Thanh Hóa is the capital city of Vietnam's Thanh Hóa Province. The population of Thanh Hóa city is nearly 200,000 with an area of only 57.9 square kilometers. The city is located south of the Red River (Sông Hồng) delta region, about 137 km south of Hanoi, on a small tributary of the Ma River(Sông Mã). Thanh Hóa is linked with Hanoi by road and railway and considered to be a growing trade and industrial center. Agriculture, forestry and fishery are being developed here.
During Vietnam War, US strategic bombing destroyed much of the buildings and infrastructure, the whole city has been totally rebuilt since then.
Thanh Hóa has the Hoang Long Antique Museum, and the large Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with active services.
When traveling on domestic flights in Vietnam, the acceptable forms of photographic identification - all of which must be valid at the time of travel - are as belows:
Hanoi – Da Nang flights priced from VND299,000 Vietnam's low cost airline, VietJetAir, will offer 1,000 promotional tickets at the special price from VND299,000 for a single ticket between Hanoi and Da Nang to celebrate the lauch of this new route on May 25.
Air Mekong offers discounted fares for children The Mekong Aviation JSC (Air Mekong) will offer discounted flights for children between May 15 and June 1, on the International Children's Day (June 1).
New luxury bus to service Ho Chi Minh City- Phnom Penh A luxury bus service between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh has started in Ho Chi Minh City as a private-public co-operation effort to have more Vietnamese tourists visit Cambodia.