Ho Chi Minh City has been listed by CNN as one of the world’s 23 best street food destinations along with other popular cities in the world, like Bangkok, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris...
Buu Long Pagoda in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is frequented by tourists because of its unique architecture. Built in 1942 on a hill near the Dong Nai River, the pagoda was restored in 2007 with a mixed architecture of India, and Southeast Asian countries such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and of course Viet Nam.
A tourism training association of Viet Nam was set up at a congress in Ho Chi Minh City on August 1 with a view to fostering manpower development in the industry.
A new railway route linking HCM City with Tuy Hoa (also called the City of Yellow Flowers) was launched by Saigon Railway Co. on July 19.
The “Feel Japan in Viet Nam” festival will feature popular symbols of Japanese culture, Hello Kitty, Geisha and Ninja, in Ho Chi Minh City this week.
The event ‘Feel Japan 2016’ simulating a traditional Japanese summer festival is expected to draw thousands of guests on July 16-17 to the Gem Centre in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam Airlines will operate flights between Viet Nam and Myanmar at the new terminal T1 of Yangon international airport from June 28, 2016.
The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air launched an air route between Ho Chi Minh City and Tainan (Taiwan) on June 22 with favourable prices.
An opening ceremony of a new route from New Zealand’s Auckland to Ho Chi Minh City in Viet Nam was held on June 5 with the attendance of Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee Dinh La Thang.
Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air launched its newest international route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Kuala Lumpur on June 1.
The 12th Southern Fruit Festival 2016, officially kicked off on June 1 at Suoi Tien Culture and Tourism Site in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City, attracting a large number of visitors.
(TITC) - From 1 to 9 June 2016, in Suoi Tien Culture Tourism Park (No.120 Ha Noi Highway, Ho Chi Minh City), Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism in coordination with Department of Agriculture and Rural, Department of Industry and Trade, Suoi Tien Culture Tourism Joint Stock Company and related units will organize Southern Fruit Festival 2016.