Vietnam in foreigners’ eyes

(CPV) - Poverty in Vietnam continues to fall, particularly amongst ethnic minorities, who saw their rate of poverty decline significantly by 13% points, the largest decline in the past decade, says the World Bank.

(CPV) - ADB President Takehiko Nakao met with Viet Nam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a 3-day visit to Ha Noi, where they discussed Viet Nam’s recent economic development and continued ADB support. Mr. Nakao also met with Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam Le Minh Hung and will participate in the 6th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit and the 10th Cambodia–Lao PDR–Viet Nam Summit.

Hanoi has been ranked 12th among the 25 best destinations for 2018 globally, according to TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice awards.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi for an official visit to Cuba from March 28th - 31st at the invitation of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee and President of the Councils of State and Ministers Raul Castro Ruz.

President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in’s upcoming visit to Vietnam will provide momentum in seeking new emerging trade partners for the RoK in Southeast Asia.

Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov gave positive comments on the strategic partnership between Russia and Vietnam during an interview recently granted to Vietnam News Agency.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Australia and the signing of a joint statement to establish the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership were given wide coverage on the local press on March 15th and 16th.

(CPV) - The East Asia and Pacific region has seven of the top ten performing education systems in the world, with schools in China and Vietnam showing significant progress, according to a new World Bank report released in Jakarta on March 15th.

Some 90% of European companies in Vietnam now intend to maintain or increase investment in 2018, according to the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham).

As winter's cold grip loosens on Hanoi, the city has been named one of the ideal travel destinations for March by American-based Business Insider.

Vietnam plays an important part in the negotiation for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP TPP), according to Canadian Minister of International Trade Francois – Philippe Champagne.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP TPP) will bring in huge economic benefits for Vietnam, as according to a new World Bank report released on March 9th amid the fresh signing of the agreement by Vietnam and 10 other countries.

An Bang Beach in the central coastal province of Quang Nam continues to win recognition as TripAdvisor placed it among the Top 25 beaches in Asia in 2018.

(CPV) - The Hans Christian Andersen Award Committee on March 1st announced three winners of this year’s global Hans Christian Andersen Award, including Ms. Tran Thi Minh Tam, Vietnam’s renowned children’s book translator.

(CPV) - "Vietnam’s economy performed very well in 2017, with real growth estimated at 6.8 percent. This was one of the strongest growth performances globally and reflected Vietnam’s shift into a widening range of manufacturing sectors and the increasing importance of services," said Mr. Jonathan Dunn, Resident Representative of the IMF in Vietnam.

The third Vietnamese street food festival themed “Tet Viet” is taking place at the Hanoi-Moscow trade centre in Russia from February 16th-18th.

(CPV) - The Lunar New Year (Tet) is the most significant holiday of Vietnamese people because it not only marks the closing of an old year and the beginning of a new year, but also is an occasion for family reunions.

Da Nang city is one of the top 10 best places in the world for foreigners to live in 2018, according to the international tourism magazine Live and Invest Overseas (LIO).

As the Vietnamese economy is forecast to continue its high growth in 2018, more Japanese firms are likely to invest in the country, said Hironobu Kitagawa, chief representative of Japanese External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Hanoi.

Vietnam is a magnet for investments from the Netherlands, said Chairman of the Dutch Business Association in Vietnam Edo Offerhaus.

Some Vietnamese banks have made meaningful progress in the resolution of legacy problem assets, a positive credit for the sector, Moody’s said on February 5th.

(CPV) - The “Report on Out-of-school children 2016: Vietnam country study” was announced in Hanoi on January 23rd by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam.

The global database website Numbeo has released a ranking list of cities with the cheapest and most expensive cost of living in 2018.

Jonathan Young, Member of the New Zealand Parliament and head of the country’s delegation to APPF-26, shared his views on the ongoing 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) in an inclusive interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam leaded Southeast Asian countries in the number of tourists visiting Japan over the last decade with a growth rate of 868.1 percent, according to the Nikkei website.

Standard Chartered Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh city on January 17th issued a global economic report, forecasting that Vietnam’s GDP will expand 6.8 percent in 2018.

(CPV) - Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has made Condé Nast Traveler's highly influential list of the best hotels in the world for 2018.

Rasmei Kampuchea, a newspaper with the largest readership in Cambodia, ran an article on January 10th highlighting Vietnam’s successes in multilateral diplomacy as Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is leading a high-ranking delegation to attend the second Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders’ Meeting in Phnom Penh.

Data released by Airbnb recently puts two major cities of Vietnam, Hanoi and Da Nang, among the world’s top 10 intriguing travel destinations in 2018.

International media have run articles highlighting that the year 2017 marked Vietnam’s rapid economic growth.