Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

President of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Nobuhiko Sasaki has said that Vietnam is showing the attraction of a potential market that can be capable of obtaining growth for Japanese investors. Up to half of surveyed enterprises said they wanted to continue expanding investment in Vietnam.

Photographer Nguyen Ngoc Thien with the photo “Fishing anchovies” won the first prize in the "Marine Conservation" of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2022 by the British Society of Underwater Photographers.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s official visit to Vietnam on April 30 - May 1 has grabbed the headlines of the media in Japan.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio always attaches importance to the Japan-Vietnam relations, Foreign Press Secretary Ono Hikariko said while chairing a virtual press conference on May 1 announcing the initial results of the Japanese PM’s on-going official visit to Vietnam.

The Times of India has published an article titled ‘From a quiet nation to one of the world's best tourist destinations’, which hails the significant tourism development in Vietnam.

On April 28, the Chandler Institute of Governance (CIG) (Singapore) announced the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), in which Vietnam ranks 3rd among low-middle-income countries and 56th globally among 104 countries ranked.

Dr Kidong Park, the outgoing Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Vietnam, expressed his confidence without wearing a mask after two years, when he was received by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on April 27.

Lego Group pins high hope on its project in Vietnam as this will be the first carbon neutral factory of the Danish firm across the world and its second in Asia, a high-ranking official of the Danish toy production company has said.

Foreign investment funds have made optimistic forecasts about Vietnam's economic recovery in 2022 and steady growth of foreign investment inflows.

For US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper, the warmth, hospitality, friendliness and sincerity of Vietnamese people have remained unchanged over the past 15 years.

Lao newspapers have continued to publish many articles about the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.

European businesses’ confidence in Vietnam’s investment climate continued to increase in the first quarter of 2022, based on the latest results of the Business Climate Index report, according to the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s economic growth in the first quarter of 2022 was consolidated thanks to the solid performance of export-oriented manufacturing and recovering service sector, according to the Vietnam Macro Monitoring report recently released by World Bank.

Vietnam is anticipated to enjoy the highest trade and income gains among members of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to a latest World Bank report.

Data from the Google Destination Insights shows that, since the beginning of 2022, the number of international searches on Vietnam’s tourism (for airlines and accommodation establishments) is increasing rapidly, ranking among the highest in the world with more than 75%.

The Vientiane Times of Laos ran an article on April 8 titled “Special solidarity between Laos and Vietnam” to mark the Laos-Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022 and celebrate the 60th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties.

(CPV) - Viet Nam’s economy is expected to rebound to 6.5% this year and further expand to 6.7% in 2023, due to the high vaccination rate, trade expansion, and continued accommodative monetary and fiscal policies, according to a new report released on April 6th 2022 by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Vietnam has been picked by analysts from leading Wall Street banks as one of the three hottest markets in the Southeast Asian region, according to the US’s TV channel CNBC.

Vietnam plans to double the amount of mangoes exported to the world and aims to expand the mango growing area so that it can earn a turnover of 650 million USD by 2030, reported the German fruit and vegetable news website https://fruchtportal.de/.

(CPV) - With the experience of increasing cultivation in the 400 square meter garden of Vietnam's Level 2 Field Hospital No. 3 in Bentiu, South Sudan, the young members of the hospital brought a variety of vegetables with potential good development ability and high yield to guide local people to sow.

There is a football club named after great President Ho Chi Minh in Peru, 20 thousand kilometers away from Vietnam. Even Uncle Ho’s portrait is printed on their logo. That is Club Deportivo Hochiminh.

Many major Malaysian newspapers have boldly reported on Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's visit to Vietnam, affirming that the visit will contribute to promoting bilateral cooperation in many fields.

On March 20, Malaysia's New Straits Times reported on the official visit to Vietnam by Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and highlighted the significance of this event.

Vietnam is poised to emerge strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic and place itself firmly on the radar of foreign investors, buoyed by rapid industrialisation and a fast-growing middle-class, experts told AsianInvestor which focuses on the region’s investment industry.

Looking back at the history of the national liberation revolutions of Laos and Vietnam, we can see that the people of the two countries have always attached themselves to each other, loved and cared for each other, and stood shoulder to shoulder in struggle, considering one’s revolutionary career as the other’s.

Sixty three members of Vietnam Level 2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 in South Sudan were awarded the United Nations Peacekeeping Medal for their outstanding contributions.

The World Bank (WB) on March 11 released its brief updating Vietnam’s economic development in March, stating that the economy continues to show resilience and is recovering although downside risks have heightened.

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie has appreciated the efforts Vietnam has made over the past time in eliminating gender inequality in a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency.

On March 10, Pasaxon Newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, published an editorial "Getting ready to successfully celebrate the Vietnam-Laos and Laos-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022".

According to a survey conducted by the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research (WIN) on the occasion of International Women's Day, which has just been announced, Vietnam leads in gender equality at home and at work.