Experts are warning the country not to rest on its laurels following the end to bilateral negotiation talks with the US regarding Vietnam’s bid to join the WTO. Though the nation is drawing closer to completing the joining process, it has now reached a no less difficult and arduous part of the journey. Vietnam Investment Review’s Mai Anh measures just how far the country has to go before it can become a full card carrying member of the world’s largest trade body.

Hotel construction has hit new heights as the country struggles to accomodate the rising number of foreign visitors. Vietnam Investment Review looks at the hotels and resorts soon to open across the country.