Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Vietnam is considered one of the success stories in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and represents an ideal economic partner for Australia, said Dr Jeffrey Wilson, Research Director at the Perth USAsia Centre.

By taking the lead in the fight against COVID-19, Vietnam has increased its footprint on the world economy, thereby luring foreign businesses which are seeking ways to diversify their operations and reduce risks related to other shocks in the future.

A recent article on the Bangkok Post affirms that, despite being greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam's economy still has strong resistance and is ready to restart.

In a recent article, The Economist said a few emerging markets will still grow this year, including Vietnam.

The Global Alliance to Protect and Regenerate Nature “EndPandemics.Earth” has sent a letter of thanks to the Vietnamese Government and National Assembly for the country’s strong and drastic strides in the process of protecting the people and biodiversity.

Leaders of foreign businesses are still optimistic about Vietnam's economic prospects, although an increase in the number of new cases of COVID-19 has resulted in new social distancing measures, especially in the central city of Da Nang.

Respondents generally have positive perceptions of Vietnam and are optimistic about the future of their country, according to the British Council’s Next Generation Vietnam survey, which was released on August 19.

Vietnam has played an active role as the Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2020, especially in leading the bloc in implementing the ASEAN’s initiatives and priorities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Laos to ASEAN Ekkaphab Phanthavong told Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in Jakarta.

German tape manufacturer Tesa plans to build a 55 million EUR (65 million USD) factory in Northern Vietnam in an effort to expand its production as from 2023, according to Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper.

Meritorious artist Touane Mouane Chanh, Director of the Lao National Arts School, has written a new script for the Vietnamese song “Uncle Ho – an immense love” composed by Vietnamese musician Thuan Yen, in the Lao language.

Ms. Kelly Koch, 50 years old, COVID-19 patient number 83 who was successfully treated in Vietnam, has come to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi to donate plasma in an attempt to cure other COVID-19 patients.

Vietnamese telecom giant Viettel has been the only company in Vietnam to be recognised as Asia's 'Most Influential Company' at Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards (ACES).

​The Ministry of Health of Ukraine would like to thank the people of Vietnam and Ambassador Nguyen Anh Tuan for the batch of artificial ventilators provided by Vingroup as part of its support program for the Government of Ukraine in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic.

The Business Times on August 11 posted a story describing the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) as a significant economic milestone for Vietnam.

Vietnam is one of the countries taking very early and decisive action, and maintaining very transparent information about the COVID-19 pandemic, said Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Pranay Verma.

Dr. Munir Majid, President of Muamalat Bank Malaysia, affirmed that Vietnam has been a responsible and enthusiastic member of ASEAN during the past 25 years since its joining of the association.

Vietnam holds tremendous potential for information technology (IT) development thanks to its young and talented human resources and attractive investment climate, thereby becoming one of the brightest investment destinations for Indian firms, an Indian expert has said.

Vietnamese midfield maestro Nguyen Quang Hai has been unexpectedly voted among the leading 500 most important players in the world by football publication World Soccer.

David Jarkulisch, a famous economic diplomat from the Czech Republic, recently published an article confirming Vietnam’s active changes as reflected in revised Investment Law, in order to create conditions for attracting and increasing the efficiency of foreign investment in economic development.

Vietnam assumed the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) last November for 2020, and after that it prepared to deal with challenges and was ready for the important year, as it both holds the ASEAN Chair and a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

US online magazine Foreign Policy has published an article looking into Vietnam’s leadership progress in ASEAN.

German media has highlighted the measures taken by the Vietnamese Government and its determination to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the context of complicated developments from a new outbreak in the country.

Vietnam is projected to be the fifth highest-growing economy in the world this year and the country has a unique opportunity to increase its footprint in the global economy in both trade and investment, Stefanie Stallmeister, World Bank Acting Country Director for Vietnam, has said.

Australian Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said Vietnam's ban of wildlife imports and markets was “a huge win for global public health”.

The diagnosis of COVID-19 infections in the community in recent time proves that Vietnam has an effective infectious disease surveillance system.

World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Vietnam Kidong Park has said the occurrence of new COVID-19 cases in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang is not alarming, as the virulence of this strain is no different from that in other countries.

The Hanoi University of Science and Technology ranked 1,036th in the world, up 207 places, while Ton Duc Thang University is up 504 places in the second Webometrics rankings of world universities 2020 by the Cybermetrics Lab, a member of the Spanish National Research Lab.

The recent detection of new local infections of COVID-19 has proved the efficiency of Vietnam’s communicable disease surveillance system, according to WHO Representative in the country Kidong Park.

As current Chair of ASEAN, Vietnam has shown its competency and leadership in navigating ASEAN at this unprecedented and challenging time, Chief Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Ade Padmo Sarwono has said.

Vietnam has shown its capacity in not only leading ASEAN but also solving emerging issues in the region and the world, which is a clear demonstration of its outstanding role as the ASEAN Chair in 2020, according to Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith.