Building a respectful homestay culture: Both host and guest hold responsibility

Over recent years, Vietnamese tourism has been booming. Despite the draw of gaining some extra income, homestay owners have recently started to complain about rude guests who show no awareness they are staying in somebody else's space.

Party’s inspection commission rules on violations in Khánh Hòa, Đồng Nai

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has reached conclusions on violations committed by incumbent and former officials of central Khánh Hòa Province and decided on disciplinary measures for others from the southern province of Đồng Nai's Department of Public Security.

Trips to southern orchards popular in summer for urbanites

Famous orchards in the south have improved their services and are now attracting many local and foreign visitors who want to sample local fresh food and commune with nature.  Thu Anh reports.    

Jordan Parra triumphs at Mekong Delta cycling event Colombian Jordan Parra who competed for Ynghua Đồng Nai took both overall yellow jersey and green jersey at the Mekong River Delta cycling tournament, known as the Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời Cup, which finished in Cần Thơ Province on Tuesday.

National Defence Sport Centre 5 triumph at national swimmimg and finswimming champs

The team brought home a total of 123 medals including 50 golds, 47 silvers and 26 bronzes.

US funds $50m to help people with disabilities in Agent Orange-sprayed provinces

The United States will fund US$50 million to support people with disabilities in seven provinces sprayed with dioxin during the war, a conference heard on Monday.

JLL Vietnam: Investors look for M&A property in Việt Nam

Investors are looking industrial and logistics assets through joint ventures with local industrial developers and/or acquisition of land bank and operating real estate, Jones LaSalle Vietnam Co Ltd (JLL Vietnam) said in a statement.

Grassroots hospitals need to be active in improving their doctors’ capabilities Nguyễn Ngô Quang, deputy head of the Department of Science, Technology and Training under the Ministry of Health, talked to Youth (Tuổi Trẻ) Newspaper’s weekend edition about the need for financial sources for health staff training.

Sustainable water management a solution for drought

Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy head of the Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment talks to Vietnam News Agency about how to sustainably manage water resources while climate change has triggered drought and salinity intrusion for coastal plains as well as seriously affected the daily lives of local people.

Việt Nam’s airports overwhelmed as passenger numbers keep rising The 21 Airports in Việt Nam are overloaded with the number of passengers estimated to increase to over 112 million this year against a capacity of 96.05 million.