Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

The Vietnamese army was instrumental in defeating the Khmer Rouge regime, changing history in Cambodia, according to Executive Director of the Documentation Centre of Cambodia Youk Chhang.

The overthrow of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia by the Vietnamese volunteer troops was an act of saving the humanity, and a great contribution to the international community, said a Japanese expert.

The international press has highlighted Vietnam’s fresh election to the UN Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021 with a record high number of 192 votes out of the 193 UN member countries and territories.

Many foreign diplomats have expressed their belief that Vietnam will be able to fulfil its responsibility well if it is elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021.

On the threshold of the election of five countries as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council slated for June 7th, a Japanese high-ranking diplomat has expressed his belief that Vietnam will have a high chance to win the election.

Senegal Ambassador and Head of delegation to the United Nations Cheikh Niang has emphasized Vietnam’s contributions to the common work of the international community, as well as African countries’ expectation for Vietnam.

Indonesian Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani has spoken highly of Vietnam’s preparation to run for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC).

If Vietnam’s economy grows by 6.5 percent each year over the next 10 years, it will exceed Singapore in size by 2029, according to the Nikkei Asia Review’s quoting of a DBS Bank report.

Vietnam was one of the fastest-growing import sources of the US in Asia in the first quarter of 2019, according to Bloomberg.

Cuba wishes that businesses from Vietnam and the northern province of Ninh Binh in particular will invest in the Caribbean country, Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Lianys Torres Rivera said on May 24th.

The news website Yahoo News has run a story from The Motley Fool, which provides leading insight and analysis about stocks to help investors stay informed, commenting that Vietnam is an economic star in the Southeast Asian region.

Vietnam is among top three ASEAN countries attracting Private Equity (PE) investment in term of deal value, according to a report just released by the auditing and business consulting firm Grant Thornton.

Cuba welcomes and stands ready to support Vietnamese businesses and investors so as to multiply successful projects of the two countries, President of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce Orlando Hernandez has said.

Two waterfalls in Vietnam were recently named in the list of the world’s 14 most charming waterfalls by US Microsoft’s news website MSN.

The beach resort of Quy Nhon in the south central province of Binh Dinh was featured in an article published on the Bangkok Post, a major English-language newspaper in Thailand, on May 9th.

Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An are becoming Vietnam’s tourist hotpots and are among the most affordable in the world for backpackers.

The famous travel website Travel Triangle has listed Hoi An in the central coastal province of Quang Nam among its Top 4 world’s best 2019 summer travel destinations.

Ha Long bay has been named among the 25 most beautiful places around the world by the Cable News Network (CNN) in celebration of the International Mother Earth Day (April 22nd).

Delegates who have been in Vietnam to attend the 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of the Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) on April 20th visited Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO world heritage site in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Delegates at the ongoing 44th Executive Board Meeting of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agency (OANA) have been impressed by the reform and development of Hanoi capital city.

The media in the Czech Republic have carried a number of stories about the upcoming official visit to the country by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from April 16th to 18th, underlining the development of the bilateral economic partnership.

Mu Cang Chai terraced fields in Yen Bai province has won recognition from Conde Nast Traveler magazine as one of the most colorful places in the world.

The AFP press agency has published an article which praises a decades-old café in Hanoi’s pulsating Old Quarter which serves unusual drinks but with very delicious flavor, such as egg coffee or egg beer.

Vietnamese cuisine is among the top 15 favourite cuisines in the world, according to a survey conducted by YouGov, a UK global public opinion and data company.

TripAdvisor, the world's largest online tourism provider, has announced its Top 25 destinations in Asia, including Hanoi, Hoi An, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city from Vietnam.

(CPV) - The Singapore-based Business Insider news website has named Ha Long Bay among the 35 most beautiful natural wonders on Earth.

(CPV) - In ADB's flagship annual economic publication, Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019, ADB forecasts Viet Nam’s economy to grow by 6.8% in 2019 and 6.7% in 2020.

The capital city Hanoi has won 15th spot on the world’s 25 best destinations for 2019 as voted by TripAdvisor's annual Traveler's Choice Awards.

Tran Quoc ancient pagoda in Hanoi has been included in the list of the top ten most beautiful pagodas in the world by wanderlust.co.uk website of the UK.

Up to 70 percent of Japanese businesses have announced that they want to expand operations in Vietnam, especially in manufacturing, trade and service, and retail sector, according to the Japanese External Trade Organisation (JETRO).