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Promoting Central Vietnam Tourism in Malaysia and Indonesia

On August 26 and 27, 2025, the Central Vietnam tourism industry successfully organized the Central Vietnam Tourism Introduction Program in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Accordingly, the program aims to promote the image of the Central region – with Da Nang and Hue as the center – as a diverse destination, rich in cultural identity, beautiful nature and professional Halal services, while promoting cooperation between Vietnamese and Southeast Asian...

Malaysia to propose ASEAN Halal Council at upcoming ASEAN Summit

Malaysia will propose establishing an ASEAN Halal Council as a key agenda item during the ASEAN Summit in October. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also Chairman of the National Halal Council, confirmed the council’s formation is crucial for developing the region’s substantial Halal industry potential. Ahmad Zahid highlighted the regional Halal market serves over 640 million people across ASEAN member nations. Vietnam has...

Global Halal Summit (GHaS) 2025 in Malaysia: Strengthening Malaysia’s Halal Leadership

The Government of Malaysia is pleased to announce that the Global Halal Summit (GHaS) 2025 will be held in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya from 16 to 26 September 2025. This premier annual halal event will be inaugurated by YAB Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC), Kuala Lumpur, on 19 September 2025. The Summit serves...

How does Vietnam welcome the “opportunity” of Halal tourism?

In the context of the world witnessing the strong “rise” of the Halal industry, with an estimated market size of up to 3,000 billion USD, Halal tourism is considered to be able to become a “boost” for Vietnamese businesses, creating added value for products through serving the flow of tourists from the Middle East and Muslim countries. Great potential The Global Islamic Economy 2023 report indicates that the global Halal...

Ho Chi Minh City needs to “awaken” Halal tourism

With high demand for tourism and huge spending, Muslim tourists are considered a source of high-end tourists. While many countries in the region such as Thailand, Singapore, etc. are trying to attract and welcome this type of tourist, Ho Chi Minh City still has many untapped potentials and strengths that can completely meet the “demanding” requirements of Muslim tourists. Nguyen An Ninh Street (District 1) opposite the West Gate –...

Halal Market: Billion Dollar Potential for Vietnamese Agriculture to Exploit

With the global Halal economy estimated at 7,700 billion USD by 2025, expected to increase to 10,000 billion USD by 2028, Halal is considered a large and potential market for Vietnamese businesses. With the ability to export over 50 billion USD of agricultural products each year and having built supply chains, this will be an opportunity for Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products to enter the Halal market if there is...

Prime Minister: Developing the Halal industry is both a ‘golden opportunity’ and has profound humanitarian significance

Emphasizing the profound human significance of promoting the development of Vietnam’s Halal industry, especially in the context of complicated wars and conflicts in many places, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that Vietnam considers Halal a ‘golden opportunity’, a new orientation in production activities, an ‘important economic cooperation content, a new pillar, a new driving force’ in developing relations with other countries. Prime Minister and delegates attending the Conference –...