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CNN Travel has named Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong and Lan Ha Bay on Cat Ba Island among its top 18 mysterious gems of Asia which are less-crowded, but just as rewarding, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong and Lan Ha Bay on Cat Ba Island have been named by CNN Travel among the top 18 mysterious gems of Asia which are less-crowded, but just as rewarding, said Radio the Voice of Vietnam.

The online check-in system of Vietjet is ready to serve passengers flying across domestic and internationally, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Ho Chi Minh City has been hailed as the most suitable for solo backpackers, VOV reported online magazine Money.com of the United States.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been listed among the top 25 best airlines in the world for 2023, as compiled by Australia-based aviation safety and product rating agency AirlineRatings.com, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

The Ministry of Education and Training on May 30 announced that all six Vietnamese students competing at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) 2023 won medals with four silvers and two bronzes, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam has welcomed nearly 4.6 million international arrivals in the first five months of 2023, soaring 12.6-fold from the same period last year, VNA reported the statistic by the General Statistics Office (GSO) on May 29.

Vietnamese students were awarded four bronze medals and four Honourable Mention at the 23rd Asia-Pacific Physics Olympiad (APhO) 2023 recently held in Mongolia, said the Vietnam News Agency.

Minister of Public Security To Lam on May 27 submitted to the National Assembly amendments to a bill, proposing to increase the duration of e-visas from no more than 30 days to a maximum of three months.

A Vietnam booth has been arranged at the International Coffee & Tea Industry Expo (ICT Asia) that is underway in Singapore from May 25-27, aiming to give a chance for Vietnamese businesses to introduce their products and trademarks, and seek partnerships with their Singaporean and international peers, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Canadian magazine The Travel has named the northern province of Ninh Binh among the world's top 10 best hidden family vacation spots to visit in 2023, Radio the Voice of Vietnam reported.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City are expected to reach 7 billion USD in 2023, an annual increase of about 6-7%, reported Vietnam News Agency.

A project of Vietnamese students on pharmacological effects on the central nervous system of Litsea cubeba fruit and leaf essential oils based on pharmacological network in the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO) category won a third prize at the 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF 2023) Grand Awards, said the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam’s tourism may attract 10 million foreign tourist arrivals this year, surpassing the target of 8 million previously set by the sector, VNA quoted the saying of deputy head of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Ha Van Sieu.

Vietnam exported approximately 469,632 tonnes of rubber worth US$653.22 million during the past four months of the year, down 3.2% in volume and 23.7% in value compared the same period from last year, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Tin Viet Finance JSC, Dolphin Sea Air Services Corporation and VPS Securities JSC are among the top 10 in the 500 fastest-growing companies in Vietnam (FAST500) in 2023, VNA reported an announcement by the Vietnam Report JSC and the VietNamNet e-newspaper.

Despite an overall export decline due to the shortage of orders, foreign direct invested (FDI) businesses still posted more than 14 billion USD in trade surplus in the first four months, further affirming their role as the main growth driver of the economy, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Tea exports in the first four months of 2023 reached 30,000 tonnes, worth 50 million USD, down 4.8% in volume and 5.8% in value compared to the same period last year, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the figure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Three Vietnamese dishes have been listed among the top 10 Best Rated Southeast Asian Meat Dishes, as compiled by renowned international food magazine TasteAtlas, reported VOV.

Online travel booking agency Agoda has revealed its list of the top most 11 worthy accommodations for a summer trip, including Smarana Hanoi Heritage Hotel, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

As one of the few sectors reporting export turnover increase in the first quarter of 2023, Vietnam's vegetable and fruit sector has a bright outlook to earn 4 billion USD in export revenue this year.

Vietnamese agricultural products have been introduced at Balmoral Show 2023, Northern Ireland's largest annual agri-food fair that took place at Balmoral Park of Lisburn city from May 10-13, said the Vietnam News Agency.

The central coastal city of Da Nang City has been listed by the Microsoft Travel news site among the eight places with the best scenic mountain views in Asia, said the Vietnam News Agency.

According to VOV, airbus Beluga, the whale-shaped flying marvel, made its maiden appearance at Da Nang International Airport on May 9, with the arrival of the aircraft leaving both airport staff and passengers awestruck.

International food magazine TasteAtlas recently selected Com Tam, Vietnamese broken rice, as one of the top 100 most popular rice dishes throughout Asia, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

International travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler has named Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai among the top 50 most beautiful small towns in the world, said Radio the Voice of Vietnam.

According to VOV, 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.

According to VNA, karate artists have won two more gold medals for Vietnam at the ongoing 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington DC working in co-ordination with the strategic consulting firm The Asia Group organized a meeting on May 4 with Vietnamese businesses attending the 2023 SelectUSA Investment Summit, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

The General Statistics Office (GSO) said that in the first four months of 2023, export-import value of Vietnam reached 210.79 billion USD, down 13.6% year-on-year, with a trade surplus of 6.35 billion USD.