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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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, …