Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

(CPV) - According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, in the first quarter, the number of international visitors to Vietnam reached over 4.6 million arrivals, an increase of 72% over the same period in 2023. Currently, Asia is still the largest source of visitors to Vietnam, especially the Korean market with over 1.2 million visitors, equal to 150% over the same period last year and up 10% over the same period in 2019.

(CPV) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has maintained its earlier growth projection for Viet Nam this year despite lingering uncertainties in the external environment. Viet Nam’s economy is expected to grow at 6.0% and 6.2% in 2024 and 2025, respectively, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2024 released on April 11th 2024.

The United Nations representative hoped that the Ministry of Public Security would continue to send highly qualified officers who meet the criteria to participate in United Nations peacekeeping activities, especially female officers.

Up to 71% of European businesses said they feel “positive” about the long-term prospects in Vietnam in the next 5 years.

The Dien Bien Phu victory is a great victory of the Vietnamese people in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism, and a great victory in the just struggle of the invaded and oppressed peoples in Asia, a shining example of the Vietnamese people not being afraid of power, using weakness to overcome strength.

The Dien Bien Phu Victory is a symbol of the national liberation movement of oppressed and colonialised peoples worldwide, said Prof. Ezequiel Ramoneda, Coordinator of the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CESEA) at the Institute of International Relations of the National University of La Plata of Argentina (UNLP).

Since Vietnam opened its doors to international visitors, the Republic of Korea has remained Vietnam’s top sending market. This summer, Korean tourists continue to choose attractive coastal areas of Vietnam to relax and experience summer activities.

An article on L’Unione Sarda news website of Italy honours the braveness of Vietnam through the Dien Bien Phu Victory 70 years ago.

(CPV) - On the occasion of celebrating the International Day of Happiness (March 20), 2024, Vietnam received positive information when it climbed 11 ranks from 75th in the previous year's ranking to 54th in the World Happiness Report 2024.

The famous Asian travel magazine DestinAsian has just announced a list of the most beautiful islands or archipelagos in Asia and the best cities in Asia as voted by its readers. Vietnam has two representatives, Phu Quoc and Ho Chi Minh City, on the list.

Vietnam is one of the most important partners of Brazil in Southeast Asia, Eduardo Paes Saboia, Secretary for Asia and the Pacific at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, has stated at the Vietnam-Brazil meeting recently held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Brasilia.

(CPV) - Uneven development progress is leaving the poorest behind, exacerbating inequality, and stoking political polarization on a global scale. The result is a dangerous gridlock that must be urgently tackled through collective action, according to a new report released at the middle of March by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Infobae, a renowned newspaper in Argentina, reported that Sapa resort town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai is one of the 16 most beautiful small towns in the world.

Vietnam has risen to become a regional trade and innovation hub, and there is a lot New Zealand can learn from Vietnam’s experience and expertise, CEO of the Asia New Zealand Foundation Suzannah Jessep has assessed in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s correspondents in Oceania.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Vietnam Matt Jackson has affirmed that Vietnam has been putting gender equality, women’s empowerment, and human rights at the centre of development.

Vietnam is the most investment worthy place in ASEAN, based on valid and practical grounds where improved economic diversification, international integration, reformed investment legislation and good economic policy must be counted, according to an article recently published on the US’s mondaq.com.

The Interpreter, a publication of the Australian-based international policy think tank The Lowy Institute, has recently published two articles mentioning the Vietnam-Australia relations and Vietnam's economic potential within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), against the backdrop of the upcoming ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne from March 4-6.

The world’s leading travel magazine Lonely Planet has proposed the top 10 attractive destinations after graduation for students. A vacation in Vietnam ranks 5th on the list of the 10 best itineraries of 2024 for graduates.

Tripadvisor has just announced the top 25 most beautiful natural destinations in the world, in which the only representative of Vietnam is Ha Long Bay at the second place while the first place belongs to Kathmandu (Nepal).

Among the foreign academicians-members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) honored on the occasion of its 300th establishment anniversary in February, there are six Vietnamese citizens, according to Sputnik.

Vietnam will top the world’s asset growth in the next ten years, according to Infobae, a renowned newspaper in Argentina.

Many high-tech and innovative companies are returning to Vietnam, thanks largely to the country’s recognition of the advantages and competitive edges of sending students abroad, particularly to prestigious universities, to enhance its resources.

Vietnam has pledged tax breaks and other perks to semiconductor companies that help to develop the sector in a Southeast Asian country, according to Japan's Nikkei Asia (asia.nikkei.com).

The vibrant relations with Latin America have contributed to the successes of Vietnam’s diplomacy last year, according to an article ran by the El Popular (People) e-newspaper, the organ of the Communist Party of Uruguay.

Argentina's newspaper La Nacion has run an article highlighting the business climate in Vietnam and encouraging the country's firms to explore the Southeast Asian market.

(CPV) - Vietnam-Switzerland relations have developed strongly in politics, economics, technical assistance, trade, investment, research, science, culture, tourism and people-to-people exchanges since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1971. On the occasion of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Gass spoke to the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper about cooperation opportunities and prospects between the two countries in the coming time.

The Grupo R Multimedio newspaper of Uruguay on February 10 published an article introducing the traditional charms of Tet – Vietnam’s Lunar New Year festival, the most important of its kind in the country in a year.

The relationship between Russia and Vietnam is a bond of friendship and trust, forged in the Vietnamese people’s struggle for freedom and independence, and has been tested by time, Russian Ambassador to Vietnam G. S. Bezdetko said in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2024.

The Party Committee of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos on February 6 held a meeting on the occasion of the 100th birthday of Khamtay Siphandone, former Chairman of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and former President of Laos (February 8, 1924-2024).

(CPV) - Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato' Tan Yang Thai expressed his impression on the rate of growth and development of Vietnam over the past years. He affirmed that at an interview with a reporter of the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Dragon 2024.