Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has become one of the 30 strongest banks in the Asia-Pacific region in the recent rankings of The Asian Banker magazine.

A number of Japanese newspapers ran articles featuring Vietnam’s role and status as the host of the second DPRK - USA summit in Hanoi.

Three training subjects of the Vietnam National University in Hanoi have been named in the world’s top 500-600 of the table for the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 as per a latest announcement of education organization Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) - a British company specializing in education.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Hanoi city People’s Committee have promoted and introduced banners and video on CNN’s website for four days before and during the second DPRK - US summit in Hanoi.

Royal Academy of Cambodia researcher Sok Touch judged the hosting of the second DPRK - US summit as a great success by Vietnam.

In 2019, beside increased investment promotion in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city, Japanese businesses tend to invest more in Vietnamese localities, Hironobu Kitagawa, Chief representative of the Japanese External Trade Organisation (JETRO), has said.

Vietnam’s beautiful beaches in the central region are ideal destinations for Valentines’ Day, read an article by Jade Tye that was run in Malaysia’s The New Straits Times on February 13th.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, look no further than Vietnam’s Hoi An city for the perfect romantic getaway.

Quang Ba flower market in Hanoi is one of the top 13 places to celebrate Lunar New Year, according to the US’ Cable News Network (CNN).

(CPV) – “Vietnam was one of the strongest growth performances globally and reflected continued strong growth in industry, agriculture, and trade, as well as strong consumer demand,” said Mr. Jonathan Dunn, Resident Representative of the IMF in Vietnam, in an interview with the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper.

Forbes announces the World’s 100 most powerful women list with Vietjet’s President & CEO of Vietjet Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao being the only one representing Vietnam.

Duong Thi Thuy Van, with her outstanding school records and the desire to discover and challenge herself, has chosen to apply to the Information Technology (IT) Faculty of the Institute of Telecommunications, leaving behind her pedagogy study.

Vietnam has been named among the top ten hot destinations for US travelers in 2019 by the US Tour Operators Association (USTOA).

The hospitality market in Vietnam, which has been an attractive sector for investors over the past few years thanks to its consistent growth, is expected to continue to expand this year, partly due to global trends, according to Savills Hotels Asia Pacific.

The goal scored by Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong at the 51st minute in the Vietnam – Jordan match has been selected as the best goal of the AFC Asian Cup 2019’s round of 16.

The US Cable News Network (CNN) will promote Hanoi as a new destination of sports in the next five years, said SuniTara Jan, CNN Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales, in a recent meeting orienting tourism development for the capital.

Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi remained among the global Top 10 most dynamic growing cities in JLL’s Short-Term City Momentum Index (CMI) 2019, which tracks socio-economic and commercial real estate growth in 131 cities over a three-year period.

The move to Ha Long bay is becoming much easier as Van Don International Airport was put into operation on December 30th, 2018, Channel News Asia said.

Ho Chi Minh ranked third among Top 10 cities for tourist trends in 2019, released by the world-famous newspaper Insider.

Vietnam’s economy expanded by 7.1 percent in 2018, but its increasing openness and reliance on foreign investment suggest it is unlikely to be spared from the global growth slowdown arising from rising trade protectionism and tighter financial conditions.

Vietnam has become a key trade partner of Russia in Southeast Asia, which is proved through the results of the two countries’ economy-trade cooperation in 2018, Russian news agency TASS quoted Vyacheslav Kharinov, Chief Representative of the Russian Trade Office in Vietnam, as saying.

Two resorts in Vietnam, InterContinental Da Nang Sun peninsula resort and JW Marriott Phu Quoc emerald bay resort and spa, have won renown from Conde Nast Traveller as among the best 50 resorts in the world in 2018.

An image of the Golden bridge at Sun World Ba Na Hills in Da Nang, Vietnam, has been named among the 124 best travel photos of 2018 by the US-based Cable News Network (CNN).

Travel + Leisure magazine has named Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam among its 50 best places to travel in 2019.

An article published by US magazine Forbes has recently considered Vietnam as the hottest investment destination in Asia.

The 7th Vietnamese street food festival was held at the Hanoi - Moscow Trade Center from December 14th - 16th, drawing the attraction of Russian visitors.

An international conference was held in Hanoi on December 14th to discuss the settlement of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin consequences which still linger in people’s bodies and the environment across Vietnam.

Global payments company Mastercard has revealed the most preferred destinations for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions) among Asia Pacific Destinations.

Vietjet Air CEO and President Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has been recognised as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world by Forbes.

The World Photography Organisation of the Sony World Photography Awards 2019 has revealed a series of some of the most catchy snapshots, including a work by Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Phuc Thanh.