Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Vietnam has made great contributions to economic growth and stability in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Malaysian Professor Yeah Kim Leng said in a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency’s reporters in Kuala Lumpur.

Vietnam’s role in ASEAN has become more and more important, Kim Phea, Director of the Cambodian International Relations Institute, has said on the occasion of Vietnam’s 25th anniversary of ASEAN admission.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Tinh, former Director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum, cannot forget the stories of two foreign friends who always love and respect Uncle Ho and show special care for Vietnam. They are the American writer Lady Borton and Mr. Jean-Pierre Brard, former mayor of Montreuil in France.

Amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam, as ASEAN Chair, has managed to formulate a regional comprehensive economic recovery plan, the New Straits Times of Malaysia reported.

The Asia Media Centre in New Zealand has run an article highlighting the upgrading of ties between Vietnam and NZ into a strategic partnership on July 22nd, expressing its trust in the prospects for the bilateral relationship in the future.

Embracing ASEAN has internationalised Vietnam, while Vietnam has also contributed to ASEAN’s miracle, said a Malaysian scholar on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Vietnam’s admission to the ASEAN (July 28th, 1995).

A photo exhibition themed “Travelling Vietnam through photos” was launched in Moscow, Russia on July 21st to introduce culture and coastal life to Russian audience through the lens of female Russian photographer Vera Mazhirina.

The Business Insider newspaper on July 21st announced 50 destinations with spectacular views, which are recognized as the most outstanding among the wonders and fascinating natural landscapes around the world.

The thanks from countries including the US, China, Italy, Spain, Japan and the others, to Vietnam for presenting medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic while the country is also in need show that Vietnam is a generous and reliable friend to countries around the world.

Vietnam is an invaluable member of the ASEAN Community and has actively shepherded a number of important initiatives and led efforts that continue to enrich the ASEAN agenda and experience, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN Ambassador Noel Servigon told the Vietnam News Agency's reporter in Jakarta.

The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) has published an article hailing Vietnam’s low-cost model of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reporter Stephen Nash from New York Times studies the beauty of langurs, bears and turtles at the Cuc Phuong and Tam Dao national parks.

President of the Ho Chi Minh Institute at Saint Petersburg National University in the Russian Federation, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kolotov, gave an interview with the Vietnam News Agency correspondent on the progress in Vietnam-US relations.

After Patient 91 was discharged from the hospital and on the plane to return home on July 11th, major media around the world simultaneously reported on this event. UK-based Reuters assessed “Virus-free UK pilot, symbol of Vietnam’s pandemic success, to return home”.

British pilot Stephen Cameron, known as patient 91, became the focus of media attention because his was the most serious case of COVID-19 in Vietnam that doctors had to focus their efforts on treating him.

Vietnam is widely considered to have one of the best food cultures in the world. Among the delicious Vietnamese cuisines on offer nationwide, Goi Cuon is a particularly popular snack in the south.

Canada’s CBC.ca has highlighted Vietnam’s success in fighting COVID-19 pandemic through the impressive case of a UK pilot who is also known as “Case 91” in Vietnam.

In an article posted on securities newswire boerse-online.de on July 7th, author Sven Heckle praised Vietnam’s achievements in the fight against COVID-19 and its economic prospects.

The US-based travel site TripstoDiscover has listed Vietnam’s Sa Pa and Ninh Binh among 14 up-and-coming destinations in Asia.

The Programme and External Relations Commission (PX) of the 209th UNESCO Executive Board on July 7th approved the Global Geoparks Council’s proposal to recognize Vietnam’s Dak Nong Geopark as a Global Geopark, the third of its kind in the country

In an article posted on securities newswire boerse-online.de on July 7th, author Sven Heckle praised Vietnam’s achievements in the fight against COVID-19 and its economic prospects.

Vietnam’s Sa Pa town in Lao Cai province and Ninh Binh province have been listed among 14 up-and-coming destinations in Asia, according to the US-based travel site TripstoDiscover.

The Times of India has said that Vietnam has excellently fought COVID-19.

The great President Ho Chi Minh, the beloved Uncle Ho, lives not only in the hearts of the Vietnamese people but also in the hearts of the world's people.

In 1957, Uncle Ho paid a state visit for more than a week (July 25th to August 1st) to Germany at the invitation of the German President Wilhelm Pieck.

German journalist Hellmut Kapfenberger presented his newly-published book on President Ho Chi Minh to Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu on June 30th.

Vietnam has fulfilled its role as ASEAN Chair over the past six months and successfully organised the 36th ASEAN Summit, according to Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the ASEAN Senor Officials’ Meeting delegation of Laos Thongphane Savanphet.

EU Ambassador to ASEAN Igor Driesmans has hailed Vietnam for successfully hosting the 36th ASEAN Summit by overcoming some truly unprecedented challenges.

Major newspapers of Thailand published a number of articles on the 36th ASEAN Summit and other activities hosted by Vietnam as ASEAN Chair 2020.

Correspondent Andrew Faulk from the US-based Travel + Leisure magazine praises the hospitality, delicious food and natural scenery in central Vietnam, in an article.