VietNamNet Bridge - Most casinos have reported losses, caused mainly by the fall in the number of travelers from China and Taiwan.

Vietnamese may be able to visit casinos if they are 21 years old or older and earn at least VND10 million a month, or if they are third-level taxpayers with high personal income, according to a draft decree on casino management.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though the government decree on casinos has not yet been promulgated, the race for operation licenses has heated up in the billion-dollar market.

 The Ho Tram Open event for professional golfers, slated for December 3-6 in the southern province of Ba Ria- Vung Tau, will offer $1.5 million worth of prizes, making it Vietnam’s richest golf showpiece.

Vietnam-focused asset management firm VinaCapital states that it will soon conclude partnership negotiations with a foreign partner for the long-delayed $4 billion South Hoi An integrated casino resort in central Quang Nam province.

 New tours of nation's biggest cave to be organised on trial basis;  Mekong Delta tourist promotion event to be held in Can Tho; Hanoi’s move to support tourists; The Grand-Ho Tram Strip off to good start