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Asia is a huge and mysterious part of the world which has so many incredible places that it would take us years to visit and properly feel them. Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Con Dao islands and Hue in Vietnam have been ranked 18th, 12th and eighth among the 20 hidden gems …

A delegation of 25 travel businesses from Europe are seeking opportunities to work with Vietnamese partners to promote tourism during a fact-finding tour to discover Hà Nội’s tourist attractions from October 4-14. Representatives from various countries including France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, …

Gao Giong – Cao Lanh in the southern province of Dong Thap was in the middle of the flooding season. Immense water had overwhelmed the canals, making the Gao Giong Ecology Tourism Site emerge like an oasis on water. After light rain, the air seemed to clear. The sound of …

Around 200 workers are working around the clock to finish restoration of the iconic Binh Tay Market in Saigon. The 90-year-old wholesale market in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 6 had dramatically deteriorated after nearly a century in use, prompting authorities to shut it down in November 2016 for a …

A 62-year-old Saigon woman has gone on a trans-Vietnam tour by motorbike together with her son, covering 5,795 kilometers in 28 days. Chau Chi Dat, a senior medical student, said he had intended to go alone but his parents demurred, and it took a few days to convince them. But …

Given its 3,000-km coastline, the country is the ultimate place to relax on beautiful beaches with smooth sands and turquoise waters. Despite the recent tourism boom that has turned its popular tourist destinations somewhat boisterous, there is no denying that Vietnam has many glamorous beach paradises spanning from the southern …

Experts have slammed a resort planned in the Bach Ma National Park, saying it will destroy and pollute the environment. The central province of Thua Thien Hue had approved a VND1.5 trillion ($66 million) project for a resort complex that would see two cable cars built in the Bach Ma …

Diners in HCM City should check out Bún Cá Lóc Phan Lê, a new restaurant that will surely please lovers of all things fishy. Do you sometimes long for your Mekong Delta home and hunger for bún cá lóc Châu Đốc style (snakehead fish soup with rice vermicelli) when the …

Vietnam and Hong Kong are places where travellers should get their first Asia experience, Canadian travel news site Mapped said. Hong Kong offered a more modern experience while Vietnam provided a more true and authentic taste of the Asian lifestyle, it said. Food lovers should visit Hanoi’s Dong Xuan Market, …

A series of snowy wonderland countries from all around the world are selected, under the main Skyscanner category of “direct flights”, in order to facilitate and shorten the trip during the busy New Year period. Skyscanner, a global metasearch engine, has just named Sapa in Vietnam the number one place …