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Users of online travel booking agency Agoda have voted Smarana Hanoi Heritage Hotel into a list of 11 worthy accommodations for a summer trip. It received a rating of 9.2 points out of 10 from them, according to Agoda. “It surely stands out with vibrant colors, lively plants and charming …

A promotion program will be held in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia, from May 11-17, to promote tourism in Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City to Australian tourists. The program will take place at Jackson Sydney Harbor Luxury Cruise, Sydney on May 12, Crown Promenade Melbourne on May 15 and …

Visitors to Hoi An who arrive as part of guided tour groups will have to purchase tickets to enter the “ancient town” starting May 15. Individuals wishing to support the tourist site may buy tickets, but it won’t be mandatory. Tour groups without tickets will not be able to enter …

The famous terraced fields in La Pan Tan Commune in Mu Cang Chai District in the northern mountainous Yen Bai Province are now barren due to a prolonged drought. Ky Vong and his group of friends visited the terraced fields on Mam Xoi Hill in La Pan Tan Commune on …

Five foreign nationals — an American, two Indians, a Pakistani and a Vietnamese — will be deported from the Philippines for overstaying their visas to work illegally in the country. They were arrested in separate operations from late April, the Bureau of Immigration said in a statement Wednesday, the Inquirer …

For four generations, a family in Hue in central Vietnam has been mastering the craft of cooking pork rolls wrapped around bamboo tubes.     The art of Hue’s bamboo-tube pork rolls The art of Hue’s bamboo-tube pork rolls

Tickets for the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival next month are being sold online at VND800,000-3 million (US$34-128). People can buy them and make inquiries at https://diff.vn/ and hotline 0914155561. They can get a 5% discount by booking on the website. Children under one meter get free entry. The number …

As the National Assembly prepares to discuss liberalizing tourist visa rules on Friday, many foreigners said they are hoping for “good news” from legislators. “We and many of our friends who are also pensioners now hope that the National Assembly will pass new visa laws that will make it easier …

U.S. magazine Condé Nast Traveler has picked Sa Pa in Vietnam’s northern highlands as one of the world’s most beautiful small towns thanks to its colonial architecture and incredible views. “Far from Vietnam’s popular beach resorts, massive metropolises, and teeming World Heritage Sites, Sa Pa is a (relatively) quiet mountain …

A diving instructor in Malaysia has been detained on suspicion of kissing a Chinese woman, underwater, without her consent while they were diving off Mataking Island. The tourist lodged an official complaint to Malaysian police, accusing the 27-year-old instructor of molesting her in waters off Semporna in Sabah state on …