He arrived in Vietnam on Jan. 19 to perform at the Hanoi Opera House a day later. “Performed in Hanoi tonight at the beautiful Opera House. My first …

Nguyen Dang Ngoc Linh, 25, describes her upcoming Year of the Tiger 2022 with only two words: “poor” and “sad”. Around this time last year the 25-year-old was busy buying new clothes and ao dai and getting a new haircut and nails done to get ready to ring in the …

Many popular tourism destinations remain deserted though domestic travel and international flights have resumed, dashing the hopes of workers in the hospitality and related industries. Nguyen Thanh Thuy, owner of a cao lau (thick Vietnamese noodles) eatery on Tran Phu Street in tourist hotspot Hoi An, is worried she might …