This insight is derived from a report titled "Trade Finance in the Mekong Region", authored by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Vietnam’s traditional festivals as well as those which are shaping up their brand, are adding lustre to local tourism while spurring the country to join hands with other ASEAN member states to develop sustainable festival tourism.

Many trucks heading toward the China border are exporting large quantities of Vietnamese farm produce.

Đắk Lắk is going to great lengths to create favourable conditions for its speciality coffees. Central to the efforts is the Vietnam Amazing Cup, an annual coffee competition the province has organised since 2019.

Cultural industries boast great potential and opportunities for development, and they are increasingly playing an important role in the economy, becoming a driving force for sustainable development.

The digital class model is expected to help Ho Chi Minh City ease the shortage of teachers at all levels of education.

Vietnam will top the world’s asset growth in the next ten years, according to Infobae, a renowned newspaper in Argentina.

The Government’s policy of promoting cashless payment has triggered the spread of online payments in Vietnam as well as the race of new technologies, contributing to boosting the digital economy.

Vietnamese cured fermented beef or pork, known locally as Nem chua, has been voted by international food website Taste Atlas as one of the 54 best dishes with hot peppers in the world.

The seal opening ceremony took place on February 23, the 14th night of the first lunar month, at the Tran temple in the northern province of Nam Dinh, with the event attracting thousands of pilgrims.

Despite rainy conditions, many markets throughout Hanoi were packed with people shopping for offerings for the the first full moon of the year, known as Tet Nguyen Tieu, from the early morning of February 24.

People believe that the night lit by the first full moon in the new year will begin a new year with the pure scent of warm, fresh weather that is full of spring vitality.

The starting price of a motorcycle licence plate put up for auction is VNĐ5 million. The price would increase by increments of 10 per cent of the starting price (from VNĐ500,000).

Cam Ranh International Terminal (CRTC) Joint Stock Company has signed an agreement with Changi Airports International (CAI) during the ongoing Singapore Airshow 2024 from February 20-25.

The Investigation Police Agency has forwarded the file of the case of stock market manipulation related to the FLC Group Joint Stock Company to the Supreme People's Procuracy, recommending the prosecution of 51 defendants in the case.

Investigation is underway into the case that seven allegedly Vietnamese migrants were detected at Newhaven port in Lewes district of East Sussex county on February 16, according to the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK.

Deputy PM Le Minh Khai signed a decision promulgating the national action plan to implement the Government's commitment to prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Vietnam is experiencing a strong shift towards electric vehicles (EVs).

China became the second largest importer of Vietnamese seafood behind Japan in January, with shrimp and pangasius imports witnessing a four-fold rise compared to the same period last year.

Vietnam became the 10th largest trading partner of Singapore in January, with two-way trade turnover reaching over SGD2.9 billion (US$2.16 billion), up 18.08% over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the island nation.