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Ho Chi Minh City has remained the top destination for both domestic and foreign tourists in recent time, Agoda said.

Vietnam has been named among the Top 5 most attractive destinations in Asia, reported the Voice of Vietnam based on the list by renowned Canadian travel site The Travel.

The United States made up Vietnam’s largest export market with an estimated turnover reaching US$28.4 billion during the first four months of the year, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

Vietnam welcomed nearly 3.7 million foreign tourists in the first four months of 2023, the Vietnam News Agency qouted the figures of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Vietnam’s trade surplus reached US$6.35 billion in the first four months of 2023, Radio the Voice of Vietnam quoted the figures of the General Statistics Office (GSO) on April 29.

Hong Kong Express Airways (HK Express) on April 28 launched a direct air route linking Hong Kong (China) with Vietnam via Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, reported VNA.

CNN Travel has included banh mi (Vietnamese baguettes) among its top 24 sandwiches in the world in 2023.

The south central province of Khanh Hoa will organize the 2023 Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Sea Festival from June 3-6 with more than 60 events.

The nation’s popular banh mi has been named in the list of the top 24 best sandwiches from across the world by multinational news channel and website CNN, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

With a number of export orders worth billions of US$ received during the first months of the year, there remains plenty of room for fruit and vegetable exports this year, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to details given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

As part of activities to promote Vietnam tourism, a Vietjet aircraft bearing the vivid and impressive symbol of Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism has landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in the southern metropolis, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnamese overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached more than US$2.1 billion in the first quarter this year, up 19.41% year on year, amid economic difficulty, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported.

The Vietnamese pepper and spice sector set target to collect US$2 billion in export turnover by 2025.

Ho Chi Minh City, the largest financial hub in Vietnam, has been named among the top 10 wealthiest cities in the world for this year, announced Henley & Partners, the global leader in residence and citizenship by investment, in partnership with wealth intelligence firm New World Wealth.

Magazine Travel+Leisure of the United States recently named Regent Phu Quoc resort in the southern province of Kien Giang among the 100 best new hotels in the world for 2023, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Vietnam exported a total of 210,370 tonnes of coffee worth US$482.43 million abroad in March, with exports to Indonesia, Russia, and Algeria witnessing a triple-digit growth, Radio the Voice of Vietnam qouted the figures of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Australia has so far opened its market for four kinds of fresh fruit from Vietnam - dragon fruit, lychee, mango and longan, reported Vietnam News Agency according to information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

To meet the huge demand during the five-day National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1) holidays, The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to increase flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, said the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam exported 1.7 million tonnes of rice in the first quarter of 2023 worth over 900 million USD, a 19% increase in quantity and 30% rise in value compared to the same period in 2022, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam exported approximately 35,750 tonnes of pepper worth US$106.47 million in March, representing a rise of up 27.6% in volume and 26.5% in value on-year, thereby witnessing a record high since April 2020, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

UK-based travel magazine Wanderlust has honoured the ancient city of Hoi An in Vietnam’s Quang Nam Province one of Asia's top four sustainable destinations, said the Nhan Dan Newspaper.

According to NDO, Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located off the coast of Vietnam’s Ha Long city in Quang Ninh province, has been named among the most beautiful destinations in Asia, by Canada-based The Travel magazine.

Vietnamese seafood currently has secured a firm foothold in the Australian market, accounting for 23% of Australia's total aquatic imports last year, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to statistics from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Vietnam’s import and export turnover of goods reached US$30.78 billion during the second half of March, a fall of 15% against the same period from last year, with a trade surplus of US$1.97 billion, Radio the Voice of Vietnam qouted the figure of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The average export price of Vietnamese rice increased to US$473 per tonne in 2023, the highest compared to those of other major rice exporting countries in Asia, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the figure of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The northern province of Ninh Binh has been selected by US magazine Forbes as one of the 23 best places to travel around the world in 2023.

The average monthly income of workers in the first quarter of this year was 7 million VND (300 USD) per person, an increase of 197,000 VND quarter-on-quarter and up 640,000 VND year-on-year, reported Vietnam News Agency according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The volume of international visitors coming to Vietnam by sea in March rose by over 2.8 times compared to the previous month, VNA reported the statistics of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Vietnam’s economic growth is forecast to decrease slightly at 6.5% in 2023 before rising to 6.8% in 2024, according to the “Asian Development Outlook” report released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at a press conference in Hanoi on April 4.

Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports during the first quarter of this year brought in US$935 million, marking an increase of nearly 10.6% compared to the same period last year, reported the Voice of Vietnam.