Scientists say that designing and manufacturing catamarans and trimarans is within the capability of Vietnamese engineers. In fact, Vietnamese shipbuilding engineers have already designed a speedboat worth nearly US$1 million.

Nearly 95% of Vietnam’s coffee is exported as raw products that do not bear a Vietnamese brand.

To conquer Fansipan, Pu Si Lung, Bach Moc Luong Tu and A Pa Chai, tourists must get a permit from the local border posts or management boards.

Located in Tam Nong district of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, Tram Chim National Park boasts a rich biodiversity, becoming the world’s 2000th Ramsar site in 2012.

Rents for retail premises in Ho Chi Minh City are falling and shopping malls are poorly patronized, but supply of retail space continues to explode. 

The dong devaluation will make goods, especially imports, become more expensive, but analysts say prices will increase slowly.

The Vietnam economy is expected to see major changes after it signs the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), which includes member countries that make up 40% of the world’s trade.

The specimens of thousands of millions of years old reflect the evolutionary history of the earth's crust from the primitive age. Each sample bears its own hallmark of the formation, development and extinction in the biota evolutionary sequence.

Despite the high demand and the fertile market, only 50% of Vietnamese owned finance leasing companies have been profitable. 

Some international institutions have predicted that the dong will depreciate by 5% this year, while economists have urged the government to devalue the currency by more than 10%.