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Travel hotspots cash in on high tourist numbers amid national holiday

Travel hotspots cash in on high tourist numbers amid national holiday

Crowds descending on Vietnam's major resort towns over the four-day holiday last weekend brought with them millions of dollars in tourism revenues.
Bronze Buddha statue atop Mount Fansipan sets world record

Bronze Buddha statue atop Mount Fansipan sets world record

The Great Amitabha Buddha statue located at a pagoda complex on Mount Fansipan in highlands resort town Sa Pa has set a world record.
April 23, 2021 | 08:37 am GMT+7
In an expat’s eyes: Sa Pa almost unrecognizable after 25 years

In an expat’s eyes: Sa Pa almost unrecognizable after 25 years

Surprised by the sprawling hotels and resorts in Sa Pa now, Bulgarian Kiril Grudin reminisces about its untouched beauty two and a half decades ago.
February 17, 2021 | 02:03 pm GMT+7
Move over White Christmas, welcome White Tet in Sa Pa

Move over White Christmas, welcome White Tet in Sa Pa

Just three days before Tet, the Fansipan, Vietnam's highest mountain in Sa Pa, was blanketed with snow for the first time this winter.
February 10, 2021 | 05:06 pm GMT+7
Popular highland towns to bask in Tet travel rush

Popular highland towns to bask in Tet travel rush

Hotels across Sa Pa and Da Lat, Vietnam’s most famous highlands resort towns, are already booked up one month before Tet, the country's biggest holiday.
January 25, 2021 | 08:30 am GMT+7
Two Vietnamese photographers win big at int'l Monochrome Awards

Two Vietnamese photographers win big at int'l Monochrome Awards

Two Vietnamese photographers claimed third prizes at the annual International Monochrome Photography Awards.
January 18, 2021 | 05:05 pm GMT+7
Sa Pa kids work in sub-zero weather

Sa Pa kids work in sub-zero weather

As midnight approached in Sa Pa, many kids were out on the streets, hawking goods to tourists in freezing conditions.
January 12, 2021 | 10:32 am GMT+7
Vietnamese amazed at snow-capped northern mountains

Vietnamese amazed at snow-capped northern mountains

Many Vietnamese have been drawn to the northern highlands, including Sa Pa, as thick white snow blanketed the region.
January 11, 2021 | 01:18 pm GMT+7
Sub-zero temperatures see northern Vietnam blanketed in frost

Sub-zero temperatures see northern Vietnam blanketed in frost

Mountainous areas in the northern highlands were covered in frost Friday as temperatures plunged below zero, prompting local authorities to allow students to stay home.
January 08, 2021 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
Sa Pa to tourists: stop buying goods from kids

Sa Pa to tourists: stop buying goods from kids

Authorities in Sa Pa Town in the northern highlands are asking tourists not to buy goods from local children, citing child labor concerns.
January 05, 2021 | 08:02 am GMT+7
It's going to get frosty cold in northern Vietnam

It's going to get frosty cold in northern Vietnam

Weather experts say a very strong cold front is likely to envelop northern Vietnam from Monday, and that frost on mountains is a possibility.
December 13, 2020 | 09:56 pm GMT+7
Sa Pa ‘love market’ set to rekindle pursuit of the heart

Sa Pa ‘love market’ set to rekindle pursuit of the heart

The ethnic H’mong romance exchange will be revived in mountainous town Sa Pa, starting this weekend.
November 27, 2020 | 05:51 pm GMT+7
Sa Pa blushes in shades of pink

Sa Pa blushes in shades of pink

Two Vietnamese photographers have captured the winsome beauty of cherry blossoms blooming early in the northern highlands town of Sa Pa.
November 26, 2020 | 10:44 am GMT+7
More tourism festivals to occur as Covid-19 contained

More tourism festivals to occur as Covid-19 contained

With Vietnam doing well in controlling the Covid-19 outbreak, a series of tourism and cultural festivals are scheduled to take place in the upcoming weeks.
November 13, 2020 | 05:40 pm GMT+7
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