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Michelin will award restaurants in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with its stars for the first time to honor Vietnamese culinary quintessence. Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guide, will announce the list of restaurants at a ceremony in Hanoi on the evening of Tuesday. Since December last …

Many Australian tourists have shown a big interest in returning to Vietnam thanks to cheap airfares, and they hope the government will waive the $25 visa fee and ease immigration requirements. Rhonda Nichols from Far North Queensland said he loved Vietnam and had been to the country six times before. …

Many tourists have canceled their travel plans to UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay due to massive power cuts, leaving hotels desperate for business. Nguyen Thanh Dan from HCMC booked a five-star hotel room in Ha Long City for two weeks starting Sunday, but on the first night of her stay the …

Authorities in Indonesia’s Bali have banned all tourists from climbing on its 22 sacred mountains with immediate effect, following several acts of disrespect to the predominantly Hindu island’s culture. Bali’s Governor Wayan Koster last late week made a landmark policy announcement, saying there would be only very specific circumstances whereby …

The Thai police have arrested 48 Chinese tourists for allegedly using illegal drugs following a pre-dawn raid on a pub in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang District. The raiding officers found 30 men and 18 women partying in four karaoke rooms and seized cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy, and “happy water,” a drug cocktail, …

Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air have announced plans to launch new direct services from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to major Australian cities this month to meet demand. On Sunday Vietnam Airlines said a Hanoi-Melbourne service would begin on June 15 with two weekly flights on Thursdays and Sundays. …

Authorities in Sarawak, the largest state in Malaysia, have approved 231 10-year visa program applications so far this year, more than half the number approved last year. Datuk Sebastian Ting, deputy minister of tourism, creative industry and performing arts, said applications for the Malaysia My Second Home program, which allows …

Why not embark on a unique cliff camping adventure in Vietnam, where you can relax on a hanging bed, read, sip a beer, and admire the sky above a valley. During the final days of April, Thuy Duong, a Hanoi resident, went on two cliff camping trips. Such tourism is …

The Indonesian government has said it will introduce a ‘golden visa’ program that allows foreigners to stay in the country for up to 10 years in an effort to boost economic growth. Following a cabinet meeting with President Joko Widodo earlier this week, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno …

May eatery in Hai Phong is a beloved banh beo spot that sells over 2,500 servings each day, featuring a mouthwatering dipping sauce stewed from bones for 12 hours on a charcoal stove Located at 65 Chu Van An Street, right in the heart of the northern port city and …