Foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in recent years has seen a halt, but along with that there is also a positive sign in relation to the minimal difference between FDI registered and disbursed capital.

'Banh trang nuong' (Grilled rice paper with egg), dubbed as Vietnamese pizza, is one of the most popular street snacks for students and teenagers in Vietnam.

The National Television Festival 2016 wrapped up in the northern province of Lao Cai with 27 gold, 56 prizes and 134 certificates of merit presented to the most outstanding works in nine categories at an awards ceremony held in Lao Cai province on December 24.

The Ministry of Health on December 22 announced the top ten notable events of the sector in 2016.

A wide variety of unique cultural and tourism activities are scheduled to take place in the central cities of Danang and Hoi An of Quang Nam province to welcome in the New Year 2017 over the coming days.

Doan Hung pomelos, Vinh oranges, Buon Ma Thuot coffee, Tan Cuong tea and Cat Loc mangoes are some of the agricultural products that have not only brought in high economic benefits to their producers but also been given protection by law over the past ten years.

2016 was an eventful year for Vietnamese fine arts, as it saw efforts by artists and managers to create and build a healthy and professional fine arts market despite numerous limitations and difficulties.

Vietnam’s farming exports in the first eleven months of 2016 reached US$29.1 billion, up 5.9% over the same period of last year, with eight commodities each earning more than US$1 billion.

Unlike the above mentioned cakes, khoai cake contains many ingredients and goes through totally different processing procedures.

In 2016, despite facing numerous difficulties, particularly in relation to the serious marine environmental pollution incident which affected four central provinces and the surge of the number of foreign tourist guides, Vietnamese tourism still managed to gain spectacular growth.