Vietnam approves establishment of Phu Quoc island city
Vietnam News 16:48 10/12/2020The National Assembly Standing Committee passed a resolution to establish Phu Quoc City on Wednesday
Phu Quoc may become Vietnam’s first island city
Vietnam News 19:08 10/06/2020The island district has experienced exponential growth in its economic and social aspects and urbanization for the past years
Hanoi celebrates membership in UNESCO Creative Cities Network
Vietnam News 15:51 01/11/2019The Vietnamese capital is amongst the 66 newly-admitted members of the UNESCO-recognized Creative City Network
Vietnam city grows more attractive because of green space planning policy
In-Depth 13:47 15/05/2015A city in a central Vietnamese province has become a magnet for tourists and scientists on account of its green urban planning
Spooked by unsafe greens, Vietnamese people grow veggies at home
In-Depth 10:11 12/05/2015In recent years, deterred by rampant unsafe vegetables and even their so-called “safe” counterparts, more people in Vietnam have taken matters into their own hands by only consuming their home-grown veggies
Vietnamese urban dwellers now infatuated with electric solowheels
In-Depth 17:13 16/03/2015In recent times, a number of youths have taken up riding electric unicycles in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for all the novelty and fun that the activity offers
Young people create videos to accentuate Vietnam’s allure
Travel 14:00 10/03/2015A group of local youths have produced several video clips on the country’s landscape and cultural identity, and one of these featuring the charms of a central Vietnamese province has bewitched locals and foreigners alike
Ho Chi Minh City among world’s safest: British magazine
Travel 16:52 30/01/2015Ho Chi Minh City has been selected as one of the world’s safest cities by a noted British newspaper.
Vietnam firm embeds fishermen’s folk songs in tours for foreigners
Travel 11:13 06/01/2015A travel company in central Vietnam has incorporated the folk songs and rituals of local fishermen into its tours for foreign visitors to enhance their appeal and advance the tourists’ knowledge of the traditional indigenous culture
People celebrate New Year in Vietnam (photos, drone video)
Travel 11:22 01/01/2015Tuoi Tre News offers photos and a drone video showing how people in Vietnam’s major cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, as well as elsewhere across the country, celebrated the arrival of the New Year
Vietnam ups ante in bids to clear tourist cities of cigarette smoke
Travel 12:02 25/12/2014Authorities in many tourist hubs in Vietnam have successfully adopted the non-smoking tourism model in recent years to draw more visitors and cushion them from the harm of passive smoking
Ho Chi Minh City sees rise in int’l visitors, tourism revenue
Travel 20:12 02/12/2014Ho Chi Minh City has seen an annualized rise in the number of international tourists and revenue from tourism in the year to date
