Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Germany's Stern Newspaper on May 7 reported that a French court is preparing to rule on the historic lawsuit filed by Tran To Nga against multinational companies for producing and selling chemical toxins sprayed by US forces in the war in Vietnam.

Russian scholars have congratulated Vietnam on its historic victory in the Dien Bien Phu campaign on the occasion of its 67th anniversary on May 7, saying it was the most important battle in the first Indochina War.

The phone talk between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez on May 5 was a highlight of Cuban newspapers on May 6.

While the level of citizens' satisfaction with the Government's COVID-19 crisis response strategy in many countries and regions around the world has declined sharply, in Vietnam, people are still very satisfied with the Government's preventive measures, leading to the highest level of satisfaction in the world.

German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) has recently run an article featuring the 11 most attractive tourist destinations in Vietnam.

Vietnam will soon lead Southeast Asia in renewable energy development, Germany’s Energiezukunft highlighted in its latest article, describing the country’s energy transition as very impressive.

The US’s newswire vox.com on April 23 published an article highlighting Vietnam’s effective measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, affirming that early and drastic actions such as border shutdown have helped Vietnam keep virus variants at bay while growing its economy.

An article written by Associate Professor Kawashima, former lecturer of Japan’s University of Tokyo, was published on the website https://jbpress.ismedia.jp/articles on April 13, calling for Japan to strengthen relations with the new government of Vietnam in the context of an increasingly tense US-China confrontation and China's increased control over the East Sea.

An article by Chairman of the Council of Experts of the Eurasian Research Fund Grigory Trofimchuk was published on The Independent newspaper, the most popular newspaper in Russia today, about Vietnam’s important personnel changes.

Vietnam’s new leadership has continued to make foreign headlines, with Germany’s Junge Welt (Young World) running an article on this regard on April 9.

People’s Hospital 115 in Ho Chi Minh City has become Vietnam’s first hospital to gain Diamond Status certification for its stroke treatment by the World Stroke Organisation (WSO).

On the occasion of the end of his working term in Vietnam, US Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink held a press conference at the headquarters of the US Embassy in Hanoi on April 7.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery, on behalf of the French State, recently awarded the Legion of Honor Order to Professor Chau Van Minh, President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, at an event held in Hanoi.

After the Vietnamese State President, Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Assembly were sworn in, major Czech media reported on the event, expressing the expectation that the Czech - Viet relations will have new steps in the future.

Many newspapers and news agencies in the Middle East and Africa on April 6 published articles on the Vietnamese National Assembly's election of senior personnel, including State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, expressing their belief that Vietnam will continue to develop, and promote peace with the international community.

On April 5, many online Egyptian newspapers published articles on the results of the election of new Vietnamese senior leadership, assessing that the new apparatus would continue to bring the country to development.

Oil and gas engineer and freelance Egyptian photographer Abdul Aziz Ibrahim shares his feelings about living for many years in Vietnam to "hunt" for beautiful, unique photos.

Vietnam’s clear and drastic measures in COVID-19-related quarantine and contact tracing have help it overcome the third wave of outbreaks in less than two months, according to an article by German journalist Johannes Giesler, which was recently published on the news site Yahoo Nachrichten.

(CPV) - An improving global economic outlook and progress on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations have pushed up bond yields in emerging East Asia. Local currency bond markets in the region expanded to $20.1 trillion by the end of 2020, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Asia Bond Monitor. Investor sentiment and financial conditions also improved.

Central Vietnam, especially Son Doong Cave in Quang Binh province, has been listed among 7 lesser-known destinations to consider visiting in the post COVID-19 period.

Moody’s Investors Service has affirmed the long-term local and foreign currency deposit ratings, and where applicable, the issuer and senior unsecured ratings of 15 banks in Vietnam at Ba3 positive.

Vietnam has moved up four places to rank 79th in the United Nations-sponsored World Happiness Report 2021 which was released on March 19.

In spite of the inflation in February recording the highest increase in the past 8 years, the average inflation in 2021 will remain stable at 3%, HSBC says in a note.

Two Indian scholars have written about the achievements against the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, and praised Vietnam for fulfilling international responsibilities.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina on March 5 held a meeting with local press agencies to inform them about Vietnam’s political situation and socio-economic development as well as culture and tourism potential.

TripAdvisor readers have named My Khe in the central city of Da Nang and An Bang in Hoi An city among the most beautiful beaches in Asia.

Nikkei Asia said that Vietnam’s exports will continue to grow strongly, especially in the context of US-China trade tensions that may persist in the coming years.

While many countries have been severely affected and hindered by the economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s economy continued to operate at a good, albeit slower, and pace despite initial disruptions.

This year’s rice exports will not only sustain the value growth seen in 2020 but also increase in volume, a leader from major rice exporter - the Trung An Hi-tech Farming JSC - has said.

In the eyes of ambassadors, Vietnam today is a prestigious country and a reliable partner in the creation of peace and security in the region and the world.