Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Two local seaports have been named among the top 49 biggest & busiest container ports this year, as complied by World Shipping Council, a global organisation headquartered in Washington, Brussels, and Singapore.

Over the past 77 years, Vietnam, under the sound leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Government, has grown in all spheres, bring progress, prosperity, and better prestige to the nation in the region and in the world, said a Cambodian official.

Speaking at the Vietnam-Japan Trade and Investment Forum in Tokyo (Japan), Mr. Shigetoshi Aoyama, Vice President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), affirmed the trust of Japanese investors in Vietnam is still growing despite the negative impacts of COVID-19d-19 pandemic.

Despite moderation in July exports this year, Moody’s Analytics - a unit of Moody’s Corporation, has forecast Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2022 to reach 8.5% – the highest among its peers in the Asia-Pacific region.

Thrillist, a New York-based travel site, has named Lan Ha Bay near the northern coastal city of Hai Phong as the top Vietnamese destination in its list of the most beautiful places to visit in every Southeast Asian nation.

Standard Chartered has forecast that Vietnam’s GDP growth will reach 10.8% in the third quarter and 3.9% in the last quarter of 2022, contributing to annual expansion of 6.7%.

Uch Leang, Deputy Director of the Department of Asian, African, and Middle-East Studies under the International Relations Institute of Cambodia (IRIC) has lauded the resolve and efforts by the Vietnamese Party, State and people in the fight against corruption over the past nearly 10 years.

Da Nang, Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City are three representatives of Vietnam listed among the catergory of 10 best cities in Southeast Asia by the US’s famous travel magazine Travel+Leisure.

According to Italian media, Vietnam has not only achieved many achievements in hunger eradication, poverty reduction and social security assurance, but also contributed many initiatives to help handle global human rights issues.

On the recent days, major press agencies of Cambodia have run a lot of articles spreading a message about the good neighbourliness, time-honoured friendship, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability between the country and Vietnam, on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties (June 24).

(CPV) – Nearly one month has passed since the closing ceremony of the 31st SEA Games, and international friends continue to appreciate Vietnam's organization of SEA Games, expressing their affection for Vietnam's determination in gaining high sports achievements, its people’s hospitality and as well as their good impression on the image of Vietnamese people and culture.

The US Department of the Treasury has recognised the progress made by Vietnam in its recently released report on macro-economic and foreign exchange policies of major trading partners of the US, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said on June 13.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) reached approximately USD368 billion in 2021, making it the fifth-largest economy in Southeast Asia and 41st in the world, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Economic Outlook has revealed.

According to the Container Port Performance Index 2021 report (CPPI 2021) developed and published recently by World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, Cai Mep port of Vietnam was ranked 11th among the 370 most efficient container terminals/port clusters globally.

Vietnam will contribute to preventing a disease that is very destructive to livestock, said the French daily newspaper Le Figaro regarding the Southeast Asian nation’s announcement of becoming the first in the world to successfully research and produce an African swine fever vaccine and license it for commercial circulation.

Nikkei Asia newspaper on June 3 announced the COVID-19 Recovery Index for May 2022, saying that Vietnam and the Philippines are the two countries with the best progress, as both countries are making efforts to relax restrictive regulations to prevent the pandemic, and efforts to maintain a low level of disease transmission.

Vietnam and the Philippines showed their best performances in the COVID-19 Recovery Index for May announced by Nikkei Asia on June 3 as both managed to ease restrictions while keeping infections low.

Prestigious press agencies of Cambodia such as the Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP), Koh Santepheap, and DAP-News on June 3 published articles, spotlighting changes in the material and spiritual lives, as well as the conservation and promotion of the traditional culture of Khmer ethnic minority people in Vietnam.

Newspaper "The Truth Primorye", Agency of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Branch Primorye Region (Far East, Russia), in May 2022 issue, put aside a whole page to review the important milestone in President Ho Chi Minh's life of revolutionary activities, praising his great merits, and highlighting the value of symbols of the Vietnam-Russia friendship relationship.

The leader of ALC Philippines shared that she had watched a lot of pho (noodle) cooking videos on YouTube and tried to make it many times but she could not make it as delicious as enjoyed at this event.

Due to China's strict zero-COVID policy and disrupted supply chains, more and more German companies in Asia are looking for alternatives and neighbouring Vietnam has become a new target, the German weekly business news magazine WirtschaftsWoch wrote in an article published on May 29.

President Ho Chi Minh not only lives forever in the hearts of the Vietnamese people, but also lives forever in the hearts of international friends with admiration and respect. His life and career is not only a great legacy of the Vietnamese nation, but also makes a very good impression on many foreigners and is a shining example for the younger generations to follow.

The S&P Global Ratings on May 26 raised its long-term sovereign credit rating on Vietnam to “BB” with a “stable” outlook on the back of strong economic recovery, according to the Ministry of Finance.

International friends across the world have organized diverse activities to mark the 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh - a great personality, a great man of culture, and a national liberation revolutionary who brought independence and freedom to Vietnam and who always worked hard to cultivate friendship between the Vietnamese people and nations in the world.

Orange cake, a delicious food in Vietnam is listed as one of 30 best fried foods around the world, according to the CNN.

Major Lao newspapers such as Pasaxon, PathetLao Daily, Vientiane May and Vientiane Times in recent days have solemnly published on the front page news, photos and articles about the visit of Vietnam National Assembly President Vuong Dinh Hue and its significance to the relations between the two countries.

On the occasion of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly paying an official visit to Laos, Pasaxon (People's newspaper), the organ of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, solemnly published a front page editorial highlighting the increasingly deepened relationship between the two countries.

Deputy General Director of the Cambodia News Agency, Mr. Yutkhun Hun, said he was impressed with the grand opening ceremony of SEA Games 31 on May 12, which he said was imbued with the friendship of Southeast Asian countries.

In the past few days, major Lao newspapers have published many articles about the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu, about the August Revolution, as well as the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos.

On May 4, the Pathetlao Daily (Laos News Agency) published an article entitled "Continuing to strengthen the comprehensive cooperation between Laos and Vietnam".