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The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on April organised activities to promote the images of the Vietnamese country, people, and tourism at the Ottawa Travel and Vacation Show, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam’s tourism holds a lot of potential for development, especially in the context of new favourable factors, according to an article published on the website of Lianhe Zaobao newspaper.

The Vietnam National Trade Fair & Advertising Company (VINEXAD) said that over 500 businesses from 16 countries and territories are set to showcase their products at the Vietnam Expo 2023 which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from April 5 to 8.

Local eatery The Anan Saigon features in the list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2023, according to CNN.

Vietnam welcomed more than 2.69 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2023, 29.7 times higher than that of the same period last year, reported Vietnam News Agency based on statistics from the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Vietnam attracted nearly 5.45 billion USD worth of foreign investment in the first quarter of the year, down 39% year-on-year, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

UK travel magazine Expedia has listed Vietnam among its Top 5 international destinations that visitors should visit in summer of 2023, said Radio the Voice of Vietnam.

Five new caves where humans have never set foot were recently discovered in Lam Hoa commune of Tuyen Hoa district in the central province of Quang Binh by experts of the British Royal Cave Association.

The export of Vietnamese durian to China through the official channel since September 2022 opened up a new prospect for Vietnam's fruit and vegetable industry, reported Vietnam News Agency.

According to VOV, the nation has been named among the top 10 places in the 2023 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index compiled by Agility, one of the world’s top freight forwarding and contract logistics providers.

Vietnamese dishes including bo kho (stewed beef), bo nhung dam (beef in vinegar hot pot) and bun cha (grilled pork meatballs with vermicelli noodles) have been named among the world’s 100 best meat dishes, according to readers’ votes of the TasteAtlas, the world’s most famous encyclopedia of flavors, traditional dishes, and authentic restaurants, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam was the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s fourth largest supplier of rubber in the first two months of 2023, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports recorded a surge of 53.1% in February to about US$324 million compared to the same period of last year, Radio the Voice of Vietnam quoted the figure of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

According to Saigon Times, visitors to Quy Nhon should try the fish noodle soup, a specialty that has contributed to the culinary culture of this coastal city.

Vietnam Airlines conducted the first regular flight from Beijing (China) to Hanoi on March 19 after a three-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Vietnam News Agency.

China is currently the largest consumption market for bird's nests in the world, so the official import of Vietnamese bird's nest is expected to increase the export turnover of this item in the near future, VOV News quoted figures of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A year since Vietnam reopened after a global pandemic, the country has seen trade recovering strongly, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam was Spain’s largest supplier of coffee by volume in 2022, with 113,550 tonnes worth 269 million EUR (287 million USD), up 21.6% in volume and 78.9% in value against 2021, reported Vietnam News Agency.

VinFast delivered 774 electric vehicles (EVs) to customers in January and February of 2023.

According to VNA, Vietnam Airlines Group, which comprises Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), has announced that it will provide more than 20 million seats on domestic and international routes from April to October, to meet travel demand in this summer’s peak travel season.

US-based multinational news channel CNN has put Vietnam’s grilled bananas on its list of best desserts in the world, calling it a “must-try”, reported Vietnam News Agency.

A new record for the longest one in Malaysia at 6,963m has recently been conducted by the self-elevating offshore drilling rig PV DRILLING III, owned by PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling) for its customer Hibiscus Oil & Gas Malaysia Limited (HML), said the Vietnam News Agency.

Only nine out of 46 export items yielded positive growth during the first two months of 2023, Radio the Voice of Vietnam quoted the date of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam ranks 3rd among Laos’ export markets with a total value of about 65 million USD, and also ranks 3rd among countries that Laos imported from with a total value of about 21 million USD.

A list of 519 businesses with products winning the high-quality title voted by consumers was announced by the Business Association of High Quality Vietnamese Products on March 9.

Travel inspiration platform Tripzilla has listed the capital among its list of the top 12 safest places for solo female travelers.

The Vietnamese real estate market has remained attractive to foreign investors and investment funds despite difficulties countering domestic firms, reported Vietnam News Agency according to insiders.

Vietnam’s outbound investments reached 115.1 million USD in the first two months of this year, 2.16 times higher than that the same period last year, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the General Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Renzo Piraccini, President of Cesena Fiera, has wished that Vietnam will join the Macfruit 2023 – a fruit and veg professional show in the Italian city of Rimini from May 3-5, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties to introduce its popular tropical farm produce such as dragon fruit, lychee and ginger, reported Vietnam News Agency.

As many as 180,000 tonnes of coffee of Vietnam were exported in February, worth 393 million USD, which increased 22% in value and 28.7% in volume on-year, Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) cited the figures of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.