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That’s a 12.4% year-on-year increase and three consecutive months with over 2 million visitors monthly. China and South Korea make up the largest groups with 1.4 mil and 1.3 mil visitors in the first quarter. Other notable market increases include Russia (up 163.4%), India (up 69.3%), Philippines (up 69.3%), Canada (up 24.2%), Poland (up 19.2%), Switzerland (up 18.9%), New Zealand (up 19.4%), Australia (up 18.4%), and the US (up 17%).

Just stumbled across this news in my Google feed.

*or a group of technicians

...because the Laser (4K) IMAX at Van Hanh mall is scheduled to be offline for 3 straight days (Monday through Wednesday). With a regular schedule of 6 IMAX showings a day, that's 18 showings of lost revenue.

The most likely reason is maintenance, or it could just be a someone very rich / a cooperation renting out the IMAX theater for 18 showings straight...

Anyone here happen to work for CGV/IMAX? Do tell...

Just wondering how the fitness scene in Vietnam is?

I'm a bit of a fitness freak myself and want to get involved more. I know that Vietnamese love Pickleball but personally not a fan of myself.

Just wanted to see if there was more health/fitness stuff i do (right now im just in run clubs)

I'm based on HCMC. Happy to connect with other fitness/health freaks here

Hello, everyone,

I’m hoping to connect with people who helped Vietnamese refugees escape by boat after 1975, particularly those who served as captains or helped organize these journeys.

A bit about me: I’m also a former “boat person.” I left Vietnam with my parents as a child, and our family owes everything to the people who made those escapes possible. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized how few of these stories have been documented, particularly from the captains’ point of view.

I would really appreciate the chance to speak with any surviving captains, or with their children or grandchildren, to learn about their experiences and help preserve their stories.

My goal is simple: to listen, document, and honor what they did. This is not for anything commercial. I’m happy to share more and answer any questions before anyone decides to participate. I’m also happy to speak in English or Vietnamese, whichever is more comfortable.

If you or your family might be connected to someone like this, I would appreciate a message or comment.

Thank you for reading.

Vinh

for context, my mother's family is ethnically chinese but my maternal grandparents were children of chinese immigrants, so they're pretty viet assimilated. when i was little, they tried teaching me cantonese & mandarin before my father (a viet man with a chinese last name funnily enough) stopped it out of fear of sinophobia. growing up, he always chose the most anti-china guy in politics too?? when i came to vietnam and said jiejie instead of chi, i got a few disparaging remarks from my cousins, and i've heard a few unkind things about my mother's family from my paternal aunts. we're from the southern countryside so it might be an area thing (or an inlaw thing tbh)

my mom wants me to accompany my completely chinese cousin & aunt to vietnam this summer so i was just curious. i doubt either would be affected if there was (said cousin knows not a lick of viet nor a taste bud of mandarin/canto at this point and my aunt is like that) but i was just curious if it's something we might see or if it's just specific to my mom's circumstances

Hi Guys, I’m trying to book a twin bed, private cabin for a train ride from Ha Noi to Sa Pa for May 24th. Currently, there’s no tickets for this date, but when I look in April or early May to see what options I have, I noticed there’s only a 4 bed option instead of a twin bed, private cabin option. Is this normal or were all the private cabins booked out?

Additionally, I saw on Klook there’s options to book a private cabin on trains that go from Ha Noi to Sapa on May 24th but I know Vexere is more trustworthy since they have a partnership with Vietnam Railways, so I’m not sure if I should book with Klook or wait for the tickets to come out on Vexere and book there.

Also, somewhat unrelated to this post but I’m going to be traveling from Da Nang to Hue and Ninh Binh to Ha Noi during my trip, is it better to book a daytime limousine bus or private car on Vexere for these trips? How strict is baggage on the limousine buses? Me and my partner are going to be traveling with 2 carry-on suitcases and 2 large checked-bag suitcases.

Hey everyone!

I’m planning a trip to Vietnam from India and wanted a realistic idea of the budget from people who’ve actually been there recently.

•	How much did your total trip cost (including flights)?

•	How many days did you stay and which cities did you cover?

