The prices of tourism services in Sa Pa District in
the northern province of Lao Cai were made public in late July, under an
instruction from the district''s People''s Committee. The aim was to
discourage overcharging of tourists in the popular, world-famous
destination.
In HCM City, 390 hotels and restaurants have become
smoke-free zones as part of a municipal programme to non-smoking
environments in restaurants and hotels unveiled two years ago.
The US-based food website Daily Meal continues its culinary tour of the
world with its first-ever roster of the 101 Best Restaurants in Asia,
which has honoured five Vietnamese restaurants.
Two bird''s nest-shaped restaurants have been launched since Thursday at
the newly-opened Mooc Water Springs tourism area in Quang Binh
Province''s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park – a UNESCO World Heritage
Site.
