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Jensen Huang, CEO of U.S. chipmaking giant Nvidia, took time on his recent Vietnam visit to discover Hanoi street food: snails, egg coffee, Vietnamese rolls, and beef noodle soup. “Skipping luxury dinner parties at high-end hotels and restaurants, Huang chose street food dishes with flavors and experiences that are hard …

Carrier Vietjet Air on Sunday launched two new international routes connecting Hanoi and Indonesia’s Jakarta, and Phu Quoc with South Korea’s Busan as year-end travel season heats up. There are four round-trips a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday on the Hanoi-Jakarta route, with a flight time of more …

Tourism industry insiders expect the upcoming visit to Vietnam by Chinese leader Xi Jinping to spur the Chinese tourist market recovery rate to 90% in 2024. “President Xi Jinping’s Vietnam visit is very important,” Hoang Nhan Chinh, secretariat director of the Vietnam Tourism Advisory Board, said. “We hope that after …

Millions of U.K. citizens will be traveling home for Christmas both from aboard and domestically throughout December, a similar pilgrimage for Vietnamese people awaits as Tet holiday fast approaches in early 2024. The British will be greeted with train strikes, high prices and frozen runways causing delays, comparably locals in …

Millions of U.K. citizens will be traveling home for Christmas both from aboard and domestically throughout December, a similar pilgrimage for Vietnamese people awaits as Tet holiday fast approaches in early 2024. The British will be greeted with train strikes, high prices and frozen runways causing delays, comparably locals in …

From a humble beginning serving only four portions a day, Hai Yen’s squid roll cake shop now serves 300 patrons daily, bringing the distinct flavor of Ha Long to Saigon.     Ha Long’s squid rice rolls win Saigon bellies Ha Long’s squid rice rolls win Saigon bellies

China on Friday cut visa fees by 25% for travelers from countries including Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, from Dec. 11, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2024, according to statements from the Chinese foreign ministry and embassies. The policy so far covers hundreds of millions of travelers from over …

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Dec. 7 officially launched a direct air route between Ho Chi Minh City and Perth city of Australia. The route now operates three two-way flights per week, using modern wide-body aircraft Boeing 787. Nguyen Huu Tung, head representative of Vietnam Airlines in Australia, said …

A barbershop owner who went viral on social media for charging a foreign tourist RM120 (US$25) for a haircut in Kuala Lumpur has been fined RM5,000. Nurul Jannah Abdullah, 52, will face a jail term of six months if she fails to pay the fine, The Star reported. The hair …

Severe turbulence on an Emirates flight from Perth to Dubai left at least 14 passengers injured while images shared on social media showed cracks on the ceiling of the cabin. On Monday, The Emirates Airbus A380 superjumbo jet was affected by the extreme weather as the aircraft approached the Persian …