Katie Lockhart • Updated 15th May 2020 Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) — As the faint smell of smoke rose up from the sidewalk and into my bedroom, I jumped up and stepped out onto the balcony to survey the Hanoi streets. The owner of … Continued
Khanh Vu, Phuong Nguyen, James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) – Businessman Phan Quoc Viet was making his usual prayers at a pagoda in Tay Ninh, a province in southern Vietnam, when the government official’s call came. It was late January, just after the … Continued
In order to better prevent and control the spread of Covid-2019 among community, the Government of Viet Nam has decided: 1.1. Temporarily suspend the 15-day visa exemption to: – People holding Republic of Korea ordinary passport, effective from 00h00, 29 … Continued
Wednesday 1 January 2020 New Year’s Day From Thursday 23 Januaryto Wednesday 29 January 2020 Vietnamese New Year holiday Thursday 2 April 2020 Hung Kings Commemoration Day Friday 10 April 2020 Good Friday Monday 13 April 2020 Easter Monday From … Continued
Viet Nam is optimistic to successfully fulfill its role as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2020-2021 tenure, said Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong.
The upcoming official visit to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh will create new momentum for the Vietnam-UK relations, now at their best development period, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Tran Ngoc An has affirmed.
The Vietnam Grand Prix Corporation (VGPC), Promoter of the Formula 1 Vietnam Grand Prix 2020, has announced the opening of the pre-sale ticketing phase for the inaugural Formula 1 Vietnam Grand Prix 2020, taking place on the streets of Hanoi from April 3- 5 next year. Fans can choose between 3 different types of ticket: Hospitality, Grandstand and General Admission.
Huế is a city chock-full of stories. The Kings of the Nguyen Dynasty built their feudal capital along Huế’s fertile riverbanks and atop its forested hills, but their imperial legacy is just one of many reasons to visit. Huế’s refined cuisine is the stuff of legend, and its leafy streets are lined with mossy pagodas, art déco mansions, and eye-popping markets. Through the whole scene flows the Perfume River, setting a languid pace the rest of the city is happy to follow.
Hoi An is a place where the bold march of progress peters into a leisurely amble. In this one-time trading port, the Thu Bon River meanders past crumbling shop houses and weathered pagodas, while sampans come and go from the old ferry quay. Outside the Old Town, two-lane roads slice through waving rice fields and emerge at a frothy coastline. Stay a couple days, and Hoi An’s easygoing beauty and lantern-lit nights may leave you hopelessly beguiled.
Vibrating with energy, innovation and traffic – lots of traffic – Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is the economic heart of Vietnam and the main hub of the southern region. A freewheeling, cosmopolitan metropolis, HCMC’s dynamic cityscape draws together old and new Vietnam in the most compact of spaces, representing the city’s past as well as its future.