Việt Nam’s tourism industry is expected to maintain a high growth rate this year but remaining sustainable while still achieving such growth rate is a big challenge. Việt Nam News’s Mai Hương speaks to Lê Tuấn Anh, deputy director general of the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism’s international co-operation department, about the country’s tourism branding strategy.

Always a premier tourism destination in the country, Huế city plans to take it up several notches with a renewed focus on longer stays by both domestic and international visitors in the former imperial capital.

The National Authority of Tourism has chosen 2018 as a Tourism Year themed Hạ Long – Quảng Ninh with Hạ Long Bay as a heritage, wonder of the world and a friendly destination. Lê Hương of Việt Nam News talks to Phạm Ngọc Thủy, director of Quảng Ninh Tourism Department on the local tourism achievements and preparation for the tourism year.

Việt Nam’s tourism industry is booming and is fast becoming the driving force behind economical growth – but it also faces calls for reform to keep up with high standards.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Vĩnh Long to call for more investment in smart agriculture, logistics services, roads, and eco-tourism.

The benchmark VN Index rose sharply in the morning session but narrowed its gains because of increased profit-taking pressure during across the counter trading on Tuesday.

The industry-real estate-finance conglomerate T&T Group and France’s industrial Bouygues Group on Tuesday signed a co-operation agreement to invest in urban railway project No 3 and upgrade Hàng Đẫy Stadium in Hà Nội.

The Government has issued a new decree which it says will help build a "clean and transparent multi-level marketing environment".

 Some 26,785 new enterprises were established in Việt Nam in the first three months of this year, with total registered capital of approximately VNĐ278.49 trillion (US$12.2 billion).