Ho Chi Minh City to deploy tourism security officers in key destinations
Travel 11:07 23/07/2026Ho Chi Minh City will deploy tourism security officers in key tourism areas, such as Vung Tau and Con Dao, to maintain order, assist visitors, improve the tourism environment, and build a safe and welcoming image of the city's destinations.
Renderings, drone footage reveal site of planned Can Gio-Vung Tau sea-crossing route
Ho Chi Minh City 10:30 01/07/2026Architectural renderings and drone footage have revealed the site of the planned Can Gio-Vung Tau sea-crossing route, which will dramatically shorten travel between Can Gio Ward and Vung Tau Ward in Ho Chi Minh City by replacing the current road journey of several hundred kilometers with a direct crossing over Ganh Rai Bay.
Man dies while playing pickleball in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 12:01 22/06/2026Police in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City confirmed on Sunday they were investigating the death of a 51-year-old man who collapsed while playing pickleball at a local court.
50 charged after police raid Vietnam’s Vung Tau bar over drug network
Ho Chi Minh City 17:30 25/05/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have charged 50 suspects with drug-related offenses after raiding a bar in Vung Tau Ward and uncovering multiple trafficking networks, authorities said on Monday.
Vietnam’s Vung Tau plans public park on prime 13,000m² land plot
Ho Chi Minh City 16:05 09/04/2026Authorities in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City plan to convert a prime 13,000-square-meter site into a public park, with an investment of about VND20 billion (US$760,000) and construction expected to begin in the third quarter.
Over 100 swimmers rescued at Ho Chi Minh City’s Vung Tau beaches in 5 days of Tet
Ho Chi Minh City 17:26 22/02/2026More than 100 beachgoers were rescued after being swept away by strong waves while swimming in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City from February 17 to 21 during the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet.
Beaches packed, hotels fully booked in Vung Tau on third day of Lunar New Year
Ho Chi Minh City 13:33 20/02/2026Nearly 40,000 visitors flocked to Vung Tau tourist hub in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday (the third day of the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday), with many hotels reporting full occupancy and traffic congestion occurring on several major roads.
Ho Chi Minh City’s $42mn seaside park project faces damage from careless visitors
Ho Chi Minh City 13:30 15/09/2025A VND1.1-trillion (US$42 million) park project along Thuy Van Street on Bai Sau Beach in Ho Chi Minh City is nearly complete, but the investor is struggling to stop residents and tourists from trampling grass lawns, parking cars on tiled areas, and running motorbikes inside the park.
Ho Chi Minh City inaugurates new beach square in Vung Tau on National Day
Ho Chi Minh City 17:26 31/08/2025Ho Chi Minh City will officially inaugurate its Tam Thang Square in the coastal ward of Vung Tau to mark the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day on September 2.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Vung Tau coastal revamp nears completion ahead of National Day holiday
Ho Chi Minh City 14:11 09/08/2025Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City said on Friday that a major coastal redevelopment project in the Vung Tau area is nearing completion, with key features expected to be finished in time for Vietnam’s 80th National Day celebrations on September 2.
From roadside stalls to tourist magnet: Vung Tau’s Xom Luoi bustling seafood market
Travel 12:01 09/08/2025On weekends, Xom Luoi Market in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City buzzes with buyers and sellers, as smoke rises from seafood stalls grilling seafood dishes.
What makes Vung Tau’s salted egg sponge cake so popular?
Travel 10:42 31/07/2025Every weekend, lines of people stretch along Le Hong Phong Street in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City under the scorching sun, all waiting to buy salted egg sponge cake. What makes this snack worth the wait?
