Ho Chi Minh City is searching for innovative solutions to diversify tourism products, enhance destination connectivity, and extend visitor stays and spending.
This regulatory approval marks a major milestone for SPA following its initial AOC issuance on September 25, 2025, and its inaugural commercial flight on November 1, 2025.
Experts and industry insiders discuss how Vietnam can develop wellness tourism through stronger standards, distinctive products, traditional medicine, and specialized talent.
International arrivals to Vietnam from Russia and other countries from the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) reached 1,478,040 through August 2026. The figure exceeds annual totals from any pre-pandemic year, with the Russian market alone crossing the one-million milestone.
The second World Culture Festival in Hanoi is expected to bring together participants from 50 nations and international organizations to celebrate heritage, foster cultural diplomacy, and reinforce Hanoi’s standing as a UNESCO Creative City.
The conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of Kinh Thien Palace must be carried out on a scientific basis, with maximum respect for original elements, archaeological and historical evidence, and interdisciplinary research findings, while preserving the archaeological remains already unearthed.