• Kien Giang to rent out forests for ecotourism

    20/01/2010 05:00

    Visitors at U Minh Thuong Forest in Kien Giang Province Kien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta has approved a plan to rent out forests for eco-tourism purposes arguing that the business will help protect them....

  • Tour prices set to rise during Lunar New Year

    Tour prices set to rise during Lunar New Year

    16/01/2010 05:00

    The cost of international tours is set to increase during the upcoming Tet festival by up to 30-40 percent compared to the end of last year, tourism companies nationwide have announced. The cost of international tours is set to increase during the...

  • Tet tours made easy

    16/01/2010 05:00

    Tet travel tours within the country have become a lot more convenient over that last few years. Tourism companies now offer several kinds of tours for those wanting to see different parts of the...

  • UNESCO to attend Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday

    16/01/2010 05:00

    UNESCO has passed a resolution guaranteeing the organization’s participation in a major ceremony marking the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi in October this year, the Hanoi People’s Committee said....

  • Leaving home for Tet

    16/01/2010 05:00

    Two tourists walk past a travel agent in Ho Chi Minh City. At a time when the Vietnamese diaspora heads home to celebrate Tet, the Lunar New Year, the trend of going abroad for the holiday has strengthened over the last...

  • Vietnam Airlines takes over Hanoi-Osaka route

    15/01/2010 05:00

    National carrier Vietnam Airlines said it would begin operating the direct flight between Hanoi and Osaka from Wednesday after Japan Airlines halted it the day before due to financial problems....

  • Dalat flowering on

    15/01/2010 05:00

    In 1893, Yersin headed for the unexplored central highlands of Vietnam, where he discovered an evergreen mountain paradise dotted with lakes and waterfalls. The French émigrés living in Vietnam at the turn of the 20th century were desperate to...

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