Vietnam and the Middle East hold potential to boost trade and investment, as heard the Vietnam – Middle East trade forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11.

Besides traditional markets like Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, Vietnamese companies have begun searching for new markets for overseas investment.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has made great efforts in cooperating with international organisations and foreign embassies in Vietnam to promote partnership between Vietnamese and foreign partners.

Representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and businesses participated in the 20th International Agricultural Exhibition and Conference (Agritech 2018) in Israel on May 8-10.

Making Vietnam become the ’Kitchen of the World’ is considered a promising approach for a ’smoke-free industry”, as well as the country’s cuisine, especially in the context that the tourism industry needs to build its characteristic products to attract tourists, especially international visitors.

The number of South Korean tourists to Vietnam has been on the rise in the past two years thanks to more convenient flights.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has recently approved the development and management plan of the Langbiang Biosphere Reserve in five years from 2018.

Vietnam has diverse tropical agricultural products and specialities that ca be exported to Australia, said Le Quoc Doanh, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development at a recent Vietnam-Australia agriculture policy dialogue held in Canberra.

Vietnam Railways (VNR) has launched service to allow customers to book train tickets and make the payments through mobile phones since May 7.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) have launched a programme to honour the top 100 sustainable enterprises in 2018.