Nearly 3,000 prison inmates who have excelled in performances in detention camps across the country will be granted parole ahead of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2), according to the Central Advisory Council on Amnesty.

Vietnam’s tourism sector is set to witness strong growth in the next five years, with international tourism arrivals expected to surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to The Business Times of Singapore.

Four of the biggest cinema chains in Vietnam, CGV, BHD Star, Galaxy, and Lotte, have petitioned the Prime Minister for permission to remain open past midnight.

Three people in the northern province of Cao Bang wrongly detained for a murder 34 years ago have been set compensation totalling VND5 billion (US$213,400) by the local legal authority.

The People's Committee of Da Nang City recently granted investment registration certificates and policy approval decisions for 27 projects, with a total proposed investment capital of more than US$5.6 billion.

The sixth annual music and community festival – BridgeFest 2022 - will take place at Bien Dong Park in the central coastal city of Da Nang on August 27.

Ho Chi Minh City currently has about 9 million vehicles, including nearly 900,000 cars. Since 2010, the number of vehicles in the city has increased by more than 4 million units. On average, each resident has a motorbike or car.

Since March 15 this year, Vietnam has set a course for full recovery of international tourism. However so far, the numbers of international visitors are still very modest.

Amid global inflation, the super-rich are still pouring money into luxury real estate. In some Asian markets, for example, Singapore, house prices rose 4.1% in the first half of 2021 as Asian tycoons looked for a safe haven.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony of the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2022 on September 7, launched to acknowledge excellence in the travel and tourism industry.

In the green algae season, the surface of Tri An lake in the southern province of Dong Nai is magically beautiful.

The HCM City Labourers and Youth Support Centre will organise a mass wedding for 100 couples on the National Day (September 2) to help less well-off workers have a proper ceremony.

A survey by the Department of Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City shows that entertainment and nightlife tourism products are one of the three tourism products that attract the most visitors, besides cultural - historical tourism and culinary products.

The organising board of Miss Universe Vietnam has just been fined VND70 million (USD3,043) for allowing a judge to wear a revealing ao dai in the final night of Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 on June 25.

The Department of Health of Hanoi capital has requested that the Hanoi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) co-ordinate with other relevant agencies to monitor monkeypox cases at Noi Bai International Airport.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat is among the international airports with the lowest flight cancellation rates this summer, at less than 0.3%, according to FlightAware.

Council reviews list of inmates nominated for amnesty

The restoration of flights and increased number of passengers are helping airlines and non-aviation businesses to gradually recover in profit after the pandemic.

Three consecutive earthquakes hit Kon Plong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on August 23 afternoon, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Centre (EITWC).

Investment opportunities in HCM City introduced to Singaporean firms