Entrepreneurs seeking to invest on Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province will be able to have a sigh of relief as the fretful paperwork there will be minimized given the recent establishment of a so-called task force there.
Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on October 29 that it will officially operate its second trans-Indochina flight with the Hanoi – Luang Prabang – Seam Reap route
HCM City’s phenomenal 40 percent annual growth in tourism-industry turnover, to VND15.5 trillion (US$1 billion) in the first nine months of this year, has led to a shortage of luxury hotel rooms and consequent price increases. Travel agents express mixed reactions to the rise.
The Railway Transport and Trade Joint-Stock Company (RATRACO) and the Saigon Railway Passenger Transport Company signed a cooperation deal over the weekend to build a luxury train line catering to business travellers and tourists heading to Nha Trang.
Van Long Nature Reserve is located about 90 kilometers south of Hanoi. Near the Hoa Lu old capital and Tam Coc-Bich Dong sites, the nature reserve is a must-see destination for tourists visiting Ninh Binh Province.
Over the past ten months, Ho Chi Minh City has greeted more than 2.1 million foreign tourists, increasing by 15 percent over the same period last year and reaching 81 percent of the yearly target, said its tourism department.
Resorts in the coastal province of Binh Thuan gathered in a seminar held last week at Ham Thuan Nam District to demand a quicker and more substantial response to environmental pollution concerns.