Vietnam had by the end of October welcomed 4.142 million foreign arrivals thanks to promotion strategies launched in Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city. The country had a target of 4.2 million foreign tourists for the whole year. Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Manh Cuong [...]

Vietnam has emerged as one of the top destinations for travellers from Thailand, Australia , Japan , and Singapore, a recent survey compiled by Visa and the Pacific Asia Travel Association found. The survey polled 6,714 respondents in 13 countries and territories and found that among travellers most likely to visit Vietnam in the next [...]

Passengers will not be required to fill in the customs declaration form at 12 border gates across the country by November 15. The Prime Minister asked the Vietnam Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security to remove this procedure for international border gates equipped with electronic passport readers connected to internet. Prior to this, [...]

Overseas Vietnamese in Vientiane and Paris were called online to join the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Ha Noi yesterday. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Nguyen Thanh Son and Overseas Vietnamese Commission chairman reminded the participants the anniversary was just one of 63 anniversaries the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural organisation, UNESCO, had chosen [...]