Vietnam and Canada enjoy a large room for their tourism and travel companies to cooperate, with the 250,000-strong Vietnamese community living, working and studying in Canada serving as a bridge linking the two countries, watchers have said.

As a country with developed agriculture and 70% of its population living in rural areas, Vietnam has a lot of advantages in developing agri-tourism to meet the needs of foreign visitors for sightseeing, relaxation, and to experience farming.

Vietnam will open its public procurement market after the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) comes into effect.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee decided on October 16 to extend the pilot e-visa programme for foreign visitors to Vietnam by another two years.

A set of criteria to evaluate the corporate development of the country and of each province and city were released at a press conference on October 13 in the capital.

Irish Examiner advises coffee connoisseurs that there are many kinds of coffee-tastic locations you want to plan for next trip.

Vietnam Airlines began offering its passengers an in-town check-in service beginning October 10.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has agreed to allow the Lac Duong district to host the Second Lang Biang Pink Grass Festival 2018, which is scheduled to begin in late November.

The Steering Committee for Enterprise Innovation and Development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), held a press briefing in Hanoi on October 13, to announce a set of key indicators to evaluate the level of enterprise development in Vietnam and its localities in 2017 and in the period of 2010-2017.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has highlighted the leading role of cooperatives in connecting farmers with businesses, towards promoting strong and effective agricultural production and consumption.