Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

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.

Vietnam has been named among the 10 best countries to visit in East Asia, as compiled by Canadian magazine The Travel.

Die Presse - a German-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vienna, Austria, on April 14 ran an article highlighting favourable conditions that make Vietnam more attractive to foreign investors.

A scholar from the International Relations Institute under the Royal Academy of Cambodia has spoken highly of the Vietnamese Party and State’s attention to and policy on overseas Vietnamese (OVs), the community’s contributions to the homeland, as well as their growing role in host countries.

The two sides frankly exchanged measures to deepen the relationship, such as upgrading the economic cooperation, training human resources, and adjusting some inappropriate mechanisms.

Simon Calder, a trusted and recognised travel journalist of UK publication The Independent, has posted an article recounting his interesting journey to Vietnam and revealed several suggestions for those visiting the country.

Vietnam's economy will grow by 6.6% this year and at a similar rate in 2024, according to a report released on March 31 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

An Indian expert has highly valued Vietnam’s post-pandemic recovery in an article recently published on Moderndiplomacy.eu.

A ceremony was organized by the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia under the Russian Academy of Sciences on March 15 in Moscow to introduce the eight-volume Russian version of “Dai Viet su ky toan thu” (Complete Book of the Historical Records of Dai Viet), which has been translated from the Han (Chinese) language.

A total of 13 Vietnamese nationals working in the country have been listed among the world's top scientists by research.com, a reputable scientist ranking website.

Vietnam is among the top five destinations selected by Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWI) in Singapore for their real estate investment plans, according to the Wealth Report 2023 released by Knight Frank.

Local iPhone users could see a list of applications with the title of "Made by Vietnamese women” when accessing the App Store on March 6.

At the United Nations Headquarters (UN) in New York, the first meeting in 2023 of the UN Security Council took place with representatives of 79 countries sending forces to join the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

(CPV) – Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper introduces the article by Mr. Kyril Whittaker, a British who is living and working as a teacher in Vietnam. He is a member of the Communist Party of Britain (CPB).

A report on Quang Phu Cau incense-making village near the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi has been introduced on the Belgian Radio-Television of the French Community (RTBF).

The Canadian travel magazine The Travel has shared about 10 Asian cities that are every street food fan’s dream, in which Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City is ranked second.

Tribune de Gèneve, daily news of Switzerland, has recently published an article praising Vietnam as a new destination for foreign companies.