Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung talked with VIR’s Tung Huong about the year’s economic achievements, and the country’s new investment attraction strategy.breaking barriers for future growth

The Mong people are an important part of the community of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, with a population of about one million people.

It is customary for Vietnamese people to decorate their houses with paintings during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). Tet pictures often depict the 12 zodiac animals or a happy, peaceful, affluent family life their owners wish for.

In 2019, Vietnam continues to participate in multilateral cooperation mechanism and global forums and the country has confidently confirmed its role as a responsible and credible member of the international community.

Vietnam will continue to hasten efforts to improve the business climate in terms of quality to create favourable conditions for the private sector to play its role as a driver in promoting rapid and sustainable economic growth.

Tet Nguyen Dan (Traditional Lunar New Year) is the biggest among traditional festivals for the Vietnamese people. 

 A flight of Vietnam’s budget carrier Vietjet Air from Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An to Ho Chi Minh City on February 6 changed its schedule for a technical check. 

Every week, a group of people with disabilities, poor kids and orphans gather in the front yard of a social centre in HCM City’s Binh Tan District, laughing, playing and getting ready for their taekwondo class.

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Efforts to improve Vietnam's agriculture sector need to be improved and built upon, a range of experts told VET.

 As one of the most famous businessmen in Austria, Ho Xuan Thai, or Thai Ho, has emerged as a Vietnamese business symbol in the European nation in the sector of restaurants, events, and nightclubs. 

 Silk flowers are a very popular decorative item in Vietnamese houses and offices. There is a Hanoian artisan who has spent most of her life making silk flowers. She is People’s Artisan Nguyen Mai Hanh.

After a period of working at Singaporean National University, a 35-year-old female lecturer, who won the Golden Globe Youth Award on Science and Technology 2018, returned to Vietnam to work for a state-owned university.

 Real estate developers must review their business strategy if they want to keep up with the opportunities set to come from the expected changes to the sector, according to industry insiders.

 The Northwest is a mountainous region with not only a poetic landscape, but is also home to 20 ethnic minorities and diverse cultural interests. Its topography is divided into many layers, so its climatic conditions vary by area.

 Pao Dung is the traditional singing of the Dao ethnic minority people living in northern Vietnam.

 Vietnam, over the past three decades, has sought to boost its levels of industrialization by developing an indigenous automotive industry. And VinFast, a member of Vietnam’s leading real estate development Vingroup, seems to be a dream come true.

Though some startups in organic agriculture have successfully called for capital, it is still difficult for many of them to seek funding. 

 In 2018 retailers seem to have had a successful year with great revenue figures. For instance, FPT Retail, the owner of FPT Shop and F.Studio by FPT, maintained e-commerce revenue growth with 21 per cent in 2018.

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