Indigenous culture is recognized as a valuable resource that promotes a region's tourism sector. Utilizing cultural values in tourism activities will develop unique products that attract visitors. In Can Tho, numerous destinations and tourism businesses have quickly adapted to this trend, leading to increasing enterprises offering diverse cultural tourism products.

Phong Dien is known as the “green lung” of Can Tho City, featuring a large fruit cultivation area representing about one-third of the city’s total. This benefit enables Phong Dien to advance rapidly in eco-tourism and agriculture.

On October 28, the International Biodiversity Alliance and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (Bioversity & CIAT), in collaboration with the University of Economics and Can Tho University, organized a workshop titled “Sharing Knowledge and Experience from Training Activities on Food System Transformation in Vietnam” at the Nesta Hotel. The workshop is part of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) initiative to promote Sustainable Healthy Diets Through Food System Transformation (SHiFT).

On October 30th, leaders of Can Tho City People's Committee had a meeting with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) to hold a provincial consultation meeting on the USAID Project to strengthen local capacity in disease prevention, surveillance and response in Can Tho City, funded by USAID.