•	If you travelled as a couple / with a friend, how much did it cost per person after splitting hotels, transport, etc.?

•	What was your flight cost from India?

I’m trying to understand a rough per person budget for a 8-10 day trip if expenses are shared.

Would really appreciate if you could share your breakdown or even a rough estimate 🙏

Thanks in advance!

The vast majority of my experiences were positive. However, I did notice a strange pattern with hosts, that are extraordinarily hospitable. The „this is your home, you are family type.“ At first, they are very welcoming, helpful and sweet to you. But eventually weird things happen.

Like getting invited to lunch (I offered to pay, but it was declined „you’re family“), then getting invited to dinner without the mention of a price and suddenly receiving a hefty bill for a basic dinner. It was also leftovers (nothing wrong with leftovers but I just really didn’t expect a price tag on cold leftovers without communicating it beforehand). The invitation went like „oh I left you some food, we thought you might be hungry.“ They also sent their child to ask me whether I was hungry. I thought it was really nice of them, without ever thinking about a business transaction. Since it was at least twice of what you‘d pay at the most touristic places in town, I only ate outside not wanting any more surprises and uncomfortable situations. Tone immediately changed. Host was cold, almost passive aggressive to me without anything particularly happening other than me eating outside. I noticed at some point that someone was entering my room while I was asleep to turn off the ventilator. I was napping during lunch time, so it was really hot. I know privacy is different here but is that normal for locals? I don’t even know why, other than wanting to save electricity.

Another guesthouse frequently organised small trips with all guests. They never wanted anything for gas, their time etc. (“just leave a good review“) so we brought the host nice birthday presents. One day they organised a trip, that was communicated as “spending time together in nature on an easy hike“. Just like the other trips before. Just before departure they called us early morning to inform us, that there will be a 50€ fee this time to cover the shared ride, “photos and insurance“. Some declined, but most stayed. I thought that was really strange to inform you at the last possible minute when it is most inconvenient to drop out.

I experienced similar in different countries in Asia, not just Vietnam. And only at accommodations with extremely hospitable hosts, in hindsight it didn’t seem genuine and quite exaggerated. It leaves a bitter taste because I genuinely felt like we were becoming friends. I feel like they want to tactically squeeze any penny out of you while pretending to be friendly with you. Has anyone else experienced this?

There were really really genuinely nice hosts too. They weren’t so outgoing in making you feel like family though like the examples I mentioned which is probably a good green flag.

Hi everyone!

I’m staying in Hanoi for several weeks and want to go out for a morning jog at around 5am and wanted to get peoples opinions on if it was OK to do so given AccuWeather shows air quality between 120 and 150…

I’m staying in the Ba Dinh district and have been loving my time in Hanoi so far 🙂!

Where in Saigon can I find services that helps with family immigration of Vietnamese citizen to Norway to be with husband?

We got married in the Norwegian church and now want to bring my husband to Norway. The procedure of applying from Norway is quite complicated and I wonder if there is any services that helps doing this?

We will be traveling to HCMC in September and will roughly spend 1.5weeks there.

I’m really interested in getting a set of suit and some shirts tailored when in HCMC.

My budget is around 300-400AUD for suits.

Any recommendations?

We are also super interested in the custom leather shops we see people posting on socials (custom shoes and bags), but it seems like there are all in Hoi An.

Where can we find them in HCMC?

Or should we go to Hoi A just for that???

My wife and me are expecting our first baby in May and wish to travel from Europe to

Vietnam in March of 2027 for roughly 4-5 weeks to also show him his roots.

Two years ago, we’ve travelled a lot with Grab etc. within Vietnam and were wondering, if we can get a babysat for a 10 month old baby in Vietnam easily or can request such in Grab taxis or similar? Any experience with that?

Further, are there any preferred destinations to travel with a baby and general tips of people who already travelled Vietnam with a baby? Thank you!

Just got a new passport from US embassy, and there is no exit stamp.

I have my old passport with entry stamp, but new passport no stamp.

Do I have to go to immigration airport or its okay just to show them old passport and new? When I exit? Land/fly?