Alexandre Yersin’s house in Vietnam becomes official historical site
The Vietnam home of Alexandre Yersin, who discovered the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, has been designated a national historic site by the government.
Adjonction du lieu de travail d’Alexandre Yersin au complexe des vestiges historiques nationaux
Le ministre de la Culture, des Sports et du Tourisme, Nguyên Van Hùng, a signé une décision sur l’adjonction de la maison d’Alexandre Yersin dans le district de Cam Lam, province de Khanh Hoà (Centre), au complexe des vestiges historiques…
Nha Trang – Saigon railway upgrade project launched
A project to upgrade and renovate the railway route that connects Vietnam’s south-central coastal city of Nha Trang and its southern economic hub Ho Chi Minh City kicked off on Thursday, the last day of the seven-day Tet break (2023…
Garbage spread all over Cam Ranh Bay’s tourist island
The water surrounding Binh Ba Island in central Vietnam is covered with garbage discarded by locals or that floated there from other places.
Abusement parks in Vietnam : The dark side of entertaining tourists on Monkey Island
Monkeys riding dogs and bears wearing tutus, while driving a buggy. These kind of stunts might make a few tourists laugh at one Vietnamese resort, but others call it ‘torture island’.
Discos, karaoke shops, massage parlors back to service in Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa
Authorities in Vietnam’s south-central province of Khanh Hoa have allowed local discos, karaoke shops, and massage parlors to reopen starting Tuesday, after more than six months of suspension to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Cam Ranh welcomes first int’l flight in months
37 South Korean experts landed at Cam Ranh International Airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa on Saturday, the first international flight to enter the province since late April.
Da Nang, Nha Trang ban people from leaving home for seven days
Da Nang and Nha Trang in central Vietnam have issued decisions banning people from leaving their homes for a week as a tougher restriction amid rising coronavirus infections.
Khanh Hoa prepares plans to trial vaccine passport
Khanh Hoa, home to tourist hotspot Nha Trang, plans to trial a program to welcome vaccinated foreign tourists later this year with several restrictions.
Harvesting white gold: Vietnam salt farmers amid climate change and COVID-19
Glimpses of salt harvesting life in Hon Khoi.
Nha Trang hotels up for sale as Covid puts paid to tourism
Hit hard by the successive waves of Covid-19, hotel owners in tourism hotspot Nha Trang are putting up their properties for sale on realty forums.
Nha Trang hotels sold in droves after Covid-19 blow
Hundreds of hotels are being sold for cheap in tourism hotspot Nha Trang after the devastation wreaked on tourism by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Travel firms propose bringing Russian tourists back to Khanh Hoa
Russian travel companies based in Khanh Hoa, home to beach town Nha Trang, have proposed reopening the central province to Russian tourists from November.
Eight Vietnamese jailed for pimping for foreign tourists
A Khanh Hoa Province court on Thursday sentenced eight people to prison for supplying sex workers to foreigners, mainly Chinese tourists, while two Chinese kingpins are still at large.