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Vietnam, famous for its rice noodle soups and other rice-based dishes, has one of the world’s 10 best cuisines, according to readers of Canadian magazine The Travel. Thailand and the Philippines are the other two Southeast Asian nations in the list. The other seven countries are: the U.S., Germany, Italy, …

Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island off the southern province of Kien Giang, has been selected one of 25 best islands in the world by readers of U.S. magazine Travel+Leisure. The magazine says readers’ enthusiasm for the island stems from “its white-sand beaches and delectable food.” The island is renowned for …

Some 43,300 tourists including 2,154 foreigners are stuck on Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang Province since ferry services to the mainland are suspended due to rough seas. Bui Quoc Thai, director of the Kien Giang Province Department of Tourism, said cable car services, scuba diving and swimming …

Transport inspectors in Hanoi have fined a taxi driver VND13.5 million ($580) for overcharging a foreign tourist by five times the normal fare. Pham Thi Ngoc also had her driving license revoked for two months. On July 1 she had driven Dabrowska Malgorzata from Apricot Hotel in Hoan Kiem District …

Authorities in Kien Giang Province, home to Phu Quoc, has suspended all ferry and high-speed boat services connecting the mainland to the island from Monday morning due to rough seas. There are 30 daily ferries and boat trips carrying tourists from Rach Gia and Ha Tien to Phu Quoc Island, …

Some U.S. tour operators are impressed by Phu Quoc and promise to bring more Americans to the southern island. Huseyin Ozyutcu of Picasso Travel said Phu Quoc with sandy beaches and high-end tourism services is worthy to being an international holiday paradise, Dai Doan Ket reported. During his fam trip …

Vietnam Airlines has resumed its HCMC-Jakarta service after the Indonesian government lifted most Covid-19 restrictions for foreign visitors. There are three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, but the carrier plans to go back to its pre-pandemic frequency of seven flights a week by the end of this year. …

Readers of the Travel + Leisure magazine have included Vietnam’s Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the list of “Top 10 Cities In Southeast Asia” under “Asia’s Best Awards 2022.” The list released by the American magazine late last month, based on votes collected from readers around …

Da Nang is the central region’s tourism hub and a destination with many attractions, but the city still lacks nightlife entertainment activities for high spending tourists, experts say. In mid-June, Van Anh and her family of four took a summer holiday in Da Nang, famous as the country’s most livable …

Cambodia Angkor Air on Friday restarted its Siem Reap-Da Nang service after over two years of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There will be three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays using ATR72 aircraft. The carrier plans to increase the frequency to five flights a week from September. …