Toi Cave is a world-renowned cave system because of its dark and mysterious environment, thus the name Dark Cave. But recently, it has gained even more interest with the introduction of a 400-meter zip line that serves as a new route to the famous tourist destination. Since August of this year, trial runs have […]
In its mission to monitor its marine and island environmental resources, Vietnam has released a partial result of spatial database on its seas and islands. The database is composed of multi-temporal spatial images of all the territorial waters of Vietnam including Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos. The new database highlights the following […]
Mu Cang Chai, a district of Yen Bai Province in the Northern upland portion of Vietnam, has amazing terrace rice fields and interesting ethnic minority groups, making it a fast-growing tourist destination in the world today. Beginning mid-September to late October, the famous rice fields turn yellow. This is also the time when the weather […]
In the past, Italian restaurants in Vietnam used to be patronized by foreigners only. But today, through the influence of social media, advertisements, books, magazines, movies, television and other modern technology, Vietnamese locals have learned to appreciate the foreign taste. Young Vietnamese women in particular frequent Italian restaurants nowadays both for the ambience and the […]
On a survey of tourists returning to Vietnam, the management board of the conducting agency Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme released a statement to defend its seemingly questionable figures. The survey was conducted on two separate time frames, March-April and July-August of this year. The subjects were 600 English-speaking local and international […]
Bosch, the leading German engineering-electronics company, is planning to invest 160 million Euros ($214.7 million) in Vietnam for the next three years to expand three areas in its company: its present production site for push-belts; Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) in automobiles; and its new automotive research and development (R & D) center in Southern Vietnam. […]
Jetstar Pacific is a low-cost carrier in Vietnam which offers affordable but quality flights in several destinations to and from the country. And on March next year, it will start flying a direct route between Hanoi and Bangkok (Thailand). The new destination will be launched on March 29, 2015 aboard the Airbus A320. The plane […]
Tet Festival 2015 – Lunar New Year The Vietnamese New Year, more known as Tet (short for Tet Nguyen Dan), is the most important and most celebrated festival in Vietnam. The term Tet is a phonetic anamorphosis of “Tiet” which is a Sino-Vietnamese word meaning “joint of a bamboo stern.” But in a deeper and […]
Tet Nguyen Dan, or most commonly called Tet, is the most esteemed and anticipated celebration in Vietnam. Also known as the Vietnamese New Year, this is the time when Vietnamese people show their utmost remembrance and respect to their ancestors. It also serves as a grand homecoming and reunion for families to both relax and […]
The Lunar New Year, most commonly known as Tet, is the most anticipated and popular Vietnamese holiday. It is also the longest lasting up to seven, even nine days. This year, the Ministry of Labor is contemplating whether the number of days for Tet holiday will be seven or nine, and it is for the […]