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VnExpress Marathon Hanoi Midnight will start on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, in front of the Hanoi Post Office, and finish on Hang Khay Street. The marathon, which has attracted over 8,000 runners, will cover a wide, straight and airy route, although the start and finish points are only a few …

Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, has been named the World’s Leading Nature Island destination at this year’s World Travel Awards. The island off Vietnam’s southern coast is winning this recognition for the first time. Phu Quoc beat other rivals Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Isle of Skye in Scotland, Lofoten in …

A company wants to develop residential and leisure tourism sites at a cost of VND9 trillion (US$363.7 million) in four abandoned quarries in the southern Dong Nai Province. Construction details, such as whether the quarries will be levelled, are not available yet. In a proposal to the province people’s committee, …