The culinary festival “Essence of Vietnamese food” will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 6-8, introducing special dishes from across the nation, as part of activities to promote food tourism.

Vietnam exported up to 520,000 tonnes of coffee worth US$1 billion in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 15.1% in volume but a decrease of 1.7% in value compared to the same period last year.

Vietnam is planning to slash corporate income tax rates from the current 20-22% to 15-17% in an effort to make the country one of the most competitive economies in ASEAN, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has revealed.

Japanese citizen Takahiro Nonume has a desire to make life more beautiful. And he has chosen Vietnam to carry out his mission.

A total of 1,285 deals were made by foreign investors to contribute capital to and buy shares of Vietnamese businesses with total capital of 1.89 billion USD in the first quarter of this year, up 121.6 percent against the same period last year.

More than 26,700 enterprises were established in Vietnam in the first three months of the year, with total registered capital of nearly VND278.5 trillion (US$12.25 billion), according to the Agency of Business Registration under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Prime Minister has recently approved the Target Programme on investing in infrastructure in coastal economic zones; border gate economic, industrial and high-tech areas, industrial clusters and high-tech agricultural areas for the 2016-2020 period.

Vietnam is always an ideal place for Korean holiday-makers because the Southeast Asian country has impressive scenery, delicious food, friendly and hospitable people, Keum Gi Hyung, Director of the Korean Cultural Center in Vietnam said at a meeting with the National Administration of Tourism in Hanoi.

Two annual largest tourism events of Ho Chi Minh City, including Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Day 2018 and the 14th International Travel Expo- ITE HCMC 2018 will be held in April and September respectively.

The enhancement of capitalising on values of the agricultural sector to create high-quality and competitive tourism products is an inevitable trend, said Nguyen Quy Phuong – Director of the Travel Department under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.