Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Dr. Munir Majid, President of Muamalat Bank Malaysia, affirmed that Vietnam has been a responsible and enthusiastic member of ASEAN during the past 25 years since its joining of the association.

Vietnam holds tremendous potential for information technology (IT) development thanks to its young and talented human resources and attractive investment climate, thereby becoming one of the brightest investment destinations for Indian firms, an Indian expert has said.

Vietnamese midfield maestro Nguyen Quang Hai has been unexpectedly voted among the leading 500 most important players in the world by football publication World Soccer.

David Jarkulisch, a famous economic diplomat from the Czech Republic, recently published an article confirming Vietnam’s active changes as reflected in revised Investment Law, in order to create conditions for attracting and increasing the efficiency of foreign investment in economic development.

Vietnam assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) last November for 2020, and after that it prepared to deal with challenges and was ready for the important year, as it both holds the ASEAN Chair and a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

US online magazine Foreign Policy has published an article looking into Vietnam’s leadership progress in ASEAN.

German media has highlighted the measures taken by the Vietnamese Government and its determination to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the context of complicated developments from a new outbreak in the country.

Vietnam is projected to be the fifth highest-growing economy in the world this year and the country has a unique opportunity to increase its footprint in the global economy in both trade and investment, Stefanie Stallmeister, World Bank Acting Country Director for Vietnam, has said.

Australian Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said Vietnam's ban of wildlife imports and markets was “a huge win for global public health”.

The diagnosis of COVID-19 infections in the community in recent time proves that Vietnam has an effective infectious disease surveillance system.

World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Vietnam Kidong Park has said the occurrence of new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang is not alarming, as the virulence of this strain is no different from that in other countries.

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology ranked 1,036th in the world, up 207 places, while Ton Duc Thang University is up 504 places in the second Webometrics rankings of world universities 2020 by the Cybermetrics Lab, a member of the Spanish National Research Lab.

The recent detection of new local infections of COVID-19 has proved the efficiency of Vietnam’s communicable disease surveillance system, according to WHO Representative in the country Kidong Park.

As current Chair of ASEAN, Vietnam has shown its competency and leadership in navigating ASEAN at this unprecedented and challenging time, Chief Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Ade Padmo Sarwono has said.

Vietnam has shown its capacity in not only leading ASEAN but also solving emerging issues in the region and the world, which is a clear demonstration of its outstanding role as the ASEAN Chair in 2020, according to Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith.

Vietnam has made great contributions to economic growth and stability in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Malaysian Professor Yeah Kim Leng said in a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency’s reporters in Kuala Lumpur.

Vietnam’s role in ASEAN has become more and more important, Kim Phea, Director of the Cambodian International Relations Institute, has said on the occasion of Vietnam’s 25th anniversary of ASEAN admission.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Tinh, former Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, cannot forget the stories of two foreign friends who always love and respect Uncle Ho and show special care for Vietnam. They are the American writer Lady Borton and Mr. Jean-Pierre Brard, former mayor of Montreuil in France.

Amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam, as ASEAN Chair, has managed to formulate a regional comprehensive economic recovery plan, the New Straits Times of Malaysia reported.

The Asia Media Centre in New Zealand has run an article highlighting the upgrading of ties between Vietnam and NZ into a strategic partnership on July 22nd, expressing its trust in the prospects for the bilateral relationship in the future.

Embracing ASEAN has internationalised Vietnam, while Vietnam has also contributed to ASEAN’s miracle, said a Malaysian scholar on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Vietnam’s admission to the ASEAN (July 28th, 1995).

A photo exhibition themed “Travelling Vietnam through photos” was launched in Moscow, Russia on July 21st to introduce culture and coastal life to Russian audience through the lens of female Russian photographer Vera Mazhirina.

The Business Insider newspaper on July 21st announced 50 destinations with spectacular views, which are recognized as the most outstanding among the wonders and fascinating natural landscapes around the world.

The thanks from countries including the US, China, Italy, Spain, Japan and the others, to Vietnam for presenting medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic while the country is also in need show that Vietnam is a generous and reliable friend to countries around the world.

Vietnam is an invaluable member of the ASEAN Community and has actively shepherded a number of important initiatives and led efforts that continue to enrich the ASEAN agenda and experience, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN Ambassador Noel Servigon told the Vietnam News Agency's reporter in Jakarta.

The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) has published an article hailing Vietnam’s low-cost model of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reporter Stephen Nash from New York Times studies the beauty of langurs, bears and turtles at the Cuc Phuong and Tam Dao national parks.

President of the Ho Chi Minh Institute at Saint Petersburg National University in the Russian Federation, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kolotov, gave an interview with the Vietnam News Agency correspondent on the progress in Vietnam-US relations.

After Patient 91 was discharged from the hospital and on the plane to return home on July 11th, major media around the world simultaneously reported on this event. UK-based Reuters assessed “Virus-free UK pilot, symbol of Vietnam’s pandemic success, to return home”.

British pilot Stephen Cameron, known as patient 91, became the focus of media attention because his was the most serious case of COVID-19 in Vietnam that doctors had to focus their efforts on treating him.