Vietnam has benefited from political stability, robust economic expansion, relaxing visa requirements and budget living costs, making it into the list of the 10 friendliest destinations in the world, according to InterNations, the world’s largest international community for people who live and work abroad.

The 2018 Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) officially opened in Hanoi on March 29, attracting the participation of over 670 tour operators, hotels, tourism service providers and tourism promotion agencies.

The Vietnamese High-Quality Products Fair in HCM City early next month will have many new features, including a focus on introducing Global Integration Standard (GIS) certified products and others under the city’s food safety chain model.

Vietnamese smallholder farmers will be provided with financial support from a new US$163 million deal, recently signed between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Young Vietnamese people have demonstrated their devotion to sustainable tourism as the Viet Youth on Sustainable Tourism (VYST) project kicked off yesterday in Ha Noi.

More than 26,700 new enterprises were registered in the first quarter of 2018, a 1.2% annual increase, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Business Registration Management Agency.

Many Singaporean firms are interested in investing in the food industry, agriculture, and dining services in Vietnam as they forecast that these sectors will thrive in the near future amidst broader ASEAN integration.

Start-ups will be given support from the State budget in localities with no more than 30 per cent of total investment mobilised from investment funds.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will benefit from many support policies of the State, especially those in information support; consultation; human resources development; startup and innovation; and value chain participation.

March 17-18, to promote the image of the land and people of Vietnam.