Two traditional trades – fish sauce in Nam O Village in Da Nang and Thanh Ha pottery in Hoi An – have been recognised as National Intangible Heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, contributing more cultural value to the two tourism hubs in central Vietnam.

Rising input production costs, unfavourable weather conditions, a saturated domestic market and stiff competition are causing difficulties for fertiliser businesses.

The State budget’s domestic revenue in the first eight months of 2019 is estimated at 808.8 trillion VND (34.8 billion USD), according to the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam needs to renew its real estate market to attract more foreign investors and increase the quality of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector, according to experts.

The domestic hotel industry will face many challenges during development, especially in the application of technology, according to an expert from Savills Vietnam – a foreign property service provider in Vietnam.

Vietnam was urged to complete the land market to meet requirements and ensure development, experts said.

Solo travel could boost the growth of Ho Chi Minh City's tourism industry, Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, deputy director of the city's Tourism Department, has said.  

Vietnamese wood processing firms need to rethink their production models and embrace technologies to increase their competitiveness amid current and future challenges, delegates said at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10.

Three books that introduce the culture of the Czech Republic to Vietnamese people living there have been released.

The Ministry of Transport’s 58 billion USD plan for the North-South high speed railway faces daunting financial challenges, the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) has said.