The Japanese government’s latest entry ban on foreign arrivals over the Omicron novel coronavirus variant has crushed the family reunion hopes of many Vietnamese citizens. Phuong Chinh, a native of the northern province of Ninh Binh, was dreaming of reuniting with her husband in Japan after three years. The entry …
Read More »Japan entry ban waylays Vietnamese family reunion plans
The Japanese government’s latest entry ban on foreign arrivals over the Omicron novel coronavirus variant has crushed the family reunion hopes of many Vietnamese citizens. Phuong Chinh, a native of the northern province of Ninh Binh, was dreaming of reuniting with her husband in Japan after three years. The entry …
Read More »Mui Ne among world’s top 10 beach destinations
Mui Ne in south central Vietnam ranked ninth on the list of the world’s 100 best beach destinations thanks to cheap hotel rates and sunny weather. The list was compiled by London-based luggage storage company Bounce, which analyzed the world’s 250 most popular beach destinations from a variety of travel …
Read More »Mui Ne among world’s top 10 beach destinations
Mui Ne in south central Vietnam ranked ninth on the list of the world’s 100 best beach destinations thanks to cheap hotel rates and sunny weather. The list was compiled by London-based luggage storage company Bounce, which analyzed the world’s 250 most popular beach destinations from a variety of travel …
Read More »Omicron could affect plans for international flight resumption: transport ministry
Vietnam plans to resume international flights in early 2022, but the transport ministry said the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 could throw a wrench in the works. It had recommended the resumption of flights to 12 countries and territories under a three-phase roadmap starting in January, but the …
Read More »Omicron could affect plans for international flight resumption: transport ministry
Vietnam plans to resume international flights in early 2022, but the transport ministry said the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 could throw a wrench in the works. It had recommended the resumption of flights to 12 countries and territories under a three-phase roadmap starting in January, but the …
Read More »Bamboo Airways Files Intentions to Fly to San Francisco and Los Angeles
In a recent U.S. Department of Transportation filing, Bamboo Airways announced its intentions to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles and San Francisco beginning in the third quarter of 2021 amid earlier reports of the airline’s plans to launch flights to San Francisco. In April, AirlineGeeks reported …
Read More »A Kon Tum journey through childhood
A series of photographs by Nguyen Ngoc Thai depict the childhood of ethnic minority children in Central Highlands province Kon Tum. Thai, also known as Thai Bana, has spent many years capturing portraits of locals and the beauty of traditional activities around communal houses in Kon Tum. The Central Highlands …
Read More »Journey back in time during northern mountainous watering season
Hanoi-based photographer Vu Ha Nam has visited Bat Xat, a mountainous district in northern Lao Cai Province, five times since 2013 to capture local life during watering season. Dawn lights a terraced rice field during the rainy season at Sang Ma Sao, a commune in the western part of Bat …
Read More »Come May, hollong trees pave Saigon sidewalks in golden-brown hue
Saigon’s sidewalks are dyed golden brown in May as hollong petals descend to the ground, heralding the approaching rainy season. Hollong trees (Dipterocarpus retusus), known as cho nau in Vietnamese, can be found across the city, though Pham Ngoc Thach, Le Quy Don, and Le Duan streets in District 1 …
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