Foreign tourists celebrate New Year on Ta Hien beer street in downtown Hanoi, December 31, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc ThanhHanoi has been ranked 97th in a global listing of the 100 best tourist cities in the world, according to leading tourism advisory firm Resonance Consultancy. Vietnam’s capital was chosen based on its high safety level …
Unusual hexagonally-shaped million-year-old rocks have become a unique tourist destination in the mountainous Central Highlands’ Gia Lai Province. At the base of the H’Chan hydroelectric power station lies an ancient rock formation in De Ar Commune, Mang Yang District. The power plant is situated alongside the Ayun River. The rock field is about 45 kilometers …
Binh Tay Market in HCMC’s District 6 is seen from above. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh TranAuthorities in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) are considering a plan to open a night street in Cho Lon, also known as the Chinatown area, to boost its night-time economy. Covering an area of 1,500 square meters, the area will span four …
A 100-year-old Tay home in the northern highlands’ Ha Giang Province is now a coffee shop and mostly intact. Pho Co Cafe is in Dong Van District near an old market. This early 20th-century building is next to a hill. According to the website of the Dong Van Karst Plateau World Geopark management, it is …
Wind turbines are seen in Ninh Thuan Province. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh TranSolar and wind energy developers who have been late for an incentive rate want a temporary feed-in tariff of 6.2 cents per kilowatt hour while waiting for the authorities to finalize a higher tariff. The price is equivalent to 90% of that of imported …
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An investor looks at stock prices on the screens at a brokerage in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh TranVietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 0.91% to 1032.43 points Tuesday after losing three trading days in a row. The index closed 9.33 points higher after losing 22.04 points on Monday. Trading on the Ho Chi Minh …
A family celebrates Christmas in HCMC, December 24, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh TranVietnam climbed 12 spots from last year’s position to rank 65th in the World Happiness Report 2023, produced by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Released on March 20, the International Day of Happiness, the report surveyed 5,763 Vietnamese to come up …
