Vietnam’s tourism sector is working hard to attract more tourists from Muslim countries (Halal tourists) which is seen as a potential market for the global tourism industry.

Vietnam’s new e-visa policy, which took effect from August 15, has facilitated group and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events) tours, insiders have said.

A forum themed "Fostering ASEAN-RoK Reciprocal Exchange and its Implications for the Youth" has been held by the Vietnamese Student Association at Yonsei University and the Yonsei Indonesia Association with the support of the embassies of Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and Cambodia in Seoul.

The last sections of My Thuan 2 Bridge, connecting the Mekong Delta provinces of Tien Giang and Vinh Long, were joined in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 14.

A delegation from Bloomberg Philanthropies and organisations joining the charity fund’s initiative to mitigate tobacco use visited Vietnam from October 9-12.

The Vietnamese People Association in the Czech Republic on October 12 held a meeting to review its performance in the past time and identify orientations for the next year.

Agricultural product brands of each farmer and enterprise must be on the digital map so as to affirm their value and reach out to the international market, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said.

Terraced fields and the culture linked with them are considered a “specialty” of the northwestern region, but comprehensive investment strategies and development measures are needed to fully capitalise on this tourism resource, experts said.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre hopes to continue receiving support from Japan in implementing new projects, focusing on priority areas such as improving climate change adaptation capacity, reducing natural disaster risks, and responding to saltwater intrusion, said Vice Chairman of the provincial People Committee Nguyen Truc Son.

Speaking about her motivation to run the club, Bình recalled her childhood when she learned Dao embroidery techniques from her mother and grandmother. At age 14, Bình said she could sew and embroider on her own dresses.

Delegations of officials of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have visited and presented gifts to religious dignitaries and local Khmer people on the occasion of their traditional Sene Delta Festival which is celebrated from October 13 to 15 this year.

Students from the Reigate Grammar School (RGS) Vietnam joined their peers at the RGS school in Surrey, UK in a musical performance on the evening of October 12 (local time).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung on October 12 called for the establishment of working groups among the Vietnamese community in Israel to support each other amidst the current conflict.

The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stage the classic ballet Giselle, which is considered one of the great Romantic ballets, at the Opera House on October 20 and 21.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel said on October 12 that a group of 15 Vietnamese agricultural apprentices who are studying in an area near the Gaza Strip has been temporarily relocated to a safer location.

The Government Office has issued Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's conclusions at the conference on promoting measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, in preparation for an upcoming working trip by the European Commission (EC)’s inspection delegation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a dispatch requiring relevant agencies, ministries and local administrations to get prepared to timely respond to risks posed by heavy rains and floods in the central region.

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) and Nestlé Vietnam Limited Company sealed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on October 12 to offer nutritional products worth over 5.5 billion VND (224,994 USD) to kids with special and difficult circumstances.

The biometric authentication system for passengers who use electronic identity cards in the aviation security check process is scheduled to be deployed simultaneously at airports from November 2023, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

The Khmer community in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang are preparing to celebrate the Sene Dolta Festival, a major event of the ethnic group to remember their ancestors, which will take place from October 13-15 this year.