Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

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".

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.