Con Dao Island used to be known for its highly strict jail system during the war period. In fact, it acquired the infamous monicker “Hell on Earth” because of such fact. But today, the island off the mainland of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is gaining popularity for a different and much better reason, its promising […]
Most popular for its Thien Thai Waterfalls, Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park is also frequented by tourists and scientists alike because of its abundant flora and fauna and interesting play of nature all in all. Bidoup-Nui Ba National Park is home to many and varied plants and animals in its vast 64,000 hectares of land. Among […]
Ly Son is a small island situated about 30 kilometers from the central province of Quang Ngai. Its total land area is only ten square kilometres. It belongs to a cluster of other islands of which it is the biggest. It is most known for as the “Kingdom of Garlic” because of its vast fields […]
Known as the Roof of Indochina because of its very high altitude of 3,143 meters, Fansipan is the tallest mountain in Indochina and a fast-growing tourist destination, especially among professional mountain climbers. Fansipan can be found in the Northern Province of Lao Cai, approximately nine kilometres from Sapa Town. It is part of the Hoang […]
The Con Son-Kiep Bac Autumn Festival in Hai Duong Province is one of the biggest and most important annual celebrations in North Vietnam which honors Tran Quoc Tuan, also known as Tran Hung Dao, considered a hero for playing a significant role in the country’s triumph over the Mongolians in the 13th century. Dao passed […]
Amid the increasing number of negative connotations about State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), a new wave of trade agreements are being established between Vietnam and a specific group of trading partners. This is in response to certain criticisms to SOEs as being favored above private sectors; bad management; lower profits than their counterparts; ability, or otherwise, to […]