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Hanoi and HCMC are among the Vietnamese cities with the largest number of establishments receiving sustainable travel badges granted by Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel companies. Vietnam has had more than 5,000 sustainable accommodation establishments recognized by the website. According to Booking.com, it has offered the badge …

Restaurants and supermarkets in Singapore have been offering its first-ever durian buffets amid bountiful supply from Malaysian farms. Supermarket chain Giant held its first durian buffet at the carpark of its Tampines outlet earlier in June, which attracted a large number of durian lovers, Strait Times reported. A Giant spokesman …

Authorities in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang plan to charge visitors a fee for staying overnight on the Dong Van karst plateau, a UNESCO global geopark. Hoang Xuan Don, head of the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark management, said the province is finalizing a plan to collect VND30,000 …

The number of searches of Vietnam tourism between April and June grew at the seventh fastest rate globally. Turkey topped the list, followed by Greece, Croatia, India, Italy, and Spain, according to data from Google’s Destination Insights. Vietnam was the only Southeast Asian country in the top 10. The 10 …

After falling prey to tourist scammers while visiting Vietnam, many foreign tourists have shared their travel experiences on social media and warned friends how to avoid being cheated. Four years ago, Indian tourist Sanja Singh was ripped off by a local vendor while walking with his friend near the Reunification …

Police in Malaysia have arrested a foreign tourist on charges of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old hotel employee in Genting Highlands, a popular tourist destination. The man is being investigated on a rape charge, which carries a maximum sentence of imprisonment for 30 years and up to 10 strokes of the …

Sanitation workers in the southern beach town of Vung Tau have been cleaning up Bai Truoc, or Front Beach, which has been flooded with hundreds of tons of water hyacinth. Water hyacinth 15-20 cm thick but also plastic waste had piled up along the popular beach on a 20-km stretch, …

Despite repeated failures, Long, 57, returned to Ho Chi Minh City to sell salted coffee. Surpassing 1,000 cups in sales each day, he has defied the odds, forging a success story.     Salty success: Saigon café sells 1,000 cups a day Salty success: The café that sold 1,000 cups …

Vietnam’s coastline stretches for thousands of kilometers and features captivating underwater experiences at its four premier diving sites. The rich marine biodiversity of Vietnam’s offshore waters makes them an ideal destination for scuba diving enthusiasts. The diving community in Vietnam is known for being friendly and enthusiastic, and the country …

Diners and staff at a restaurant in China’s Hubei Province went flying in the air when they tried to hold down a canopy in a gale earlier this week. A video posted on video-sharing app Douyin showed strong winds on June 11 sweeping away the restaurant’s canopy cover, with many …