Vietnam among top 50 global tourist destinations

Welcoming approximately 6 million foreign visitors every year, Vietnam ranks 41st on the list of the most popular countries in the world to visit. It stands just behind Japan with 6.2 million and ahead of Australia, 5.9 million; Argentina, 5.7 million; and Brazil, 5.4...

Vietnam Airlines cancels flights to improve airport for bad weather

Vietnam Airlines is canceling flights to and from the northern province of Thanh Hoa until March 11 due to thick fogs and poor airport infrastructure. A Tuesday statement from the national carrier said it is canceling 20 flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Thanh Hoa,...

Vietnam's longest festival set to wow visitors in 2014

Starting on the sixth day of the lunar January month, which falls on February 5, the Perfume Pagoda Festival is celebrated for three months, from the first to third lunar month of each year. According to the head of the festival’s organisation board, Nguyen Van...

Vietnam airlines relocate check-in counters at Hanoi airport

Private airline VietJetAir said its domestic flight check-in counters were relocated to the second floor, hall E, terminal T1. Starting December 30, all domestic passengers will check in for departure at counters numbered 101-118. VietJetAir advises passengers to...

Tan Son Nhat int’l airport to be upgraded

    Director Dang Tuan Tu added that the domestic terminal will be expanded to have a floor space of 39,450 square metres, capable of serving 12 million passengers a year. There will be 20 more check-in stalls and two lounges in the international terminal to...