Around 64-65% of newly reorganised communes are expected to meet new-style rural standards following the latest administrative restructuring.

An art programme named 'Colours of Land of Ancestors Tourism - Phu Tho 2025' and a tourism promotion programme themed “Phu Tho – Travel to Love” opened in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on April 3 evening as part of activities of the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day Festival and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land for the Year of the Snake.

With more than 20 craft villages recognised under a Government decree on rural industry development, Phu Yen is positioning itself as a hub for immersive rural tourism.

This year’s festival, themed “Buon Ma Thuot – Coffee City,” featured 17 official activities alongside various supporting events across the province. Notably, the festival coincided with the 50th anniversary of Buon Ma Thuot’s victory and the liberation of Dak Lak province (March 10, 1975 – 2025). The event attracted around 250,000 visitors, including 1,800 international guests, leaving a lasting impression with its vibrant cultural programmes rich in traditional identity.

Khmer brocade weavers in Van Giao commune, Tinh Bien township in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have made great attempts to preserve and revive the centuries-old craft of the Bay Nui region.

According to the Central Coordination Office for New-style Rural Development, 48 out of 79 5-star OCOP products, equivalent to 60.7%, have successfully entered high-standard markets such as the US, Europe, and Japan.

Food producers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are ramping up production under their 'One commune - One product' (OCOP) programme to meet demand for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

A programme introducing wine, tea, coffee street, and specialties of Da Lat - Lam Dong launched on December 26 along Ho Tung Mau street in Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

The Hanoi Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion Centre and the Soc Son district People's Committee on December 20 kicked off the Hanoi Shopping Festival 2024 in the district’s Tien Duc commune on December 20.

Vietnam exported 12,471 tonnes of organic goods to the European Union (EU) in 2023. This makes up only 0.5% of total EU imports, signaling significant potential for growth.

Palm trees have been familiar to the Khmer community in the Bay Nui region of souther An Giang province for generations.

Implementing the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Programme, many localities in the southern province of Binh Phuoc have effectively tapped into the potential and advantages of regional agricultural specialties to promote commodity production and unlock its rural potential.

Pearl onions grown for long in Yen Thuy district, the northern province of Hoa Binh have become a popular side dish in the local diet.

Lotus growers in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have won big as their efforts to diversify lotus products pay off.

The 24th International Agricultural Fair, AgroViet 2024, opened on November 20 at the Economic and Trade Fair Exhibition Centre in Hanoi, featuring 256 booths from more than 100 domestic and international participants.

Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam, attended the 9th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium in Laos from November 3-6 at the invitation of Naly Sisoulith, spouse of the Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.

The northern province of Bac Giang province is implementing various measures to boost its agro-forestry-fishery production in the remainder of the year, according to the provincial People's Committee.

The craft village and creative design festival 2024 opened in Hanoi's Thuong Tin district on October 11, alongside an exhibition featuring the district's One Commune-One Product (OCOP) products and handicrafts.

As an agricultural country boasting many traditional craft villages and beautiful landscapes, Vietnam holds considerable advantages for developing rural ecotourism, which has emerged as a trend among both domestic and international tourists in recent years.

Products under the “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme from central and Central Highlands provinces have been introduced to Hanoians at an event held recently at Long Bien Park of Hanoi.