Many Vietnamese fruits are getting final negotiation steps done to enter new markets, with passion fruit approved by China and green-skin pomelo on the way to the US.

The Community Ao Dai Week was launched recently in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, to promote the beauty of Vietnam’s traditional outfit as well as local culture and tourism.

Despite the strong headwinds brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam, with its resolute and flexible economic solutions, has regained growth momentum and the confidence of foreign investors. The country continues to be an attractive destination for foreign enterprises, including those from the Republic of Korea.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 20 attended a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of Cambodian PM Hun Sen’s journey to overthrow the Pol Pot genocidal regime, held in Memot district of Cambodia’s Tbuong Khmum province.

Da Nang is entering the peak summer tourist season and tourists are coming in droves. The increase in the number of visitors has contributed to the bustling retail market of the city.

Ba Be National Park in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan used to be the site of large-scale deforestation. However, in recent years forest protection work in the area has brought about positive changes. In particular, tourism development has contributed to this success.

Inspired by potter’s wheels intersecting with each other, the Centre for Vietnamese Craft Village Quintessence was built in the heart of the ancient Bat Trang pottery village in Hanoi. Spanning 3,300 square metres, the centre is some 15 kilometres from the capital’s downtown area on the banks of the Bac Hung Hai River, which runs through the city and Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, and Hai Duong provinces.

International arrivals to Vietnam jumped significantly in May while the country rose to be among the most-searched destinations after international tourism reopened.

Vietnam is finalising procedures to get allowance to export longan to Japan – one of the world’s choosiest markets.

Hanoi eyes to welcome over 30 million visitors, including 7 foreigners, by 2025, according to the municipal Party Committee’ draft conclusion on tourism development for 2016-2020 and following years.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on June 15 officially opened a direct route between Vietnam and India, with its first flight departing from Hanoi and landing at the Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi at 2:45pm (local time).

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is working on its first-ever shipment of green pomelo to the US.

As of June, Vietnam had 883 urban areas of all types across the country, representing an urbanization rate of 41 percent, up 0.6 percent from the same period last year.

Vietnamese artist Nguyen Trinh Thi has been named on the shortlist of the UK’s leading biennial exhibition and largest contemporary art prize, Artes Mundi 10 (AM 10).