The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been among leading localities in the country in attracting FDI over the past 30 years, with 343 projects totally valued at 27.3 billion USD.
Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is pouring more investment in tourism and transport infrastructure to become a driving force for development in the region.
A paragliding contest was opened in Hoanh Bo mountainous district of northern Quang Ninh province on July 14 as part of the National Tourism Year 2018.
The northeastern province of Quang Ninh recorded economic growth of 10.16 percent in the first six months of 2018, the highest level in the last six years.
The central province of Quang Binh welcomed over 1.8 million tourists in the first half of this year, up nearly 17 percent year-on-year.
Bestowed with gorgeous natural landscapes and diverse cultural space, the northern central province of Thanh Hoa has huge potential to branch out a wide range of tourism products, however, it faces calls for reform towards sustainable tourism development.
The People’s Committee of the central coastal province of Binh Thuan has instructed relevant agencies and localities to ensure security, order and safety for tourists in the province, said a local official.
The Tourism Department of Ho Chi Minh City and Cuba’s Tourism Ministry, along with travel businesses of both sides have inked cooperation deals aiming to create a legal foundation for organising tours to the Caribbean nation, according to Sai Gon Giai phong newspaper.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Binh Thuan to further improve the investment environment, remove difficulties for enterprises, and boost the growth of both industry and agriculture.
Combining agriculture and tourism has huge potential for Vietnam, but putting the plan into practice is still a long way off.
The central province of Ha Tinh has supported more than 60,800 residents affected by the Formosa-related marine environment incident, with total funding of more than 1.74 trillion VND (76.56 million USD).
Boasting various tourist attractions, the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu will splash out 1.35 trillion VND (59.4 million USD) on various solutions to local tourism development until 2020.
Thua Thien-Hue province has been taking numerous measures to truly turn tourism into a spearhead industry, and these efforts have resulted in encouraging outcomes.
The year 2017 marked the outstanding performance of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh in investment attraction, contributing remarkably to the local economic growth.
The number of people living in poor districts who have taken up offers to work abroad remains very low.
Around 50 percent of tourism projects in the south central province of Binh Thuan and the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are invested by businesses from Ho Chi Minh City.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed more than 1.5 million tourists in the first quarter of this year, surging 3.7 percent against the same period in 2017.
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has served over 472,000 tourist arrivals, including nearly 200,000 foreigners, since the beginning of this year, a year-on-year rise of 12 percent.
