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Visitors do yoga at Naman Retreat in the central city of Da Nang. Photo: Naman Retreat Australian travel publication Traveller of The Sydney Morning Herald has recently released its list of the top 20 slow travel holidays for this year, with Vietnam featured in the list of places to visit in 2023, VOV reported Wednesday. Slow travel is about forging deep, meaningful connections with places According to the media outlet, Vietnam represents an ideal destination for a salubrious wellness journey. “Inside Asia Tours has a wellness-oriented journey through the length of Vietnam that’s active thanks to cycling and walking tours, and which involves the likes of sunrise yoga, organic cooking classes, an aromatherapy workshop,” says Traveller. It also suggests that visitors enjoy a stay in Alba Wellness Valley which offers daily spa treatments, before heading for a kick-back beachside finale in Phu Quoc, one of the nation’s most hip resort islands. “Don’t miss kick back on a

Vietnam attracted a total of $27.72 billion in FDI as of December 20. Photo: VNA The country’s market overall attractiveness can be put down to the Government’s support for the startup ecosystem, which is anticipated to continue to move forward in 2023, VOV reported. Most notably, investment funds have committed to injecting capital into Vietnamese innovative startups , with this figure gradually increasing from US$425 million in 2019 to US$815 million in 2020. The committed capital in the 2020 – 2022 period reached nearly US$2 billion, whilst the growth momentum is expected to be maintained into 2023. Vinnie Lauria, founder and CEO of Golden Gate Ventures, noted Vietnam has become a bright spot for attracting investment thanks to the country’s political stability, young and highly-qualified workforce, developed infrastructure, digital skills, and innovation capability. The country has developed into an attractive destination for high-quality FDI inflows, with large in