Vietnam Travel News

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

Hoi An's ma 3 Quao ng , will be served by Vietnamese chefs at the Hoi An Week next week in Wernigerode town, Germany A Hoi An Week to promote the ancient town's culture, arts and tourist sites will be held at Wernigerode, its twin town in Germany, from July 21-28.

Vietnam is considering making significant cuts to car taxes to boost domestic production, especially when import tariffs are scrapped on cars from Southeast Asia in 2018 under a regional treaty.

With investors struggling to raise funds amid the economic slowdown, many resort and hotel projects have stalled and ended up having their licenses withdrawn.

"I can help, so I should help" - simple dictum sees Australian expat give thousands of disadvantaged Vietnamese kids a chance to do better Michael Brosowski with one of the many children rescued by Blue Dragon in Hanoi during the Mid-Autumn festival in 2012.

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)

Finnair Oyj Tietotie 11 A 01053 FINNAIR FINLAND Tel.: +358 9 81 881 Fax: +358 9 818 4092 This week Finnair begins flying to Hanoi and Xi'an, further sharpening the airline's strategic focus on transfer traffic between Asia and Europe.

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.

Vietnam's Leading Business Hotel 2012 as voted by the prestigious World Travel Awards and Best Business Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism - InterContinental Asiana Saigon pays tribute to dads with a special celebration at Market 39 restaurant.

Some troubling numbers on a page will spring to life in dramatic fashion for Casey McCormick this summer.

Along Vietnam's central coast, the historic port town and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hoi An is renowned for its colonial architecture, traditional handicrafts, vibrant art scene and romantic cafA© culture Hoi An June 11, 2013 - Along Vietnam's central coast, the historic port town and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hoi An is renowned for its ... (more)

A tourism stimulus programme implemented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam has slashed the prices of tours in Vietnam, providing tourists with a wide range of holiday choices at reasonable costs.

I'm now an American in Hamilton in South East Asia, two steps removed from my home country, and reporting from Hanoi: the first stop on a month-long trip starting in Vietnam and ending in England.

Vietnamese coastal city Hoi An's lucrative tourism sector is facing major fears about the impact of erosion along the ancient town's famous coastline, with dozens of resorts in danger of disappearing underwater in the future.

"I want to become an interpreter after graduation from university. I will be a cultural ambassador, helping the Vietnamese and Chinese peoples to know each other to contribute to strengthen the long and finely friendship between the two countries", said Le Thi Phuong Thoa.

Descending the steep, narrow plank, inch by inch, hand over hand along the long pole, I thought: "This better be one hell of a cave!" Exploring the other-worldly interior of Hang Trong Cave was to be one of many surreal experiences I was to have traveling along Ha Long Bay in northeast Vietnam.

Asian and African countries are still the top rice-importing targets for Vietnam's trade, which now relies on cheap prices to expand the markets and compete with Thailand.

Located approximately 35 kilometres from Da Nang Train Station and Da Nang International Airport, Anantara's boutique retreat reflects Hoi An's rich cultural diversity, with two and three storey colonial style buildings revealing French, Dutch, Chinese and Japanese influences.

Packed tight into wire baskets -- sometimes 20 or more to a cage -- animal rights activists say as many as 200,000 live dogs every year are smuggled from northeast Thailand across the Mekong River destined for restaurants in Vietnam.

From Norindah Khairi HANOI, May 29 -- The Institute of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's Thoughts , Universiti Utara Malaysia , will spread its wings to Indochina by providing an opportunity for students in the region to further their studies at the post-graduate level.