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A workshop on potential for investment cooperation in the cashew industry between Vietnam and the West African market took place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 2, reported VNA.

As many as 100 enterprises from both across the country and abroad will promote their products in 250 booths at the upcoming 2022 Vietnam International Agriculture Fair (AgroViet 2022), which will run from November 2 to November 6 in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Effective policies applied by the Vietnamese Government have contributed to the country's positive good economic results so far this year, Vietnam News Agency quoted sayings of Era Dabla-Norris, Mission Chief to Vietnam and Division Chief in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Asia and Pacific Department.

First Vietnamese female racer, named Nguyen Gia Bao, has participated in the FIA Motorsport Games, with the 2022 version of the event underway at Circuit Paul Ricard in La Castellet of Marseille in France.

More than 2.35 million international visitors have visited Vietnam in the first 10 months of 2022, the General Statistics Office (GSO) unveiled on October 29.

Approximately 24,000 tonnes of honey of Vietnam worth roughly US$41 million were exported over the past nine months of 2022.

Pho, a Vietnamese noodle soup sold in almost all street corners in Vietnam, finds itself at the 34th place in a list of 100 most popular dishes in the world as complied by international food magazine TasteAtlas.

Vietnamese import and export value soared by 14.5% to reach over US$580 billion by mid-October, with the country posting a trade surplus of approximately US$7 billion, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to statistics given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The flow of overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City stood at an estimated 4.78 billion USD during the opening nine months of the year, equal to 68% of the amount recorded in 2021, the State Bank of Vietnam’s branch in the southern city has reported.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said that the tuna industry is expected to reach US$1 billion in 2022.

There is ample room for growth for Vietnamese coffee exports as Spain’s coffee segment is expected to grow by 6.84% in 2022-2025 period, Vietnam News Agency quoted figures of the Vietnamese Trade Office in Spain.

According to readers of Canadian magazine The Travel, Vietnam has been named among the top 10 countries in the world with the best food.

According to VNA, China is considering the import of Vietnam’s sweet potato via official channels, with its customs officers scheduling a virtual survey of growing areas and packaging facilities in Vietnam this week.

CPV Food, a member of C.P Vietnam Livestock JSC, is set to ship its first batch of processed local chicken to the Japanese market in October, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Belgium and the Belgium – Vietnam Alliance co-organised the “Meet & Greet” programme in Brussels on October 18 to promote exchange of information and trade connection between Vietnamese and Belgian businesses, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has officially licensed the import of fresh pomelo from Vietnam after more than five years of negotiations.

According to VNA, Vietnam is among the 20 best places to visit in January as suggested by UK travel magazine Wanderlust in a recent article.

Standard Chartered Bank has raised its Vietnam GDP growth forecast for 2022 to 7.5% from the previous 6.7% and for 2023 to 7.2% from 7.0% to reflect robust Q3 growth of 13.7% year-on-year. The last quarter 2022 growth is anticipated at 4.0%, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Bilateral trade between the nation and the United States is anticipated to exceed the US$100 billion mark during the opening 10 months of the year, reported the Voice of Vietnam according to the latest data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The longest 220kV offshore overhead power transmission line in Southeast Asia, connecting the mainland of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang and its resort island Phu Quoc, was put into operation on October 14, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam is one of the countries that are successful in hunger eradication and poverty alleviation, achieving many economic achievements thanks to the application of private property rights and free-market reforms, Vietnam News Agency quoted an article posted on US’s news website washingtonexaminer.com on October 11.

Six Vietnamese universities have made it into the Times Higher Education (THE) 2023 World University rankings, a list which features 1,799 higher education institutions.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are focusing on efforts to develop historic and cultural heritage attractions and tourism products and services at night to boost the tourism industry and exploit the night economy, VNA cited the city leaders’ saying.

Vietnam is the fourth most searched tourist destinations among Australian users on Google over the past two decades, reported the Voice of Vietnam.

French-flagged cruise ship Le Lape'rouse with over 200 foreign holidaymakers aboard docked at Tien Sa port on October 9, becoming the first of its kind to visit the central coastal city of Da Nang after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam exported a total of 158 million mobile phones to several major export markets across the world, including the EU and the US during the past nine months, VOV News quoted figures of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam exported 382,000 tonnes of cashew nuts abroad worth 2.29 billion USD during the opening nine months of the year, down 10.6% in volume and 14% in value year on year, VOV News quoted figures given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang has been voted as one of 10 best tourist islands in Asia by readers of Travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler of the United States.

Son Doong cave in the central province of Quang Binh has recently topped the list of the 10 Greatest Natural Caves in the world by famous travel website Wonderlist, reported Vietnam News Agency.

The Vietnam Railway Authority (VRA) has insisted that it will take a hard line on railway traffic safety violations along Hanoi’s popular "railway café street" sketching across the inner districts of Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Hai Ba Trung in its recent report to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).