Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Travel News

A foreign tourist leaves a travel agency in the backpackers' area in Ho Chi Minh City.

The poster of The Tale of An Phuc House , Vietnam/Canada documentary film on Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims, which will be screened at the New York City International Film Festival on June 17 A documentary film on Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin victims will compete for a prize at the New York City International Film Festival 2013, held June ... (more)

PHOTO: LINH SAN Dray Sap Waterfall is some 30 kilometers from Buon Ma Thuot town in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak It is not often that one begins a tour with the tour guide warning it is going to be a long miserable trip.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have urged the Vietnam government to approach Thailand and other Mekong countries, with the aim of implementing a one-visa policy within the region to bring in more tourists.

Thailand and Vietnam have joined forces to develop the 900-kilometre R10 route, or Southern Economic Corridor, to support growing opportunities in trade, investments and tourism, link southern Vietnam to Dawei in Myanmar, and facilitate distribution of goods among Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar.