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With fuel costs surging amid escalating Middle East tensions, airlines in and outside Vietnam are announcing fare hikes and fuel surcharges one after another. Vietnam Airlines has announced it will temporarily suspend seven domestic routes from April 1, 2026, and travel from Japan to Vietnam...

On March 26, 2026, the “Global Coffee Alliance (GCA),” led by Vietnamese coffee giant TNI King Coffee, was officially launched in Hanoi. Declared at the International Coffee Conference 2026, attended by diplomatic missions from 19 countries worldwide, this alliance is a coffee-production...

Hoi An, the ancient town in Vietnam, ranked 51st on "The 51 most beautiful destinations in the world for 2026" announced by the prestigious British travel media outlet Time Out. Its warm yellow streetscape, the glow of lanterns, and encounters with local traditional crafts are winning praise from around the world. Japanese tourists...

Vietnam's leading travel and tourism group "Saigontourist Group" is holding a major food-culture festival in Ho Chi Minh City. This event, letting you taste over 500 dishes across 10 themes, is a perfect chance to experience Vietnamese food culture in full. Currently...

Vietnam's largest travel trade fair, "VITM 2026 (Vietnam International Travel Mart)," will be held from April 9 to 12, 2026, at the International Exhibition Center in Hanoi. Under the theme "Digital Transformation and Green Growth," it's a large-scale event with over 600 companies across 450 booths from 15 countries and regions...

The U.S. travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler announced its "Seven Wonders of Southeast Asia 2026," and Bai Tu Long Bay, located near Hanoi in northern Vietnam, was chosen third. It's a hidden scenic gem spreading east of Ha Long Bay, where limestone crags and stalactite caves float in a quiet bay...

Vietnam's flagship coffee chain, Trung Nguyen Legend, opened its 10th store in Houston, Texas, in the first quarter of 2026, accelerating an overseas expansion aiming for 3,000 stores worldwide. Japan is also a candidate for the next market to enter, and from Vietnam...

The "4th Vietnam Banh Mi Fest 2026" will be held at Le Van Tam Park in Ho Chi Minh City from April 23 to 26. It's a large-scale gourmet event expected to draw over 150 booths and over 200,000 visitors, and under the theme "the value of Vietnamese food spreading to the world," it also incorporates Japan-Vietnam food-culture exchange as a notable...

Southeast Asia's modern coffee and tea chain market reached 9.9 billion dollars in 2025, up 52% from 2021. In the latest report, Vietnam leapt to third at 725 million dollars. Domestic majors Milano Coffee and Highlands Coffee ranked among Southeast Asia's top chains...

"Pho Festival 2026," themed on Vietnam's signature national dish "pho," opened from March 20 to 23 in Ninh Binh Province. Over 50 brands from across the country gathered in a four-day event where you can experience pho's journey from tradition to the present day. Its intangible cultural heritage registration with UNESCO...