Low-cost carrier Air Busan of Asiana Airlines Inc. unveiled on April 19 that it plans to open five international air routes from Incheon to Osaka and Tokyo in Japan, the United States’ island of Guam in the Pacific, Nha Trang of Vietnam, and Kota Kinabalu of Malaysia, as from May.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will resume flights on the Hanoi-Narita (Tokyo), Hanoi-Incheon (Seoul), Hanoi-Sydney, and Ho Chi Minh City-Sydney routes from April 1 to June 30, a representative of the airline said.
The Vietnamese Embassy in India held a programme entitled ‘Viet Nam Tourism Roadshow’ in New Delhi on December 4, aiming to attract more Indian visitors to Viet Nam.
FedEx Express, one of the world’s largest express service providers, on July 25 launched a new flight connecting Ha Noi with the FedEx Asia-Pacific Hub in Guangzhou, China.
A programme themed “Dak Nong: Ripe Avocado Season”, the first of its kind, is underway in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong to promote the province’s speciality among consumers, fruit processors and exporters.
The Viet Nam Festival 2018 kicked off at Yoyogi park in the Japanese capital of Tokyo on May 19 on the occasion of the 128th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.
The festival named Spring Color in the Countryside celebrating the lunar New Year opens at Can Tho City Museum on January 31.
A seminar was held in Moscow, Russia, on December 5 to introduce the Vietnamese worship of Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms.
A new air route connecting the central city of Da Nang and Daegu city of the Republic of Korea (RoK) was launched by T’way Airlines on April 2.
Arriving in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on a sunny day, I dropped by Linh Quy Phap An Pagoda, which is described as the heaven gate thanks to its heavenly and peaceful landscapes.
Vietnam Airlines has slashed the price of fares from Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo for the winter season in their flash seat sale.
International visitors to Viet Nam in November estimated 926,642 arrivals, increase 14.1% over last month and up 24.9% over the same period last year. Total international arrivals in 11 months reached 9,004,039 arrivals, increase 25.4% over the same period last year.