Vietnam Travel News

The number of visitors attracted to popular and well known Vietnamese tourist spots rose sharply during the Liberation Day holiday period, from April 30 to May 3.

Work on construction of a 110 million USD resort started in the central city of Da Nang on May 4 by the Saigon-Da Nang Investment Joint Stock Company (SDN), a member of Saigon Investment (SGI).

Vietnam tourism sector welcomes annually 170.000 French tourists. If the Vietnam tourist visa is waived, then French tourist arrival increases. The sector needs qualified tourism workers for this market according to tourism experts.

In the quiet fishing village of Phan Thiet, anchovies and salt are fermented to create a liquid said to have some unusual properties - able to cure sore throats, aid divers and improve singers’ performances.

Vision Ethique- a French Travel Company, has coordinated with the Vietnam Culture Centre in France to introduce Vietnam tourism in the presence of many French people and overseas Vietnamese living in Paris.

The government is preparing to splash out on Vietnam’s tourism market amid a surge in foreign tourist arrivals this year.

Water taken from the country’s northern and southern parts was poured into the Ben Hai River at a ceremony in central Quang Tri Province on April 30 as a symbol of the desire and resolve to maintain territorial integrity and national unification of all Vietnamese people.

Ruou can is a group-friendly way of enjoying alcohol in the Central Highlands and parts of northern Vietnam.

The restoration and protection work on the Mot Cot Pagoda, built in 1049 by King Ly Thai Tong, will be completed by September 2010

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has got together with several major Australian tourism companies to launch a tourism campaign.

One silk shop in Lam Dong province attracts more than 35,000 domestic and foreign visitors a year. Dai Phong finds out why this shop is so popular.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) on April 30 launched a direct air route from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Shanghai, at the Shanghai JC Mandarin hotel.

VinaCapital, Vietnam's largest fund manager, Friday launched an 18-hole golf course in the central city of Da Nang.

Water taken from the country’s northern, central and southern parts was poured into the Ben Hai river at a ceremony in central Quang Tri province on April 30 as a symbol of the desire and resolve to maintain territorial integrity and national unification of all Vietnamese people.

The UNESCO World Heritage listed town of Hoi An is known for its centuries-old streets, lanterns, tailors, Chinese temples, beaches and the Hoai River, which snakes its way through the emerald patchwork of paddy fields before discharging itself into the ocean.