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Vietnam Airlines has announced plans to resume scheduled flights from Da Nang to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur next month as international tourism gradually recovers.
From September 1, there will be four flights a week on the Danang-Kuala Lumpur route.

Da Nang woman sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for illegally housing a South Korean man without a passport or visa.
Dang Thuy Diem, 41, was found guilty of "mediating an illegal stay in Vietnam," Da Nang People's Court said on Monday.

The Ministry of Transport will submit to the Politburo an investment policy for the construction of a high-speed North — South railway worth up to $58.71 billion in September this year.

According to an Expat Insider survey published in July by InterNations, the world's largest expat community, 80 percent of expats said they were happy with the overall cost of living in Vietnam, compared to a global figure of 45 percent.
However, they rate Vietnam very low in governance.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee Fan Van Mai hosted a reception in honor of the new Consul General of Belarus in Ho Chi Minh City in August.
During the meeting, May expressed confidence that the opening of the Consulate General of Belarus in Ho Chi Minh City would contribute to the development of cooperation between the two countries and their communities, confirming that the city authorities would create favorable conditions for the wor

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung proposed expanding visa exemption for tourists from the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India to boost sector recovery.
He also suggested the government consider simplifying immigration procedures to attract foreign tourists as Vietnam reopened after over two years of border closure, he said in a report submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Tuesday.

Vietnam plans to resume direct flights between beach resort town Cam Ranh and Nur-Sultan and Almaty cities in Kazakhstan in September.
There would be two to three weekly flights on each of the routes, Kazinform news agency reported.

The ninth Dalat Flower Festival will be held in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from November to late December, with 51 attractive events, according to a plan recently announced by the provincial People’s Committee.

NDO/VNA – Ho Chi Minh City has been chosen as the venue for a gala ceremony of the World Travel Awards for Asia and Oceania region scheduled to take place on September 7, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

A passenger traveling from Bali to Australia "paid a high price" for bringing an undeclared breakfast from a fast food restaurant.

With Vietnam reopening its borders after more than two years and lifting most Covid restrictions, here are some tips for foreigners on getting electronic visas for smooth entry.
Right now, Vietnam is only offering 30-day single-entry e-visa service for citizens from 80 countries and territories.

Renovations to the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon will last until 2027 instead of 2023 as originally planned, the HCMC culture department said Thursday.
Lam Ngo Hoang Anh, office head of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sport, said the prolonged break enforced by Covid-19 and the fact that some materials have to be imported from abroad have caused the extended delay.