4 options near Saigon to avoid holiday crowds


If you live in HCMC and want an outing to enjoy the Reunification Day and Labor Day holidays without jostling crowds, there are some options within easy reach.

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Tra Su restaurant to offer free buffet on April 30

An GiangSeveral vouchers and free buffets will be offered at Tra Su Ecotourism Area from April 30 to May 3.

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Hanoi ‘perfect place for first-time visitors’


American media company U.S. News & World Report has listed Hanoi among 15 best places to visit in Asia, describing the capital city as a “perfect place for first-time visitors.”

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Vietnam tourism needs Chinese, Korean, Japanese visitors to recover: experts


Vietnam’s tourism industry would only recover as the number of visitors from China, South Korea and Japan return to pre-Covid normal as it’s hard to find alternate source markets, experts say.

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Hanoi to open second night-time food zone


Authorities in Hanoi plan to launch its second food zone in Ba Dinh District in the fourth quarter of this year to boost its night-time economy.

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Saigon man takes pet cat on trans-Vietnam vacation


A HCMC-based man spent 20 days earlier this year traveling across Vietnam with his pet cat that he found on the street and brought home.

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Warm Vietnamese hospitality makes Mexican couple feel like ‘aliens’


A Mexican couple felt they were from another world as locals kept greeting them with surprise and friendliness during their first visit to Vietnam.

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Large American tourist group visits HCMC


A group of 130 American tourists arrived in HCMC Friday, the largest group of foreign visitors to the city since Vietnam reopened to tourism three weeks ago.

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Hanoi in the red jellyfish season


A street side eatery in Hanoi’s Old Quarter serves a seasonal special: crunchy red jellyfish.

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A course to enjoy Ha Long Bay without a cruise


It’s an image that has become synonymous with Vietnam’s stupendous scenic beauty – the limestone karsts and isles magically rising out of green, placid waters in Ha Long Bay.

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