Travel

Vietnam ranked as China's fourth-largest source of international visitors in the first half of the year as inbound tourism continued its strong recovery.

Tourist arrivals at Thoi Son Islet have surged after viral social media photos of visitors on traditional sampans turned the Mekong destination into an online sensation.

Despite harsh weather and scarce freshwater, soldiers and residents on Truong Sa islands are cultivating vegetable gardens that sustain daily life and help green the remote archipelago.

A Romanian man who has spent 18 years in Vietnam is often mistaken for a local after astonishing strangers with his fluent Vietnamese while travelling across the country by motorbike.

Visitors to Con Dao can witness sea turtles nesting while exploring one of Vietnam's most pristine island destinations.

Two tourists have been fined after illegally removing 10.5kg of protected coral from a beach in Nha Trang Bay, authorities said.

Authorities are searching for a group of tourists accused of breaking coral and taking it from a protected beach in Nha Trang Bay.

A hotel owner in Mu Cang Chai Commune has opened her doors to families displaced by landslides, offering free accommodation as heavy rain continues to batter the area.

Authorities have stepped up inspections at Nha Trang's tourist piers to prevent accidents and ensure safe travel as visitor numbers rise during the summer season.

Vietnam's Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route ranked among the world's four busiest domestic air routes in 2025, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Visitors to Hue's imperial heritage complex may be removed for wearing inappropriate clothing, flying drones without permission or breaching new site rules announced on Thursday.

Dien Bien Province has recognised the A Pa Chai Flagpole, near the country's tri-border junction with Laos and China, as a provincial tourist site, following recent infrastructure upgrades.

Khanh Hoa Province has partnered with Grab Vietnam to launch a digital tourism map featuring verified attractions, restaurants and local specialities, days before the opening of the 2026 Sea Festival.

Sun PhuQuoc Airways will launch daily direct flights linking the northern port city of Haiphong with HCM City and the resort island of Phu Quoc from July 25.

More than 2.7 million visitor arrivals were recorded in Danang City during the 2026 Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF), up nearly 45 per cent from last year's festival.

Tour operators suspended speedboat services off Phu Quoc on Sunday after a speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized a day earlier, killing 15 people.