Life & Style

Cà Mau to host inaugural Culture, Heritage and Hot Air Balloon Festival

Monday, Jul 13, 2026

The southernmost province of Cà Mau will host the inaugural Culture, Heritage and Hot Air Balloon Festival that will take place from August 28 to September 1.

Life & Style

Hà Nội’s LEZ plan needs comprehensive preparation, expert warns

Friday, May 08, 2026

From July 1, Hà Nội will officially introduce a low-emission zone, restricting petrol-powered vehicles on 11 streets in Hoàn Kiếm Ward before expanding the scheme across the entire Ring Road 1 area. However, beyond the list of affected streets, detailed...

Sports

Việt Nam to compete in Four Nations men’s hockey tournament in Singapore

Friday, Mar 27, 2026

The initiative will serve as a stepping stone for participating countries to improve their competitiveness on the continental stage.

Survival Skills

Cold season health tips for Đà Nẵng: staying safe, warm and healthy this winter

Monday, Dec 08, 2025

Cold season health tips for staying warm, preventing flu, staying safe on the road and protecting your family’s well-being during Đà Nẵng’s cooler winter season.

Neighbourhood

Hà Nội to ban fossil-fuel motorbikes from inner city by July 2026

Saturday, Jul 12, 2025

Gas-powered motorbikes and mopeds will be banned from Hà Nội’s Ring Road 1 starting mid-2026 under a new government directive to fight pollution.

Travel

VN aviation sees plunges in punctuality amid peak travel season

Saturday, Jul 12, 2025

Việt Nam’s aviation industry reported a sharp decline in punctuality rate in the first half of this year despite a significant increase in passenger traffic, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV).

Sports

Việt Nam to host Singapore in exciting hockey friendlies this weekend

Friday, Jul 11, 2025

The event is organised by the Việt Nam Hockey Federation in collaboration with its subsidiary, the HCM City Hockey Association, and is sanctioned by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

News

Polish tourists embrace Vietnamese culture and festivities during Tết

Thursday, Jan 23, 2025

As Tết (the Lunar New Year holiday), Việt Nam''s most important festival, draws near, nearly one hundred tourists from Poland have arrived to soak up the vibrant local atmosphere.

Travel

Grand Pioneers Cruise named Best Luxury New Cruise Line with global award

Friday, Jan 17, 2025

This is a second accolade, in November 2024, Grand Pioneers Cruise received the prestigious title of ''World’s Best Green Cruise Line'' at the World Cruise Awards, further solidifying its position as a global leader in sustainable luxury cruising.

News

Sai Gon Railway eyes tourism boost

Friday, Dec 25, 2015

The HCM City Tourism Association has kicked off the domestic tourism promotion programme, with the participation of Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Sai Gon Railway Company, to offer attractive discounts for ticket fares.

Travel

Cam Ranh International Airport arrivals rise by 20%

Friday, Dec 18, 2015

The Cam Ranh International Airport saw a total of 2.7 million passengers from the beginning of this year, an increase of 20 per cent year-on-year. Around 880,000 of them were foreigners, up by 32 per cent.

Sports

Two victories for Viet Nam at international pentaque event

Tuesday, Nov 03, 2015

Viet Nam bested two rivals at the ongoing 15th Junior World Pentaque Championship in the Air conditioned Sport Complex at the Bangkok Thonburi University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Travel

35,600 people buy cheap tours in Q3

Friday, Oct 16, 2015

More than 35,600 passengers bought budget tours in the third quarter, taking the number during the year to over 100,000, almost double the previous year''s.

News

Air music show at airport

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

To celebrate the late president Ho Chi Minh''s 125th birthday (May 19), the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Ministry of Transport organised Air Music, a voluntary musical performance at Noi Bai International airport.

News

Ministry permits VTV to broadcast Vietnam Idol show

Tuesday, Apr 07, 2015

The information and communications ministry yesterday afternoon permitted Vietnam Television (VTV) to air Vietnam Idol 2015, recognising that VTV spared no efforts to tighten its content management before broadcasting shows.