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Riding the dunes at Mui Ne sand dunes

Vung Tau beach city

March 19, 2016 It took 2 hours by car from Ho Chi Minh city to Vung Tau beach city

Tan Son Nhat opens new taxi zone in major improvement bid

TuoitreNews.vn - Passengers can now flag down a cab in a new taxi zone inaugurated Thursday at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, among several other changes introduced at the country’s busiest terminal. The new taxi zone is located in front of the domestic hall, serving passengers of both arrival and departure flights, an airport representative said on Thursday.

Coldest spell of 2015 hits southern Vietnam

TuoiTreNews.vn - The southern region of Vietnam has gone through the coldest weather this year with the average temperature going down from 1-2 degrees Celsius, according to the southern hydrometeorology center. The lowest temperature was recorded at 18.5 degrees Celsius at Long Khanh District of Dong Nai Province. The temperature also went down to 19.5 degrees Celsius at Phuoc Long District in Binh Phuoc Province, 20.7 degrees Celsius in So Sao of Binh Duong Province, and 20.3 degrees in Bien Hoa City of Dong Nai. Similarly, the temperature in the Mekong Delta region had a slight reduction to 20.5 degrees Celsius in Moc Hoa District of Long An Province, 21 degrees in Cao Lanh of Dong Thap Province, and 21.2 degrees in My Tho of Tien Giang Province. In Ho Chi Minh City, the temperature at districts Tan Binh and Nha Be were from 21 – 21.7 degrees Celsius. Le Thi Xuan Lan,  a weather pundit based in Ho Chi Minh City,  forecast that the cool temperature will last till...

Snow returns to Vietnam’s northern highlands

ThanhNienNews.com - Snow and frost have started covering the resort town Sa Pa in the northern highlands, and its neighboring mountain spots. Frost covers trees on the top of Phia Oac, a mountain of 1,900 meters high in Cao Bang Province, December 16, 2015. Photo credit: Ngoc Thuy - Si Doan/VnExpress A tourist from Hanoi who visited the Rock Church, a tourist attraction in Sa Pa in Lao Cai Province, at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday said it was covered in thick ice.

Hoang Su Phi terraced rice fields, Ha Giang province

Getting there:  http://vietnamguidebook.blogspot.com/2012/08/ha-giang.html

Vietnam's first-ever safari zoo set for Xmas opening on Phu Quoc Island

TuoiTreNews.vn - A zoo claimed by its developer to be the country’s largest wildlife care and conservation park is set to be opened on December 24 on Phu Quoc, a touristic island off southern Vietnam. The Vinpearl Safari phase one spans 380 hectares, and is comparable to major parks of its kind in Asia, according to Vietnamese realty conglomerate Vingroup.