Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Vietnam has been named among the 10 best countries to visit in East Asia, as compiled by Canadian magazine The Travel.

Die Presse - a German-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vienna, Austria, on April 14 ran an article highlighting favourable conditions that make Vietnam more attractive to foreign investors.

A scholar from the International Relations Institute under the Royal Academy of Cambodia has spoken highly of the Vietnamese Party and State’s attention to and policy on overseas Vietnamese (OVs), the community’s contributions to the homeland, as well as their growing role in host countries.

The two sides frankly exchanged measures to deepen the relationship, such as upgrading the economic cooperation, training human resources, and adjusting some inappropriate mechanisms.

Simon Calder, a trusted and recognised travel journalist of UK publication The Independent, has posted an article recounting his interesting journey to Vietnam and revealed several suggestions for those visiting the country.

Vietnam's economy will grow by 6.6% this year and at a similar rate in 2024, according to a report released on March 31 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

An Indian expert has highly valued Vietnam’s post-pandemic recovery in an article recently published on Moderndiplomacy.eu.

A ceremony was organized by the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia under the Russian Academy of Sciences on March 15 in Moscow to introduce the eight-volume Russian version of “Dai Viet su ky toan thu” (Complete Book of the Historical Records of Dai Viet), which has been translated from the Han (Chinese) language.

A total of 13 Vietnamese nationals working in the country have been listed among the world's top scientists by research.com, a reputable scientist ranking website.

Vietnam is among the top five destinations selected by Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWI) in Singapore for their real estate investment plans, according to the Wealth Report 2023 released by Knight Frank.

Local iPhone users could see a list of applications with the title of "Made by Vietnamese women” when accessing the App Store on March 6.

At the United Nations Headquarters (UN) in New York, the first meeting in 2023 of the UN Security Council took place with representatives of 79 countries sending forces to join the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

(CPV) – Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper introduces the article by Mr. Kyril Whittaker, a British who is living and working as a teacher in Vietnam. He is a member of the Communist Party of Britain (CPB).

A report on Quang Phu Cau incense-making village near the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi has been introduced on the Belgian Radio-Television of the French Community (RTBF).

The Canadian travel magazine The Travel has shared about 10 Asian cities that are every street food fan’s dream, in which Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is ranked second.

Tribune de Gèneve, daily news of Switzerland, has recently published an article praising Vietnam as a new destination for foreign companies.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on February 20 visited Hatay and Kahramanmaras provinces, two of the provinces hardest hit by the earthquake on February 6, to assess the damage.

The determination, brave spirit, and refusal to fear difficulties and suffering of the rescue forces of the Vietnam People's Army participating in rescue work in Turkey after the terrible earthquake on February 6 left a very deep impression on the people of the host country. Wherever they went, Uncle Ho's soldiers received the love and gratitude of the Turkish people.

As of 1pm on February 16 (local time, or 5pm Vietnam time), the rescue mission of the Vietnam People's Army found 5 locations where victims had been buried, 2 positions that have signs of life. The delegation handed over the position to the Turkish rescue force.

The famous travel magazine “Travel + Leisure” has suggested Vietnam as the leading culinary destination in Asia in its 2023 travel itinerary, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

On February 12, although it was only the second day of participating in rescue work in the Turkish city of Adiyaman, the enthusiasm and professionalism of the members of the Vietnamese rescue team was highly appreciated by Turkish and international rescue forces.

Brunei media have ran many articles on Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to the country on February 10-11, highlighting the trip as a testament to the strong bilateral diplomatic relations.

The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC) was ranked 47 among 94 power companies in the world in smart grid construction and 2nd in Southeast Asia by Singapore’s SP Group.

Pasaxon (People), the official newspaper of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), on February 6 ran an article on 93 years of growth and strength of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on its front page, on the occasion of the 93rd founding anniversary of the CPV (February 3, 1930-2023).

Since its foundation in 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has led its country through great achievements, stated a Lao official.

Lianhe Zaobao newspaper in Hong Kong (China) has run an article analysing Vietnam’s advantages that make the country the third pillar of the "golden triangle of startups" in Southeast Asia, together with Indonesia and Singapore.

Le Thai Ha has become the only female Vietnamese scientist to be named among the top 100,000 most-cited researchers in the world.

Viettel is the most valuable telecoms brand in Southeast Asia and the 17th in the world, according to the latest Brand Finance Global 500.

(CPV) - "When I arrived here I was impressed by the latest achievements of Vietnam. Vietnam today is a dynamically developing country with the highest rate of GDP, increasing year by year amount of foreign trade and attracting more and more investments from abroad," said Mr. Shovgi Kamal Oglu Mehdizade, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam, with the Communist Party Online Newspaper in January 2023.

With all the things it has done for its people, Vietnam can be proud of itself, said Algerian Ambassador to Vietnam Boubazine Abdelhamid, adding that he thinks Vietnamese people are very happy, and all must recognise that Vietnam is a very safe country.