• Vietnam welcomes first foreign visitors for 2011

    06/01/2011 05:00

    Hundreds of visitors from many countries were warmly welcomed at the Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat International Airports in the morning of January 1 2011. From the early morning, officials of the HCM City Department of Tourism were at the Tan Son Nhat...

  • Youth enchanted by celery cabbage flowers

    05/01/2011 05:00

    Immense hills of celery cabbage flowers in Moc Chau, the northern mountainous province of Son La, has enchanted many youngsters. The hills of celery cabbage flowers are located in the Ba Phach village of H’Mong people. They are around 15km from Moc Chau town. Against...

  • In nature’s embrace 

    05/01/2011 05:00

    The lower stream of the Suoi Ngoc. Visitors can refresh themselves, bathing in its clear waters. Meandering through lush forests and tapering mountains ranges, the Suoi Ngoc (Pearl Stream)...

  • Com – a green shade of deliciousness 

    01/01/2011 05:00

    Much has been said of Vietnam’s obsession with rice. There are rice noodles, rice desserts, rice pancakes and just plain rice… and then, there is com . Com is no ordinary com . It is freshly harvested sticky rice, with a...

  • In Hanoi, spring blossoms on Hoang Hoa Tham street 

    01/01/2011 05:00

    Lotus seed pods sold by vendor on Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Hanoi. Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) is never complete without spring flowers. In the north, when the spring comes and hundreds of species of flowers come into bloom, it is time...

  • Chartered flights to central Vietnam on the rise

    31/12/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - The number of chartered flights to central Vietnam is jumping between now and the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday compared to a year ago, according to the Danang-based tour operator Vitours and the aviation authority. Vitours director Cao...

  • TRAVEL IN BRIEF 31/12

    31/12/2010 05:00

    Tet holidays abroad prove more popular this year Tours at travel agencies, including Saigontourist, Vietravel, Fiditour and TST Tourist, for Tet (Lunar New Year) in HCM City have risen by 30 per cent compared to non-peak periods, despite a 30 per cent hike in...

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