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Many foreign-invested enterprises have successfully developed products made of pure Vietnamese materials.
When in Tien Giang Province, the gateway to the Mekong Delta, tourists should give themselves a reason to drop by Binh Duc Commune in Chau Thanh District to take a close look at different snake species at Dong Tam Snake Farm.
Natural rubber, sea shipping, pharmaceuticals, seafood, oil & gas, and steel enterprises are expected to be under pressure this year, according to securities firms.
2015 was the first year in the past six years that the number of international visitors to Vietnam fell, reaching 7.9 million people.
The government has once again offered investment incentives to automobile manufacturers, but analysts still doubt Vietnam can build its own automobile industry.
The things of universal interest in Vietnam, if put in order of importance, according to market research firm Nielsen, are general economic information, bills for basic needs, job stability, food price increases and health.
Russia once helped Vietnam manufacture weapons and now may transfer automobile technology to Vietnam, experts say.
Vietnam, which has exported PhDs, specialists and farmers, has begun sending fishermen to the US.
Grocery shopping services are expected to develop strongly in Vietnam as people want to order food and essential goods without having to leave their homes or offices.
Vietnamese products are facing fierce competition from Thailand imports in the local market as Thai companies increasingly expand their presence in the country.