Several ministries have voiced support for the Ministry of Transport’s recommendation to resume international flights on December 15, saying the high vaccination rates have basically brought Covid-19 under control. Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen said at a government meeting Thursday that 97 percent of the country’s population aged …
Read More »Early int’l flights resumption will lend wings to aviation, tourism recovery
Experts and businesses support the transport ministry’s proposal to reopen international flights from mid-December, saying it would help aviation and tourism recovery take off during peak travel season. The ministry proposed Tuesday that the government allows regular international flights to resume December 15, starting with nine destinations: San Francisco or …
Read More »Camping amid clouds on Vietnam’s 10th highest peak
Pitching a tent and sleeping overnight on top of Ta Xua Mountain is an interesting travel experience: you will wake up amid a sea of white clouds. Situated 230 kilometers (143 miles) north of Hanoi, Ta Xua, the 10th highest peak in Vietnam at 2,865 meters, straddles Yen Bai and …
Read More »Allow international flights this month: Transport Ministry
The Ministry of Transport has suggested that the government allows international flights to resume on nine routes from next week (December 15). In a plan submitted Tuesday, the ministry proposed that the resumption be carried out in two pilot phases. The first phase starting Dec. 15 will reopen flights between …
Read More »US lists Vietnam high Covid risk destination
The U.S. CDC listed Vietnam in a group of high Covid risk countries in its updated travel warnings while Pakistan banned travel from Vietnam. Fifty-six countries and territories, including Australia, Laos, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam, have been listed as level 3, or those posing high Covid-19 risks …
Read More »Hanoi, HCMC among top 100 city destinations list
Vietnam’s two biggest cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, are part of a global index of 100 best city destinations complied by a British market research firm. The capital city was ranked 94th while the southern metropolis stood 90th in the first edition of Top 100 City Destinations Index …
Read More »Carriers urge quick resumption of int’l flights with quarantine exemption
Vietnamese carriers proposed the government soon resume international flights and exempt mandatory quarantine for fully vaccinated passengers to save the aviation industry from a prolonged crisis. On Monday, Dang Ngoc Hoa, chairman of Vietnam Airlines, said the national flag carrier has petitioned the government to soon reopen international flights to …
Read More »Don’t be squeamish, it’s delish: ragworm omelet in chilly Hanoi
In late autumn and early winter, when the weather gets chilly, one dish that Hanoians look forward to is ‘cha ruoi’ (ragworm omelet). The seasonal dish is made with eggs and ragworms or palolo worms, a kind of seaworm typically harvested between late autumn and early winter in northern localities. …
Read More »Covering seven hectares in Tu Le Commune, Yen Bai Province, Le Champ Tu Le Resort Hot Spring & Spa stands amidst ethnic Thai and Hmong villages. It is the first such resort to sprout in the northern province famed for its rice terraces and hot mineral springs. The resort has …
Read More »Aviation authority wants to suspend flights from 10 African countries over Omicron
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam on Friday recommended the suspension of all flights from 10 African countries as a safeguard against the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. It urged the Ministry of Transport to ground all flights, including humanitarian purposes, from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, …
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