Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

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.

Vietnam is an important partner of the Republic of Korea (RoK), with more than 200,000 Koreans living in the Southeast Asian country from which a large amount of trade surplus was generated in 2022, Korean broadcaster KBS underlined in an article published on January 24.

Christian Manhart, UNESCO Representative to Vietnam, has hailed the nation’s success in connecting its tangible with intangible heritage and affirmed UNESCO’s further close collaboration serving Vietnam’s sustainable development.

Belgium’s French-language television channel BX1 has broadcasted a reportage entitled "Vietnamese people celebrate Tet in Woluwe Saint-Pierre" about the Lunar New Year (Tet) that the Vietnamese Association in Belgium and the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium organised on January 22 in Brussels.

In the early 1970s, most Americans, including many servicemen and war veterans, believed that the war in Vietnam was a mistake and that the US should negotiate for a peace agreement, Dr. Andrew Wells-Dang, a senior expert about Vietnam at the US Institute of Peace told the Vietnam News Agency's resident correspondents while talking about the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) 50 years ago.

Ben Groundwater, a columnist and feature writer for the Sydney Morning Herald, released published an article hailing Pho, Vietnamese noodle soup, as a classic dish for food lovers worldwide.

(CPV) - During the past 31 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Armenia (July 14, 1992), the traditional friendship between the two countries has constantly developed. On the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival of the Cat, a reporter of the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper has an interview with Mr. Vahram Kazhoyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Vietnam.

(CPV) - During 47 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations (1976 - 2023), Vietnam - Thailand relations have developed well in all fields, and the two countries have established strategic partnership and friendly and comprehensive cooperation. On the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival of the Cat, reporters of the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper have an interview with Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura about the bilateral relations.

(CPV) - "Viet Nam did a great job in vaccinating its population against COVID. As of December 2022, almost everyone above 12 years old and over 90 per cent of those from 5-11 years old completed primary doses," said Ms. Lesley Miller, UNICEF Deputy Representative with the Communist Party Online Newspaper in January 2023.

(CPV) - “During my first year in Vietnam, I have been able to discover in daily life that it is an extraordinary country, of great vitality, with the capacity to face challenges, and with a great future,” Mexican Ambassador to Vietnam Alejandro Negrin Muñoz shared in an interview with a reporter of the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival of the Cat.

The front page of the daily PathetLao daily on January 16 featured an article praising the success of the Laos-Vietnam Vietnam-Laos 2022 Friendship Year, emphasizing that this is extremely important to the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

In the context of a stagnant housing market in the Republic of Korea, many Korean construction enterprises have changed their business strategies, including efforts to explore and expand foreign markets.

With a policy putting humans at the centre and leaving no one behind, when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in Vietnam, the Government has continuously made drastic instructions to support labourers with relief packages of largest-ever coverage, besides pandemic control measures.

US Permanent Representative to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Ambassador Michèle Taylor commended Vietnam’s priorities and initiatives at the council while meeting Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet in Hanoi on January 13.

The Lao Journalists Association’s website laophattananews.com has recently published an article praising Vietnam’s experiences for good economic growth in the context of global downturn.

Chief Representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Vietnam Dr. Angela Pratt on January 6 warned that the fight against COVID-19 is not over yet as many people are getting infected, hospitalised, and dead in many countries around the world.

The US News & World Report’s ranking of the most powerful countries in the world in 2022 has shown that Vietnam ranks 30th with a GDP of 363 billion USD and a population exceeding 98.2 million people.