The UNESCO-listed town of Hoi An, in central Vietnam, will open at night from 2 January 2010, offering sightseeing sites along with F&B services. According to a Thanh Nien News report, visitors will be able to choose places they want to go to instead of being restricted to places listed on tickets, as happens during […]
Hanoi, 15 December 2009 - Bhaya Cruises, the premier cruise operator in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, has launched a series of short videos to introduce its luxury cruise vessels and the natural beauty of Ha Long Bay to prospective travelers worldwide.Filmed entirely on location in Ha Long and aboard Bhaya Cruises’ vessels, the video clips […]
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) have announced plans to create pedestrian-only streets in the city’s downtown areas, according to a VietnamNet Bridge report.Under the scheme, areas around Nguyen Hue Road and the western bank of the Saigon River will be closed to traffic from 6pm until midnight of Saturdays and Sundays. The first […]
A new cable bridge linking the Vietnam’s Mekong Delta provinces of Ben Tre and Tien Giang has opened to traffic, after nearly seven years of construction. The Rach Mieu Bridge is 8,331m long and 12m wide. Source: Thanh Nien News.
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Vietnam Airlines has said it will not raise ticket prices for domestic flights during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, Thanh Nien News reported.The pledge was announced by the carrier’s General Director, Pham Ngoc Minh, after the Vietnamese government announced a lift on fare caps, allowing carriers to fix their own prices based on demand.
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Central Vietnam’s first luxury train cars have gone into operation, the Thanh Nien News has reported. The four cars will carry passengers between Hanoi, Hue and Danang. One-way tickets from Hanoi to Danang, via Hue, will be sold for approximately VND700,000 (US$42).
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Ten of London’s famous black cabs have been decorated with pictures of Vietnamese attractions, as the country launches its ‘Charming Vietnam’ campaign in the UK.The Vietnamese ambassador to the UK, Tran Quang Hoan, presided over the opening launch ceremony, saying that the taxis would be “mobile ambassadors” to spread the image of Vietnam to Londoners. […]