The southern province of Ben Tre, known as Vietnam’s coconut capital, is seeking ways to support local farmers to sell coconut products amid dropping prices.
Despite being an agricultural country, Vietnam is dependent upon imports to process many products, including soybean products. Amid market volatility, with high raw material prices and supply chain disruptions, many businesses have begun to develop their own raw material areas.
The Participatory 3D Mapping (P3DM) project in Cuc Phuong National Park has been developed recently under a cooperative arrangement between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the park. The P3DM model is expected to help with the management and protection of local natural resources.
Hoi An, the sole representative of Vietnam, is ranked 20th among the 25 best cities of the world in 2022, as voted by readers of Travel + Leisure US travel magazine.
Many foreign students have chosen to study in Vietnam and their number is on the rise. The country holds significant potential to become an attractive destination for foreign students.
The “Filling the Holes” ritual was held recently at the Community Cultural House of Rào Tre village in Hương Liên commune, Hương Khê district, Ha Tinh province. This is a nice cultural tradition of Chứt ethnic minority group.
The first batch of longan grown in Xuan Thuy commune, Kim Boi district, the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh, was shipped to the European Union (EU) on August 11.
An exhibition highlighting the solidarity and cooperation between the capital cities of Vietnam and Laos took place in Hanoi on August 10 as part of activities to celebrate the Vietnam - Laos Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.
After two years of stagnation due to COVID-19, this year’s summer season has given a much-needed boost to Vietnam’s tourism sector, putting the target of catering to 100 million domestic travellers within reach. Tourists are returning to famous hotspots with a vengeance, however, exerting major pressure on tourism infrastructure.
Over recent years, in addition to protecting border security, the young soldiers of Son La Province’s Border Guard have also conducted programmes to improve local people’s living standards.
Park Hang Seo, head coach of the Vietnam national football team, was officially appointed and debuted as the Global Tourism Ambassador of Seoul City at the event held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.
A number of illegally-obtained cultural artefacts originating from Vietnam have been returned to the Southeast Asian nation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Vietnam International Fashion Tour will make its first stop in Quang Ninh province during August, promising a unique fashion and tourism experience via an infinite catwalk created by the beauty of nature.
The Foreign Ministry organised a ceremony in Hanoi on August 8 to fly the ASEAN flag in celebration of the bloc’s 55th founding anniversary and 27th anniversary of Vietnam’s accession to the regional organization (July 28, 1995).