Tourism

One of the world’s most mysterious archaeological sites has been seen in a new light thanks to advances in drone technology. The Plain of Jars in Laos is an spread of valleys and foothills littered with thousands of stone jars thought to date back to the ...

In the run up to the much-anticipated ASEAN Economic Community integration, which comes into effect at the end of this month, member states, foreign investors and local businesses are looking to the new economic bloc to become a dynamic growth engine and, as a result, ...

Authorities in Ha Giang Province, a new travel destination in the northern highlands, are asking tourists to stop giving money to its children because such an act may lead to more school dropouts.    Trieu Te Vinh, the Party secretary, said his province has been drawing more ...

Passengers on a river trip in Laos in south-east Asia have told an inquest how their boat sank in seconds, killing a woman from south Wales. Johanna Powell, from Cardiff, was with three friends on the Mekong River near Pak Beng in April. The 37-year-old, a BBC ...

As an economic and tourism hub in the country, Ho Chi Minh City plays a vital role in the development of tourism in the north-western region, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said. The city administration needs to offer more incentives to encourage tourism enterprises ...

Vietnam has released the first annual tourism report, naming the top visitor markets and the biggest spenders in 2014.    According to the report from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), Australians topped the list in terms of spending per trip. The number of visitors from Australia ...

Thailand’s Office National Economic and Social Development Board has maintained the tourist number target for 2016 at 32 million, despite terrorist attacks in Paris. Keep reading ...

Three of China’s neighbors in Southeast Asia are further easing their visa regimes to attract more Chinese tourists. Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance announced move to lower Chinese visitors’ visa-application fees in a new step to boost its tourism. Starting from 23 November, Chinese tourists’ visa fees ...

Vietnam has launched its biggest ever promotional campaign in China, its largest visitor market, in an attempt to reverse a downward trend in the tourism industry.   The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) last month started a series of events that gathered many travel agencies across ...

Suvarnabhumi airport expects to see traffic surge nearly 20% over the next six months on the back of strong high-season travel demand, turning it into one of Asia’s busiest airports. A total of 24.8 million passengers are expected to pass through the country’s gateway airport between 25 ...