Central Highlands highlights historic heritage

The Central Highlands’ large number of historical relics have become popular with tourists in recent years. However, the tourism potential of the region has not been effectively used and it now needs enhanced management from local authorities.

Traffic light signals change for Đà Lạt

With its first traffic light installed and six more to come this year, Đà Lạt is no longer the “city without traffic lights, cyclos, and air-conditioners” that it’d long been known as, raising different reactions among those who care about it.

National target programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas approved A new national programme aims to improve the lives and livelihoods of ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam.

Cửu Long city, provinces seek economic recovery after COVID-19

Cần Thơ City and six provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region will take part in an online meeting on October 19 to enhance cooperation in pandemic prevention and control and economic recovery.

HCM City ensures safety while reopening economy: Official HCM City will “carefully” reopen its economy in the “new normal” situation with a focus on ensuring sufficient medical staff, vaccines and medicine, a city official has said.

Indoor dining and other activities to resume in Đà Nẵng Restaurants, coffee shops, gyms, yoga, billiards clubs, cinemas and museums will reopen in the central city on Saturday, October 16, as no new community COVID-19 cases have been found in 14 consecutive days.

Traditional wooden boat makers face a hard time staying afloat

Bà Đài Village's wooden boat industry was recognised in 2015 as an important cultural heritage of Việt Nam, but now the 100-year-old tradition is under threat from a double whammy of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Việt Nam Pavilion impressed international visitors at Expo 2020 Dubai

The Việt Nam Pavilion in the Expo 2020 Dubai complex impresses international visitors with with 800 nón lá (conical hats) hang at the front area and miniatures of 18 artworks created by renowned Vietnamese contemporary artists.

Tourism sector will resume activities in safety: Deputy PM

The number of international tourists visiting Việt Nam in 2020 was 3.7 million, an 80 per cent decrease on 2019. Most of these arrived in January and February 2020, before the pandemic took hold. 

KTO support coincides with 1.1m vaccine donations from South Korea With the message 'Give love, give strength', the 2021 Korea Love Box campaign shows solidarity with Việt Nam in the current fight against the pandemic.