Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

Vietnamese photographers have won big at the 14th Orhan Holding International Photography Contest held in Bursa, Turkey, on December 1st.

Vietnam was the fourth biggest market among ASEAN countries for German machine tool manufacturers, following Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore, according to the German Machine Tool Builders Association (VDW).

The U.S-based National Geographic has listed Vietnam’s Hoang Lien Son mountain range among the best travel destinations for 2019.

Three Vietnamese dishes: Oc, Bun rieu cua and Banh my have been listed among the 21 best dishes of 2018 by the Traveler website of Australia.

Business Insider has listed Vietnam’s Mekong Delta among its Top 13 attractive places for holiday makers who wish to escape during the Christmas and New Year’s Eve vacations (December).

Vietnam’s national football team has grabbed the headlines of international media following its 2-0 triumph over Malaysia on November 16th.

(CPV) - La Residence Hotel & Spa has cemented its reputation as one of Asia’s most distinguished hotels, as readers of Condé Nast Traveler lauded the hotel as the 14th best in Asia.

The photo “In the Melaleuca Forest”, taken by Vietnamese photographer Pham Huy Trung, has claimed an honorable mention in the “Journeys and Adventures” category at the Siena International Photography Awards 2018.

European companies have shown their optimism about their business activities in Vietnam in both the third and fourth quarters, as seen in the Business Climate Index (BCI) released by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) on November 6th.

(CPV) - Receiving the double awards of “Best Golf Course in Vietnam” and “Best Golf Course in Asia” at the World Golf Awards 2018, Ba Na Hills Golf Club contributes to affirming the position of Vietnam golf industry on the international area.

Vietnam has lost one spot from last year on the World Bank’s ease of doing business report to rank 69th out of 190 countries and territories.

Vietnam’s expansion has charged ahead despite the recent financial and trade turmoil, which has affected many Southeast Asian emerging markets, Moody’s Investors Service said in a recently-announced report.

The Long Thanh International Airport in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai has been included among a list of 16 of the most exciting airport projects under construction or redevelopment made by US news network CNN.

Foreign media have highlighted Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)’s election of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong as the new State President on October 23rd.

Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Højlund Christensen shared that he was impressed with the country and people of Vietnam right from the first time he arrived, in 2004.

The Golden Bridge in Sun World Ba Na Hills of Sun Group has received the special prize of the Guide Awards 2018.

On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Egypt, Egyptian journalist Kamal Gaballah recently published an article titled "Following President Ho Chi Minh’s footprint" on the online newspaper Al-Ahram to praise President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam-Egypt relations.

(CPV) - Viet Nam has been making good progress in Human Development and Multidimensional Poverty Reduction but challenges remain in reducing disparities at sub-national levels, and among population groups, in closing gender gaps, as well as addressing environmental problems related to carbon dioxide emission and biodiversity.

The central coastal city of Da Nang is named among the Top 10 trending holiday destinations to visit before the crowds pour in, by Singapore’s Kayak travel site.

The business members of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) are optimistic about the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA)’s impacts on Vietnamese economy, with nearly 80 percent predicting a rosy future.

The talks between Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on October 8th have made headlines in the Japanese press.

Standard Chartered Bank continues to expect Vietnam’s robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 7 percent in 2018, driven by strong FDI-supported electronics manufacturing and rising consumption.

Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam has been ranked the 14th best place in the world for expatriates to live by The Travel website, thanks to the ancient town’s “cheap cost of living”.

Large numbers of foreign officials, diplomats, friends and overseas Vietnamese around the world paid tribute to former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Do Muoi at Vietnamese Embassies around the world.

(CPV) - The economy maintained 7.1% growth in the first half of 2018, in line with the Asian Development Outlook 2018 forecast in April.

(CPV) - Viet Nam’s economy continued to perform strongly in the first half of 2018, although external and domestic challenges could affect the country’s growth outlook for this year and next, says a new ADB report.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has won the recognition of Alpha Southeast Asia (Alpha SEA) magazine as the best bank in Vietnam in 2017.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Mozambique in coordination with the Vietnamese Honorary Consulate and businesses in the host countries actively promoted Vietnamese products at international trade fairs in Mozambique and Madagascar.

Blockchain could bring a commercial benefit of USD1 trillion, mostly for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as for some newly-emerged markets which suffer most from a lack of access to credit and have ample room to grow trade, including Vietnam, according to a new report jointly released by Bain & Company and the World Economic Forum (WEF).

International media hailed the importance of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN), being held from September 11th to 13th, in Hanoi.