Ho Chi Minh City and Sapa continue to be the two most favored destinations of Vietnamese tourists for the New Year’s Eve holiday, according to the world’s fastest growing digital travel platforms on Agoda. According to Agoda’s booking data for the New Year period, tourists from Vietnam and around the world are looking for new experiences to celebrate 2022. Famous cities are still attractive destinations, but tourism trends to natural destinations or beaches are dominating the New Year’s Eve plans this year. Tourists also continue to choose luxury accommodation spots for their first trip of the year. Go sightseeing Sapa…
Author: Kevin Le
Vietnamese carriers have opened ticket sales to several locations including the U.S., Japan and Taiwan, signaling the resumption of international travel on New Year’s day, local media reported. Vietnam Airlines is offering tickets between Ho Chi Minh city and Phnom Penh in Cambodia; From Hanoi to Tokyo and from Ho Chi Minh city to San Francisco. The website showed, all flights are scheduled for January 1, 5 and 9, respectively. One way ticket from HCMC to Phnom Penh in Cambodia starting at VND2.736 million Even though Vietnam Airlines has received permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to…
Vietnam’s exports are estimated to have risen 19% this year to $336.25 billion, while its industrial output increased 4.8%, according to General Statistics Office (GSO). Vietnam’s gross domestic product growth slowed further this year, government data showed on Wednesday, even as the fourth quarter improved and robust exports helped partially offset some of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters reported. The Southeast Asian country’s GDP grew 2.58% this year, slipping from a 2.91% expansion in 2020, the GSO said. “The COVID-19 pandemic has left a serious impact on all aspects of the economy,” the GSO said in a…
Chương Dương Beverage Joint Stock Company and MLP, a real estate JV between SABECO and Frasers Property Vietnam started construction on Grade A facilities as part of its asset creation efforts. — Photo courtesy of the firm BÌNH DƯƠNG — Chương Dương Beverage Joint Stock Company (CDBECO) on Wednesday started construction on Grade A facilities, which comprised a beverage packaging factory and a built-to-order warehouse in Mỹ Phước 3 Industrial Park in the southern province of Bình Dương. Covering an area of 43,000sq.m, the project has a total estimated investment of more than VNĐ320 billion (US$14 million). This will form part of the…
The United Kingdom reported 183,037 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, a new record and over 53,000 more than the previous highest figure registered just a day earlier, government statistics showed. The rise, sparked by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus, also coincides with an increase in the number of patients in hospital who have tested positive for coronavirus. ###: U.S faces a record surge driven by the Omicron variant as CDC is confusing the public Despite the growing number of cases, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said he will not bring in new restrictions this year in England to limit…
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has proposed the Ministry of Transport increase the frequency of flights to Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan, given the great demand for returning home among Vietnamese community abroad. Mr. Dinh Viet Thang, the Director at Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam cited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that more than 140,000 overseas Vietnamese people are planning to return home. ###: Vietnam confirms to relaunch regular commercial international flights to these destinations Airlines share the view that it is necessary to increase flights linking with some markets with high demand such as Japan,…
Football pundit suggests that Việt Nam can learn from their rival Thailand in giving their talents more opportunities at higher levels of world football like the case of Chanathip Songkrasin (18). AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — ESPN football pundit Gabriel Tan believes that it’s time for Việt Nam’s Nguyễn Quang Hải and Nguyễn Hoàng Đức to ply their trade elsewhere. The expert said the pair need to “Spread their wings for the greater good”, comparing their situations to “Big fish in a small pond.” Despite being knocked out of the AFF Cup semi-finals, the two…
An additional 13,889 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Wednesday, Most of the new cases were detected in Hanoi, at 1,766. According to the health ministry’s report, 13,873 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 60 out of 63 localities in the country with five localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (1,766), Tay Ninh (938), Vinh Long (917), Khanh Hoa (793), and HCM City (702). There were 16 imported patients confirmed today. ###: After the first Omicron infection detected, Hanoi continues to record highest number of new Covid cases The new infections showed a decrease of…
COVID-19 vaccines are given to students aged 12-17 in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam became the 53rd country in the world achieving the goal of covering basic doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 70 per cent of its population, according to the website covidvax.live, which updates the vaccination speed worldwide every day. The website reported that only 63 out of more than 220 countries and territories who provide on COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control across the world had achieved the goal. In Asia, Việt Nam’s vaccination speed and quantity are higher than…
As Christmas has just passed, followed by New Year’s Eve, then Tet – the Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations beginning at the end of January – now is a very good time to start planning and thinking ahead. While I’m well aware that most people reading this article are experienced enough in local situations to decide well in advance on their holiday plans, it never hurts to remind ourselves about the important stuff before we get carried away by the dreamy holiday atmosphere! ###: Christmas Celebrations Across Asia as Covid is under control As the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries will…