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 […]
In Hanoi, and perhaps anywhere else in the world today, it has become an ordinary sight to see young people hanging out in coffee shops, the sidewalk and other “in” spots and staring down on their smart phones surfing the internet for popular websites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, among others. While a significant portion […]
While Vietnam’s real estate market seems to be going down, it’s also actually attracting foreign investors at the same time, triggering a strong trend of Buying & Selling and Mergers & Acquisitions (M & A) in the particular sector in the future. From January to August of 2013, Vietnam reeled in more than US$12.63 billion […]
Son Doong Cave is an UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Site located at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province. It is also currently the world’s largest cave, and therefore a growing tourist attraction. But a recent proposal to build a cable car system inside the structure is raising opposing opinions from different sectors of 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 […]
Phu Yen may not be as famous as other tourist destinations in Vietnam, but it is considered a “promised land” because of its natural, untouched beauty. Virgin beaches are one of the prides of Phu Yen. Its provincial capital Tuy Hoa City itself is located near the sea, and tourists always frequent the place […]
Long Tong Festival is a very important event among ethnic Tay communities in the Northern Tuyen Quang Province to celebrate several things: welcome new crop; pray for favourable weather; hope for a successful harvest; and wish for good health among the people and especially the rice fields. “Long Tong” means “going to the field” in […]
As stipulated in Decision No. 568/ QD-CHHVN by the Director of the Ministry of Transport’s Vietnam Maritime Administration (VMA) on November 15 of this year, a representative office of the Nha Trang Maritime Port Authority will be established in Truong Sa Island District, Central Khanh Hoa Province. According to VMA Director Nguyen Nhat, the construction […]