Vietnamese now tend to prefer outbound tours instead of domestic ones as it has become less costly to travel abroad and foreign agencies are more professional in promoting tours. 

The rice price in the Mekong Delta has increased in the last couple of weeks, which has resulted in higher export prices. 

Vietnam Airlines, the nation’s flag air carrier, has decided to join hands with Jetstar Pacific to market cheap air tickets priced from VND11,000 to VND1 million for both domestic and international routes.

The wave of foreign investors making capital contributions and buying a stake in Vietnamese businesses began in 2015 and increased significantly last year.

Many Vietnamese banks have reported high growth rates in retail banking in recent years. 

The World Bank has estimated that by 2030, nearly one-fifth of Vietnamese will enter old age and around 40% of the population aged 70-74 will still have to work, mostly in the unofficial labor market.

Millions of textile & garment and footwear workers could be replaced with robots in the future. 

The government has decided to disburse VND100 trillion for farming projects to help develop hi-tech agriculture. It is the biggest-ever credit package given in the field.  

Experts hope that Vietnam's dollar billionaires will spur the development of several business fields and open new value chains.

Soon after the government of Vietnam approved sports betting, investors began plans to pour millions of dollars into projects.