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Representatives from nearly 100 firms attended the Vietnam – Cambodia Trade and Investment Promotion Forum 2019 held in Phnom Penh on November 22.

The central province of Quang Nam is expanding Ngoc Linh ginseng cultivation and developing tourism to improve the value of the precious herbal plant.

With the ability to remarkably reduce blood sugar, Gymnema latifolium, which is a perennial woody vine, helps stabilise blood sugar and prevents complications for patients of both type 1, 2 diabetes.

A ceremony to honour outstanding groups and individuals of KOVA Prize 2018 in the fields of applied science and technology and social welfare was held in Hanoi on November 24.

A conference was held in the northern province of Yen Bai on December 8 to launch an EU-funded project to enhance capacity in managing the value chain of herbal plants.

Many provinces have said they will turn herbal medicine development into one of the economic priorities so as to tap into local advantages.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged ministries, sectors and localities to seek measures to promote traditional herbal medicines, thus taking advantage of the country’s potential in the field.

Net houses cover a vast hillside in Phuc Xuan hamlet of Soc Son district where thousands of plants are being grown. Each plant is marked with its name and a number.