Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

(CPV) - “I think Vietnam sells USD600 - USD700 million worth of agricultural and food products that come to Australia, so obviously you have a high standard of agriculture and food production,” said Mr. Mathew Worrell, Assistant Secretary, Bilateral Engagement and International Cooperation Branch, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources.

The Tam Thanh community art village in Tam Ky city of the central province of Quang Nam has been awarded the 2017 Asian Townscape Award.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on August 11th sent sympathies to his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc over heavy human and property losses caused by recent floods triggered by prolonged rains in the north of Vietnam.

35 photos by French photographer Réhahn are on display at an exhibition entitled “Precious Heritage” which opened at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology on August 1st.

Cua Van fishing village has been named among the world’s 22 most enchanting towns and villages by Buzzfeed.

InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort has been listed among the eight most ideal places to organize a wedding by the US Cable News Network (CNN) website.

Cambodia’s Rasmei Kampuchea Daily on July 20th ran an article featuring the State visit to Cambodia by Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, saying the visit will help lift bilateral relations to a new height.

The latest announcement of Travel & Leisure magazine about readers’ rating of the world’s Top 15 cities revealed Hoi An ancient town ranked 7th with a total score of 90.31.

Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Bank and Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia (RGC) Sao Sokha have valued the valuable assistance of Vietnam’s Defence Ministry for the RGC and other armed forces of Cambodia in general.

(CPV) - Amidst strengthening recovery in the global economy since late 2016, Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 5.7 percent during the first half 2017, while inflation has so far moderated and core inflation remains low, at less than 2 percent.

Member of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party’s Politburo and President of the Lao Front for National Construction Saysomphone Phomvihane had a meeting on July 7th with the Vietnamese community in Laos onthe occasion of the occasion of the 40 years of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation and 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

Ho Chi Minh city has been listed among the top destinations for solo travellers, according to the Airbnb website.

A 35-minute documentary about a Vietnamese teenage victim of Agent Orange (AO) was screened at the US Senate headquarters in Washington DC on June 28th.

(CPV) - Vietnam ranked 7th among the world’s 20 fastest growing travel destinations, according to a list recently released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

(CPV) - "For instance in New Zealand, the number of our tourists coming here has increased by 50% over the last year, and the number of tourists that are coming from Vietnam to New Zealand are also increased by 50% last year. So there are about 6,500 people from Vietnam to New Zealand, and about 25,500 people from New Zealand to Vietnam," said Mr. Roger Philip Wigglesworth, the delegate from New Z

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Thi Kim Phung is one of Asia's top three agricultural scientists, as chosen by the Asian Scientist magazine.

Belarus press has reviewed the Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s visit to the country from June 26th - 28th.

Vietnam has the highest percentage of women leadership in Asia, according to the report “Women in the boardroom: A global perspective” of the Deloitte Global.

A photo exhibition themed "Vietnam - country and people" was opened in Moscow, Russia by the “Photo Centre” Association on June 20th.

Vietnam ranks 47th among 127 economies in the Global Innovation Index 2017 announced on June 15th, climbing 12 places compared to last year.

The global real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has listed Ho Chi Minh city among its Top 26 hotel investment destinations in Southeast Asia, as of the end of March 2017.

A ceremony to introduce the book "People's War - People's Army" including speeches and writings of General Vo Nguyen Giap was recently organized at the Alkyonis Cinema in Athens, Greece.

Businesses of Gangwon province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) want to set up partnership with and expand investment in Ho Chi Minh City, Governor Choi Moon-soon has said.

(CPV) - The world famous travel site Skyscanner has named Sapa and Fansipan Mountain among the Top 10 Southeast Asian climbing spots with interesting experiences.

Vinpearl Da Nang Resort and Villas of real estate developer Vingroup was honoured as Vietnam’s Leading Beach Resort 2017 by the World Travel Awards (WTA) at a gala ceremony recently held in Shanghai (China).

The Online media outlet Thrillist of the US has listed ancient Hoi An city among the most beautiful and cheapest beach cities in the world.

The international community has given positive assessments of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to the US from May 29th-31st.

Vietnamese Prime Minister (PM) Nguyen Xuan Phuc has made an official visit to the US from May 29th - 31st.

The results of Business Climate Index (BCI) for the first quarter of 2017, recently released by European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam, showed positive prospects about business environment in the country.

Hoi An city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam has been named among the seven most affordable destinations, as voted by Travel & Leisure readers.