Lý Sơn to develop organic garlic farm

The Island district of Lý Sơn in the central province will start constructing its first organic garlic farm, with a total investment of VNĐ4 billion (US$177,000).

Quang Ninh: Tourism festival week welcomes summer

An art performance was held in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on May 1 as part of the Mong Cai summer tourism week, drawing a large crowd of people to enjoy flash mobs, fashion shows and music.

Hoi An seeks to control tourism boom on protected islands

For the Cham Islands, a sharp increase in visitors is both a curse and a blessing.

Lakes and rivers are the green lungs of Hanoi

Nguyen Lan, Ha Noi’s former Chief Architect, speaks to the newspaper Kinh te & Do thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) about some of the measures needed to keep the capital clean and green.

Kayak tours help clean up river in Hoi An

With 10 USD, visitors to Hoi An city in central Quang Nam province can kayak along the city’s Hoai river on a mission to collect rubbish.

UNWTO welcomes the celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity on ‘Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism’

The Convention on Biological Diversity of the United Nations has chosen ‘Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism’ as the theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity. The celebration takes places annually on 22 May. The decision aims at supporting the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development which is being commemorated worldwide throughout 2017.

Quang Tri: Con Co Island greets first visitors

The People’s Committee of the island district of Con Co, central Quang Tri province, has welcomed first visitors to the island on the pilot Cua Viet-Con Co route.

Back to nature in Central Vietnam’s Pu Mat National Park

Admire the pristine beauty of nature and find your inner peace in this stunning wilderness.

Toyota Vietnam joins hands in developing green schools

Toyota Motor Vietnam Co. Ltd. (TVM) will plant 1,000 trees in eight secondary and primary schools in Vinh Phuc, Nghe An and Dong Nai provinces as part of the programme “Toyota chung tay xanh hoa hoc duong” (Toyota joins hands for green schools) launched in Vinh Phuc province on April 4.

Đà Lạt becomes a homestay delight

Đà Lạt, for long a popular hill station in Vietnam, has added economical homestay arrangements to its long list of attractions.