Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Vietnam's Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, and Phong Nha-Ke Bang have been named among the 16 most favourite UNESCO world heritage wonders in Southeast Asia by leading UK-based travel magazine Wanderlust.

Germany's website dw.com has published an article describing Vietnam as one of the most popular destinations in Southeast Asia for its diverse landscapes, beaches, mountainous rice terraces and bustling cities.

At the end of his term of office, when asked what he would miss most when he left Vietnam, Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the European Union Delegation to Vietnam, said he would miss the special taste of Hanoi “Bun Cha” - a dish that is hard to enjoy anywhere else.

The Vietnamese National Assembly’s adoption of the law on amendments to a number of articles of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in Vietnam will contribute to attracting more international tourists to the Southeast Asian nation and boost its socio-economic development, said the German travel site reisetopia.de.

The book titled "A Miracle Vietnam" by Dr. Pavel Suian published recently in Romania helps readers have an overview of Vietnam and is regarded as a valuable resource for those interested in Vietnam in the country.

The India Times introduced the terraced fields in Sa Pa as "providing spectacular and iconic scenery" for tourism in the Northwest highlands.

According to data from the travel platform Booking.com, Hanoi is among the top 10 most searched domestic destinations by Vietnamese tourists for the summer of 2023, up 4 places compared to the summer of 2022.

Recently, the Travel+Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2023 "City" category honored the top 10 Asian cities in 2023, in which Hanoi and Hue ranked 6th and 8th respectively.

With a coastline of 3,260km and a tropical climate, Vietnam can exploit tourism all year round. Foreign investors highly appreciate Vietnam's potential in tourism.

Overcoming 24 famous and prestigious hotels in the region, Capella Hanoi, one of the most luxurious hotels in the center of Hanoi, has excellently become the No.1 City Hotel in Vietnam.

A series of international news agencies and newspapers such as AAP, Nikkei, ABC News, Bloomberg, IANS, AFR and National Tribune have boldly reported on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's official visit to Vietnam and positive signals in the relationship between the two countries.

At the Vietnam Festival 2023 in Japan, Japanese guests expressed interest in and love for Vietnamese fresh lychees. The Vietnamese community and Japanese people who love Vietnam have the opportunity to feel the sweetness and aroma of lychees. Many Japanese customers have chosen to buy lychee as gifts for relatives and friends.

Rasmei Kampuchea, a newspaper with the largest readership in Cambodia, ran an article on June 2 highlighting Vietnam’s investment priority policy for ethnic groups in the country in general and the Mekong Delta in particular, including the Khmer ethnic people.

Vietnam is a very important economic partner of Australia, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski told the press ahead of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Vietnam from June 3-4.

Vietjet has just been voted as “World’s best low cost airline onboard hospitality 2023” and continues to be honored as “Best ultra low-cost airline 2023” for the 5th successive time.

According to Komsomol Truth Newspaper, Vietnam is currently a strong emerging country with 100 million people, and one of the fastest growing digital economies in the region, with a growth rate of 38% per year.

Vietnam is the most dynamic country in the world, rising 12 places in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s measure of the attractiveness of the business environment in 82 countries.

The Asian Record Organization has recently awarded the certificate of setting a record of culinary value in the period 2022-2023 for dishes from Dong Thap lotus. The establishment of a record of lotus dishes will open more opportunities for the Dong Thap lotus industry to promote its value according to culinary trends, and develop the lotus industry according to the circular economy and green economy.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has honored President Ho Chi Minh as one of the great men of humanity. Nations and peoples honouring his life and work are testament to his greatness.

The Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City has been achieved the level “Diamond Status” at the World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Angels Awards in recognition of improvements in its stroke care quality.

Travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler recently selected the 50 most beautiful small towns in the world, including Sa Pa town of Vietnam because of its attractiveness and charm with international tourists.

A Vietnamese food restaurant called “Mắm” has been ranked 26th among the 100 best restaurants in New York, as announced by The New York Times.

Pasaxon (The People), the official newspaper of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, on May 8 ran an article under the title of “69th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory”, highlighting the role of the victory in the special solidarity between Laos and Vietnam.

Professor Vladimir Kolotov, head of the Ho Chi Minh Institute at St. Petersburg University in Russia, has highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology in the victory on April 30, 1975.

(CPV) - Viet Nam is among four countries demonstrating gender parity in digital skills, according to a new UNICEF analysis issued on International Day of Girls in ICT. When it comes to the gender parity analysis in internet use among youth has been achieved in only 8 of 54 countries and territories analyzed. However, around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online.

(CPV) - During World Immunization Week 2023 (24-30 April), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are encouraging urgent efforts in Viet Nam to reverse a significant decline in essential, routine vaccination that has left many children unprotected against vaccine-preventable diseases.

The official visit to Uruguay by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is an important diplomatic event that has grabbed special attention from local media.

Ralph Coeckelberghs used to join movements protesting the war in Vietnam over half a decade ago, and since then he has been nurtured his love for the Southeast Asian country.

Recently, the travel page of CNN Magazine published an article suggesting 24 types of the world's best sandwiches, including Vietnamese “banh mi” (baguette).

On the occasion of the official visit of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to the Republic of Cuba, the Republic of Argentina and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, Voces Del Periodista magazine - the voice of Mexican journalists - reviewed the brilliant milestones in the traditional relationship between Vietnam and the Latin American brothers, which emphasizes that this is a special solidarity rooted in similarity in the history of the struggle for national liberation.