Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ratified the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (VCCA)’s proposal to co-ordinate with relevant ministries, agencies and localities to organise the Vietnam Coffee Day Festival as suggested by the association.

A photo exhibition entitled ‘Light from the Heart’ is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from August 8-15 to raise funds for disadvantaged children.

Signs of slowdown appeared across all sectors of the Vietnamese economy in the first half of 2016, with overall GDP growth reaching only 5.52%, significantly lower than the rate of 6.32% during the same period last year.

Thanks to a three-week community fine arts project between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), a humble coastal fishing village in Tam Ky district, Quang Nam province was covered in paintings, helping to boost local tourism and improve residents’ daily lives.

Sea tuna eyes, a special dish from Phu Yen province, are fatty and have a unique flesh flavor.

The low-cost carrier Vietjet has launched a three-day promotion from July 20 to 22, which offers passenger around one million tickets from just zero dong for all domestic flights.

According to report of Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam’s export revenue was estimated at US$82.64 billion in the first six months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%.

Since its inauguration in 2012, Dong Que (Countryside) Museum in Nam Dinh province has established its own trademark among private museums - which have been mushroomed over the past years - since it allows visitors to explore the life in the countryside of the past.

Iconic characteristics of Japanese culture, including Mount Fuji, Hello Kitty, ninjas, and Geishas, are being featured at the Feel Japan Festival that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 16.

Vietnam’s economy is expected to expand by 6% or less in 2016, according to a report by the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR).