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Despite a challenging global economic landscape, Vietnam continues to stand resilient as one of the top 10 recipients of overseas remittances worldwide, with an estimated 14 billion USD last year, according to the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief and the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD).

Vietnam had collected 15.08 billion USD worth of products overseas as of January 15, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the figures of the General Statistics Office announced on January 29.

A total of 56 Vietnamese enterprises showcased their products at Ambiente 2024 - a leading exhibition fair on consumer goods and gifts in the world that is underway from January 27-30 in Frankfurt, Germany, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Ba Ria Vung Tau was honoured as an "ASEAN Clean Tourism City" at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) which took place on January 26 in the Lao capital of Vientiane, reported VOV.

On January 26, cruise ship Dream Cruise with about 400 tourists on board, mostly from China, docked at Ha Long International Port in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

In December alone, Vietnamese seafood exports to Canada surged 14.2% to US$21.8 million compared to December 2022. This is the fourth consecutive month that exports to the demanding market has witnessed an increase compared to last year's corresponding period, reported VOV News.

As many as 161 businesses had been granted certificates of eligibility for exporting rice as of January 22, decreasing from mid-2023, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the information of the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

According to VOV, magazine Travel+Leisure of the United States has published an article revealing the best and worst time to visit Vietnam.

According to VOV, prestigious British newspaper The Times recently recommended 12 best places to visit in Vietnam, with the list including the tourist trail of historic Hanoi, ethereal Ha Long Bay, the shopping emporium of Hoi An, and buzzing Ho Chi Minh City, all of which provide dazzling and memorable experiences.

Vietnam is the destination with the highest number of business class bookings, followed by Thailand and Japan, VNA reported the data from Gmarket’s analysis of 2023 airline ticket sales in the Republic of Korea (RoK) market.

According to global mobility specialist ECA International in its annual location rating report, Singapore has maintained its position as the most liveable city in Asia for foreigners. Japan’s Tokyo and Osaka ranked second and fifth respectively. Hanoi moved up 16 places to 144th in a global ranking of the world's most liveable cities.

Hanoi is set to implement measures aimed at attracting foreign visitors in 2024, focusing on such key markets as Northeast Asia, the EU, and the US, the municipal Department of Tourism said at its January 19 conference to deploy working plans this year.

Vegetables, rice, and coffee have seen a surge in orders right from the beginning of 2024, signaling a busy year ahead despite challenges in the global trade, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Phu Quoc, Vietnam's largest island in the southern province of Kien Giang, has emerged as a new trending destination, spurred by the introduction of new air routes by Korean Air, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam's European Plastics Joint Stock Company (EuP) has inaugurated a factory specializing in producing filler master batch in Sadat city, Menoufaya province of Egypt, marking the first factory of a Vietnamese enterprise in the Middle East country, reported Vietnam News Agency.

A workshop on Vietnam's economic situation in 2023 and prospects in 2024 was jointly held by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) on January 15, said the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam's tourism sector set a target to welcome 17-18 million foreign visitors in 2024, approaching the pre-pandemic record in 2019 when COVID-19 had yet to disrupt global travel, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnamese airlines have added an additional 472 flights with more than 92,000 seats on routes between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to destinations with high reservation rates to meet the increasing travel demand during the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) of the Dragon, Radio the Voice of Vietnam quoted the information of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

CNN Travel has freshly listed Pho bo (beef noodle soup) of Vietnam among its nominations for 20 of the best soups around the world, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Seven Vietnamese businesses have been granted permission to export their bird's nest products to the Chinese market, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the sayings of Ms. Tran Thi Thu Phuong, Head of the Office of International Cooperation and Communications of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

According to VNA, Hanoi has been honoured in two categories of the Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2023 by TripAdvisor – the world's largest travel guidance platform.

The website Bloomberg.com of the US on January 8 cited analysts' opinions, saying that the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), among the first in Asia to lower borrowing costs in 2023, will likely keep its benchmark interest rate steady through next year as it tackles economic growth and inflation concerns, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The successful Women magazine, known as “Sikeres Nők” in Hungarian has named Vietnamese doctorate holder Phan Bich Thien among the top 50 successful women of 2023, said Radio the Voice of Vietnam.

The United States is Vietnam’s largest consumer of pepper, making up more than one fifth of the supplier’s total exports, VOV News quoted figures of the General Department of Customs.

Three Vietnamese destinations - Hoi An, Ha Long Bay, and Sa Pa - have been named among the top 50 most beautiful places on the wish lists of tourists in 2024, VOV reported the article by Times Travel of India.

World-leading indie travel news source Travel Off Path has listed Vietnam as the safest country to visit in Asia for 2024, reported Vietnam News Agency.

A ceremony was held by Nutri Soil JSC in Buon Ma Thuot city in Dak Lak province on January 3 to send the first container of macadamia to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in 2024, which is also the first batch of the product exported to the RoK from the Central Highlands via official channels, said the Vietnam News Agency.

Tourism website Travel Off Path of the United States has revealed that Hoi An, a UNESCO-recognized World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam, is among the top 7 trendiest destinations, ranking second in the list, VOV reported TripAdvisor website.

About 402,000 tourists visited Hanoi on the New Year holiday from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024, up 65% year-on-year, said the Vietnam News Agency.

The Hai Phong municipal statistics agency said that the port city lured US$3.4 billion in foreign investment attraction (FDI) in 2023, ranking second in the country, according to Radio the Voice of Vietnam.