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A conference on promoting cross-border e-commerce and payment between Vietnam and Singapore was held in Shopee Singapore headquarters on May 30, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam exported an estimated 24.14 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-fishery products overseas during January-May, up 21% against the same time last year, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the figures of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

According to VOV, Bánh Mì, Phở, Cơm Tấm, Chả Giò, and Bánh Xèo are five Vietnamese dishes to feature on the list of the 100 best Asian street foods by TasteAtlas, a website dedicated to discovering fresh ingredients, traditional dishes, and authentic restaurants around world.

More than 11.07 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) was funneled into Vietnam during January-May, up 2% against the same time last year, reported Vietnam News Agency according to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Foreign Investment Agency.

GS25, a leading convenience store chain in the Republic of Korea operated by GS Retail, recently opened its 300th store in Vietnam, six years after breaking into the Southeast Asian country, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam ranks third in the list of the most popular Asian destinations for European visitors based on accommodation searches on the Agoda digital travel platform.

The Vietnam – Singapore Board Forum 2024 (VSBF) opened in Hanoi on May 24, examining green business solutions to promote net-zero transition, reported VOV News.

The Vietnam International Electronics & Smart Appliances Expo (IEAE) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCMC on May 23, said the Vietnam News Agency.

BestPrice Travel, one of the leading travel agents in Vietnam, has recently promoted its “Taste Vietnam” campaign in New York’s Times Square, presenting images of Vietnam to the whole world, according to TravelDailyNews, a news outlet covering Asia and the Pacific, reported VOV.

Website CNN Travel of the United States recently published an article hailing the world’s 24 best sandwiches, with Vietnamese Bánh Mì (baguette) featured on the list, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Vietnam Airlines has been ranked among the top five airlines with the highest on-time performance (OTP) in Asia-Pacific last month, according to a report from the London-based aviation analytics company Cirium, reported Vietnam News Agency.

An article published on Livemint.com, an Indian business and financial daily newspaper, says that the Indian travel market is buzzing and travel from India has seen a significant spike, with Vietnam emerging as a favoured international destination, according to Radio the Voice of Vietnam.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will hold two more gold auctions on May 21 and 23, each will offer 16,800 taels of SJC-branded gold bars, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in industrial parks in the southern province of Dong Nai continued to increase in the first months of 2024, surpassing the yearly target by nearly 20%, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Ha Giang, Da Nang, Hoi An, Quy Nhon, Song Cau and Ho Chi Minh City are the best destinations to experience sustainable tourism in 2024, NDO reported an article by by Booking.com.

Vietnamese exports to the Chinese market during the first four months of the year increased by 10.9% to US$17.7 billion against the same period from last year, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to the latest preliminary statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam raked in 2.7 billion USD from exporting aquatic products in the first four months of 2024, representing a year-on-year increase of 6%, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

A new high-speed boat service between HCMC and Con Dao Island off the southern province Ba Ria - Vung Tau was launched on May 13 to meet the rising tourism demand, said the Vietnam News Agency.

According to VNA, a mysterious lake has been discovered in Thung Cave within the World’s Natural Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, in the central province of Quang Binh.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on May 11 attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a high-tech biodegradable materials factory, a trillion-VND project by Ecovance Co. Ltd under the Republic of Korea’s SK Group, at the Dinh Vu industrial park in the northern port city of Hai Phong, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong aims to become a green tourism paradise by 2030 and a modern, green, smart and worth-living centrally-run city by 2050, reported VNA.

Vietnam's durian exports to China witnessed a significant surge in the first quarter of 2024, reported Vietnam News Agency according to statistics of trade via the Youyi Guan border gate cited by China's Xinhua News Agency.

Ho Chi Minh City has caught the eye of foreign travelers to earn a spot on a list of Agoda’s top Asian destinations for extended stays, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The first batch of 15 tonnes of frozen lotus roots of the Dai Viet Lotus Foods JSC in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, worth nearly 1 billion VND (nearly 39,360 USD) was exported to Japan on May 7, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

According to VOV, magazine Travel+Leisure of the United States has published an article unveiling the five best hotels and resorts for families in Vietnam, all of which have facilities such as farms, lawn cinemas, basket boats, and much more to entertain people of all ages.

The 10th African Investment, Commerce Forum (AFIC10) took place in Algiers, Algeria, on May 4 and 5, bringing together about 800 delegates from 39 countries and territories, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam raked in US$353 million from exporting 83,783 tonnes of black pepper in the initial four months of the year, marking an 11.5% increase in value year on year, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The import of Vietnamese fresh pomelo into the Australian market may be allowed if the product meets the Oceanian country's biosecurity conditions, said the Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam), reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports reached 19.06 billion USD in the first four months of 2024, up 23.7% year-on-year, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the figures of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

More than 263,160 Vietnamese people visited Laos in the first three months of this year, becoming the second biggest source of foreign visitors to the country during the period, reported Vietnam News Agency according to statistics from the Tourism Development Department of Lao Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism.