• Old and not so old 

    12/12/2010 05:00

    Swiss President Pascal Couchepin visits an antique shop in Le Cong Kieu st. during his trip to Vietnam in August 2008. Poke your head into the various nooks and crannies of Le Cong Kieu Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, and you’ll be...

  • Retired vehicle becomes tourist attraction

    11/12/2010 05:00

    No longer a public transport means, xích lô in HCM City has stepped down. But it should live on as a symbol of the municipal tourism. In his masterpiece Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), Nguyen Du—one of the greatest poets of all time in...

  • Ha Long Bay, Con Dao Islands among best tourist destinations 

    11/12/2010 05:00

    Ha Long Bay of Vietnam has been listed among the world’s ten most outstanding tourist destinations by Lonely Planet Magazine. Two of Vietnam’s coastal destinations have been listed among the world’s ten most outstanding tourist destinations...

  • Saigontourist seeks Japanese investment for new hotel projects

    11/12/2010 05:00

    Continental Hotel in Ho Chi Minh, which is operated by Saigontourist Vietnam’s leading tourism company Saigontourist said it is looking for Japanese partners to invest in the development of 12 new hotels and tourism complexes. General...

  • Travel firm hires airplanes for Vietnamese football fans

    10/12/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Immediately after Vietnam beat Singapore 1-0 to enter the semi-finals of AFF Cup 2010, hundreds of fans called travel agents to book trips to Malaysia, where Vietnam and Malaysia will meet in the first semi final game on December 15. A...

  • Hue holds high hopes for community based tourism

    10/12/2010 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Community based tourism is seen as a gateway to economic improvement and tourism opportunity in Vietnam. A seminar was held to promote community based tourism services in central Thua Thien- Hue city Province on December 7....

  • Int’l recognition sought for Vietnam”s largest lake

    10/12/2010 05:00

    Vietnam will apply for the inscription of the Ba Be National Park on the Ramsar List of Westlands of International Importance, the government said Saturday. A report on the government’s website said the Ministry of Natural Resources will apply for the...

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