Mention shopping, and people living in Ho Chi Minh city usually think of Ben Thanh Market, Saigon Square or other department stores such as Diamond Plaza, Parkson or Saigon Tax Trade Center. Now there is a new address for shoppers - the Russian Market at 225 Ben Chuong Duong Street in District 1 that sells various products like sportswear, jackets, casual wear, shoes, souvenirs, suitcases and more.

The experimental tour by electric cars around Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter was not launched in the first quarter of 2010 as scheduled because the imported electric cars are not yet licensed to run.

Tourism and airline representatives from Ho Chi Minh city(HCMC) and China’s Sichuan met on Monday at the Kim Do hotel in HCMC to discuss opening an air route that would link the two cities to promote tourism between both destinations.

The success of the 2009 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) helped raise Vietnam’s tourism status in the region and offered opportunities for the country to promote its tourism potential abroad.

The Vietnam National Tourism Administration said it will seek approval from the government to have foreign visitors exempted from visa fees later this year to boost the country’s tourism.

Though there have been more inbound tourists to Vietnam than in the first months of 2009, the market has not fully recovered from the financial crisis.  Costs are rising sharply, but travel firms are striving to keep their tour prices stable in order to attract foreign customers, reports Saigon Tiep Thi.  They are modestly optimistic that 2010 will turn out to be a year of renewed growth.

Binh Thuan schemes for careers to serve tourism sector.
An International Boat Racing Festival is scheduled to take place in Phan Thiet City’s Mui Ne from October 1-4. The festival will be attended by 20 athlete groups, representatives of 20 countries.

The path up to the “Roof of Indochina” passes through the center of Hoang Lien National Park and high numbers of tourists will affect preservation of rare flora and fauna, claimed a state official.

Hanoi is ranked third among 12 most attractive destinations in the world in 2010, announced a US prestigious tourist publisher.

Langbian Mountain has become an attractive destination for tourists thanks to its biodiversity and attractions such as mountain climbing, camping and the traditional cultures of its ethnic minority groups.