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Russian director of Lanta Viet banned from leaving Vietnam

February 1st, 2012

Reasoning that Konstantin, General Director of Lanta Viet, abandoned Russian tourists in Binh Thuan; the Binh Thuan Tourism Association has asked police to ban this man from leaving Vietnam. According to the association, Lanta Tur Voyage is Russian leading tourism company, with thousands of agents in the world. In Vietnam, this company cooperated with a [...]

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Vietnam, off the beaten path

November 30th, 2011

Tourists often overlook the beautiful scenery in the Northern provinces, that lie between Sapa to the west, and China to the north and west. Vietnam, though comparable in size to Finland, Norway or Germany, may feel like a huge country with a multitude of tourist destinations known as thousands of miles of coastline, mountains, river [...]

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Smart travel link wave appears in Vietnam

September 17th, 2011

Experts say they can see a new wave of smart travel links which will help heat up the high end resort real estate market in Vietnam.   In 2010, the US-based RCI Group, the biggest vacation ownership group in the world, came to Vietnam to connect the three resorts of Ninh Van Bay Holiday Club [...]

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Vietnam to launch new satellite

August 21st, 2011

The VINASAT-1 satellite was successfully launched in 2008 and has become instrumental for the telecommunications industry. There are now developments for the VINASAT-2 satellite, and Viet Nam News sat down with Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunication’s External Relations Centre director Bui Quoc Viet to learn more. Can you tell us about the development process of [...]

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Vietnam urged to use advance pricing agreements

August 21st, 2011

Executives of Ernst & Young have urged Vietnam’s tax authorities to consider using advance pricing agreements (APA) with corporate taxpayers as a way to fight transfer pricing at both foreign-invested and domestic companies. The APA allows the taxpayer and the taxman to avoid future transfer pricing disputes by entering into a prospective agreement on the [...]

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Vietnam not to announce a hand-foot-mouth pandemic

August 21st, 2011

As eight provinces and cities have reported a slowdown of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), the Ministry of Health has decided not to announce a HFMD pandemic. The decision was announced yesterday by Deputy Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan at an online conference with eight provinces and cities that have been most affected by HFMD: Hanoi, [...]

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Heritage tourism remains an unexploited gold mine

July 26th, 2011

Vietnam has a big “gold mine” – the heritage – which is very attractive to travelers. However, Vietnam’s tourism industry still does now how to exploit the mine. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to name the 2012 tourism year “the national tourism year of coastal provinces in the north of the [...]

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Vietnam does best to foster ties with Laos

June 7th, 2011

Vietnam always attaches importance to Vietnam-Laos special relations and does its best to foster those ties, affirmed General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. General Secretary Trong, who doubles as National Assembly Chairman, made this affirmation while receiving Cheuang Sombounkhan, Minister-cum-Chief of the Lao Government Secretariat, in Hanoi on June 6. The Vietnamese Party leader expressed his [...]

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Vietnam’s unique edible delights

April 12th, 2011

Travel for just a week in Vietnam and you’ll realise how few of its gastronomic specialities see the light of day beyond its borders. Every region lays claim to unique edible delights – well-known classics such as northern pho, Hue imperial banquet fare, and southern salad rolls are just the tip of the culinary iceberg. [...]

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When in Vietnam: a guide to local etiquette

April 12th, 2011

Before you start on your travels in Vietnam, take your time to learn a little about the local culture in Vietnam. Not only will this ensure you don’t inadvertently cause offence or, worse, spark an international incident, but it will also endear you to your hosts. Here are a few top tips to help: Dress code [...]

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