Viet Nam Tourism Environment

Phong Nha caves home to rare fish species

Fourteen species of rare fish have been discovered in caves in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, in the central province of Quang Binh. The fish were detected during a recent project that recorded the diversity of the fish stock in the area, which was conducted by Vietnamese Ichthyologist Nguyen Thai Tu and his team.

VN works on Mekong river basin strategy action plan

The Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VMC) held a seminar in Hanoi on October 10 on building a national action plan to implement the Mekong River basin development strategy.

Ha Noi to crack down on illegally-parked taxis

Ha Noi Police Department has started to crack down on taxis that illegally park outside crowded places, such as schools, hospitals, restaurants and hotels, causing traffic jams.

Craft villages need to be awakened to receive tourists

Local authorities, though believing that craft villages could be the gold mines for exploitation to develop tourism, have not done anything to take full advantage of the great potentials.

Hai Duong exploits advantages of spiritual and cultural tourism

Hai Duong Province Culture, Sports and Tourism Department has just coordinated with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism to organize a seminar with the theme "Hai Duong Tourist Destination".

Experience Dong Thap’s flooding season with Saigontourist

Saigontourist Travel Service Company has collaborated with Dong Thap Travel Company to offer ‘Experiencing Dong Thap in flooding season’ tours.

Xuan Thuy National Park: benefit sharing agreement

Established in 1989, Xuan Thuy National Park was the first Ramsar site in Southeast Asia (and the fiftieth worldwide). It contains some of the last remnants of the coastal ecosystems of the Red River Delta and is internationally significant as a migratory bird habitat, notably for the globally threatened Black-faced Spoonbill. st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }