Vietnam Travel News

Investing in vacation villas and garden-view houses in resorts and tourist sites is a new Vietnamese real estate trend, but it is not easy for companies to gain quick profits.

A big jade statue of the Great Buddha Sakyamuni is expected to complete before the Vu Lan, a Buddhist festival which this year falls on August 24.

The central province of Quang Tri on June 27 hosted a conference on tourism cooperation with two provinces from Laos and Thailand.

The pristine beauty of Quan Lan Beach has yet to be spoiled and is a mecca for tourists. The deep blue waters, strong waves and white sandy beaches span over several kilometres.

Vietnam is not a country short of spectacular landscapes and history. But, while the country and its people strive to become more modern and developed, many have started to forget Vietnam’s true beauty and past.

Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral tourism cooperation in Seoul on June 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told Da Nang authorities to temporarily close the casino ran by Silvershore Hoang Dat JV Company to address the firm’s violations.

The country’s first ceramics festival will take place in Thu Dau Mot Town, Binh Duong Province from September 2-8, and is themed Ceramics of Vietnam - Tradition, Character and Development.

The central city of Da Nang will join hands with Vietnam Airlines to promote Viet Nam’s tourism in Japan.

The Viet Nam Tourism Association last week announced the winners of the Viet Nam Tourism Awards, honouring the best tour operators, hotels and tourism-related service providers in Viet Nam last year.

Mui Dinh, or Dinh Cape, is a high and out-of-the-way rock mount hidden in a remote area in Phuoc Dinh Commune in Ninh Thuan Province’s Ninh Phuoc District.

Local people in Sam Son town of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa held their traditional Banh Day (round shaped rice cake) festival on June 23 (the 12th day of the fifth lunar month) as part of the 2010 Sam Son Tourism Season.

International arrivals in Vietnam are estimated at over 2.5 million in the first six months of the year, representing an increase of 32 percent over the same period last year.

VND37 billion will be earmarked for a pilot project to restore Towers E7 and F1 of the UNESCO-recognised Cultural World Heritage site of My Son in the central province of Quang Nam.

Vietnam has decried a Chinese plan to build and develop the Hainan international tourism island, covering the Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagos, and reaffirmed its indisputable sovereignty over the two archipelagos.