Local news

Muong Khuong, Bat Xat - new destinations in Lao Cai province (Jul 02, 2015)

Muong Khuong and Bat Xat districts in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai boast high potential for tourism development alongside popular destinations like Sa Pa town and the Bac Ha market.

Bac Kan: Discovering collection of ancient coins at the 18th century (Jul 01, 2015)

Local people and workers discovered a jar containing ancient coins at Nam Cat Reservoir construction site in the northern Bac Kan Province.

First Vietnamese literature museum opens to public (Jul 01, 2015)

The first special area for displaying Vietnamese literary history has just been opened to people in downtown Ha Noi.

Mekong Delta: moves to enhance green tourism investments (Jul 01, 2015)

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has requested Mekong Delta localities make strong moves to attract investment to the region’s green tourism.

VNAT and MobiFone join hands to facilitate tourism (Jun 30, 2015)

(TITC) – On June 26, 2015, Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) and MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation (MobiFone) signed a cooperation agreement aiming to attract more int’l tourist to Viet Nam and promoting domestic tourism.

VNAT works with 5 foreign Embassies in Viet Nam (Jun 30, 2015)

(TITC) – From June 25 – 26, 2015, VNAT’s delegation led by General Director Nguyen Van Tuan had meetings with the Belarusian, Spanish, British, French and Italian Embassies in Viet Nam.

First half: Nearly 1.6 million tourists visit Thua Thien-Hue (Jun 30, 2015)

Close to 1.6 million tourists arrived in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in the first six months of this year, including 572,000 international visitors.

Lao Cai province betters tourism services (Jun 30, 2015)

The northern province of Lao Cai is improving the quality of its tourism services and developing transport infrastructure towards becoming a striking destination in the northern mountainous region.

Japan, ancient city host activities (Jun 29, 2015)

The ancient city will host the annual Hoi An-Japan Cultural Festival with a series of activities from August 28 to 30, Hoi An's culture centre said on June 25.

Ho Chi Minh city greets over 2.1 million foreign tourists in six months (Jun 29, 2015)

Over 2.16 million foreign tourist arrivals visited Ho Chi Minh city in the first half of 2015, a year-on-year rise of 3%, reported the Municipal People’s Committee on June 24th.

Con Dao plans to become spiritual, eco-tourism centre (Jun 29, 2015)

Con Dao Island in the central province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau aims to become an international-standard spiritual and eco-tourism centre by 2030, according to a newly approved plan to develop the island.

Oc Eo-Ba The recognised as special national relic (Jun 29, 2015)

The Oc Eo – Ba The archeological and architectural site in the southern province of An Giang has been recognised as a special national relic.

Viet Nam to license foreign caravans (Jun 26, 2015)

From next August, foreign tourists will be allowed to take their caravans to Viet Nam, according to the Government’s new regulation governing foreign-registered vehicles in the country.

Hoi An tourism information portal launched (Jun 25, 2015)