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A tour guide in China has received public backlash from Chinese netizens for asking one of her tourists not to sleep on a bus while she was introducing various tourist attractions. The female tourist, who joined a tour group to visit the city of Lijiang in southwestern China, was sleeping …

Q: How does the world’s biggest pizza brand respond to high inflation in the world’s most populous nation? A: With the world’s cheapest Domino’s pizza. The 49-rupee ($0.60) pizza in India, Domino’s No.1 market outside America, is the tip of the spear in its fight against rampant inflation that’s squeezing …

The Vietnamese passport has moved up six places to 82nd in the latest global travel freedom index as Vietnamese citizens now enjoy visa-free access to 55 destinations. The Vietnamese passport shared its ranking with Cambodia, Guinea-Bissau and Mali, according to the Henley Passport Index released by London-based global citizenship and …

CNN has listed Michelin-starred Hibana by Koki at the Capella Hotel in Hanoi among the world’s 20 finest restaurants. Hibana by Koki, where a meal costs up to VND8.5 million (US$358.48) per person, was one of four restaurants to get a one-star rating from Michelin Guide last month, the first …

Food magazine TasteAtlas recommends eight soup-based dishes from the northern provinces of Vietnam, from Lang Son’s sour pho, Hanoi’s snail vermicelli, to Hai Phong’s crab noodle soup. The dishes were chosen based on their status as local specialties or renowned dishes within a specific province or city. They have been …

Travel companies have suggested opening more tourism representative offices abroad, with priority to China, Thailand, India, Europe and the U.S. to boost the attraction of foreign tourists. At present, Vietnam has only three such offices in Japan, South Korea and the U.K. Nguyen Cong Hoan, head of the Vietnam Tourism …

Vietnam was placed fourth among the 10 safest places to retire in Asia for less than US$2,000 per month, according to GOBankingRates, a personal finance publication run by Nasdaq. GOBankingRates said it pulled data from the United Nations Pacific-Asia Region Group, the figures for GDP from World Population Review and …

Many travel experts believe that Vietnam has a great opportunity to become a paradise for global retirees – a group of wealthy tourists with the ability to stay long-term and spend generously. While many Southeast Asian countries have already introduced policies targeting the segment, Vietnam has yet to take any …

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched a project to promote night services to diversify Vietnam’s tourism products. Under the project, tourist destinations namely Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa, Hoi An, Da Lat, Can Tho, Phu Quoc, Ho Chi Minh City, …

With Storm Talim forecast to make landfall over Vietnam Tuesday afternoon, a number of flights from Hanoi to Asian destinations will be delayed by 2-10 hours. Vietnam Airlines announced that flights scheduled to leave Noi Bai Airport for Bangkok (Thailand), Siem Reap (Cambodia), Mumbai (India), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), and Taipei …